The Green Party of the United States called on
Congress this week to begin impeachment procedures against President George
W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney. First, they’ll need to find a Green-friendly
member of Congress willing to draft a resolution. Then, the
Republican-controlled House Judiciary Committee would have to decide
whether the allegations of wrongdoing by president and vice president
merits a referral to the full House on whether to initiate a formal
impeachment hearing. Charges levied by the national Greens against Bush
and Cheney include lying about the motive to invade Iraq, spying on
left-wing organizations, and violating international law by endorsing
torture at Iraq’s Abu Ghraib prison and Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. The extent to which the United States has violated
the Geneva Conventions, which govern the treatment of prisoners of war, is
debatable. But even if the president won’t be held
accountable to international laws, the question remains: Is there a higher
law governing the issue of torture? Springfield’s First Presbyterian Church Study
Series on Torture begins this Sunday, Jan. 8. The series will explore the
issue of torture and what Christians can and should do in regard to
torture. A No2Torture rally will be held simultaneously this weekend in
Miami, Fla. Topics for Springfield’s month-long series
include: What is This Horror? Can There Be Hope?, Do We Live in Ourselves?
Do We Die in Ourselves?, Moving from Fear to Love, We Confess God Alone,
and In Christ We Respond in Action and Hope.
The First Presbyterian Church Study Series on Torture
will be held each Sunday this month, beginning Jan. 8 at 9 a.m. at 321 S.
Seventh St.
This article appears in Jan 5-11, 2006.
