2008 Woodie Awards
Letters to the Editor
Issue date: 11/2/07 Section: Opinion
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To the Editor:
When the federal government can jail any of its citizens for its own undisclosed reasons and then throw away the key, we are nothing more than slaves and cannon fodder. This is the case in the United States today. Our most basic right, habeas corpus, has been nullified.
When the executive branch of the government seizes the power to instigate war on countries that cannot possibly threaten the United States and ignores the voices of U.S. citizens, then we no longer have a democracy.
When the Congress rolls over in subservience to the executive branch and hands it power to wiretap its own citizens and disregard U.S. and international laws, then we no longer have a constitutional democracy.
When torture becomes a debatable issue, then our "leaders" have no moral compass.
Bush and Cheney continue on their crime spree, threatening Iran, scapegoating immigrants in the United States, and exacting dire consequences for the environment.
In view of these realities, I think Macalester College, as an institution committed to global citizenship, should declare for the impeachment of Cheney and Bush. Furthermore, I believe a general strike is in order because no one in the government is listening to the people. Garret Keizer of Harper's Magazine called for a general strike on election day, Nov. 6, 2007, which seems like a logical date. We cannot go on with "business as usual" in the face of the atrocities unleashed by the Bush/Cheney cabal. One recourse left to those of us who are workers is to withhold our labor and stop the profit machine and the war machine.
Margaret R. Beegle
Executive Assistant
Institute for Global Citizenship
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To the Editor:
I am a parent of a Macalester student. I was visiting the weekend of Oct. 13.
I encountered a situation which I think merits discussion by the Macalester community.
The situation was an off-campus party, but located near the campus, involving Macalester students. Apparently someone had called the police and not one, but five squad cars arrived at the party.
When the federal government can jail any of its citizens for its own undisclosed reasons and then throw away the key, we are nothing more than slaves and cannon fodder. This is the case in the United States today. Our most basic right, habeas corpus, has been nullified.
When the executive branch of the government seizes the power to instigate war on countries that cannot possibly threaten the United States and ignores the voices of U.S. citizens, then we no longer have a democracy.
When the Congress rolls over in subservience to the executive branch and hands it power to wiretap its own citizens and disregard U.S. and international laws, then we no longer have a constitutional democracy.
When torture becomes a debatable issue, then our "leaders" have no moral compass.
Bush and Cheney continue on their crime spree, threatening Iran, scapegoating immigrants in the United States, and exacting dire consequences for the environment.
In view of these realities, I think Macalester College, as an institution committed to global citizenship, should declare for the impeachment of Cheney and Bush. Furthermore, I believe a general strike is in order because no one in the government is listening to the people. Garret Keizer of Harper's Magazine called for a general strike on election day, Nov. 6, 2007, which seems like a logical date. We cannot go on with "business as usual" in the face of the atrocities unleashed by the Bush/Cheney cabal. One recourse left to those of us who are workers is to withhold our labor and stop the profit machine and the war machine.
Margaret R. Beegle
Executive Assistant
Institute for Global Citizenship
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
To the Editor:
I am a parent of a Macalester student. I was visiting the weekend of Oct. 13.
I encountered a situation which I think merits discussion by the Macalester community.
The situation was an off-campus party, but located near the campus, involving Macalester students. Apparently someone had called the police and not one, but five squad cars arrived at the party.
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