Impeachment? Ask the people.

I don't like casting my eyes forward beyond November 7. There's a long way left to go, a lot of (hard) work to do and the fat lady hasn't even begun limbering up.

But discussion has already begun over what a congress led by Pelosi might do. Specifically, what it might do about impeaching the cretins somehow in charge of our Government. Of course, Pelosi herself has said impeachment's off the table. This of course provoked more than a little reaction here, countered by Gilliard here.

It's a tricky one. Personally I can't think of anything I'd like more (or the country needs more) than impeachment. But I know how our friends in the MSM will spin it: vindictive democrats out for payback. Hell, that narrative's practically already started.

So let me make a suggestion...

We know already that a majority of Americans support impeachment.

We also know that there's no way in hell the media will ever acknowledge it should we try.

So why not ask the people?

I'm talking about a special referendum.

Forgive me, I'm from Europe. In Europe we do referenda. I know here they're normally tacked on as ballot measures to another election. Clearly that wouldn't work here as the scumbags would be out of office come 2008.

But is there anything in the Constitution to stop a special referendum being proposed in fairly short order by a Democrat held Congress?

The story writes itself: our country is at a momentous time, embroiled in an ugly war, and half at war with itself. As the newly elected majority party, the more we uncover about our predecessors' actions, the more disgusted we are. But rather than be seen to be vindictive, we choose only to follow the will of the people. Thus we call for a referendum on impeachment, to ask the country if such a serious course of action should be undertaken.

Of course, we already know which way the country will go. And that 51% will be a whole lot stronger once we lift a few rocks to let the maggots crawl forth in our newly controlled committees.

To me this seems the only way we can be certain of a popular mandate to do what we want (and need) to do, without the inside-the-beltway MSM throwing spanners in the works telling us to move on for the good of the country.

Hell, we could even throw in a question about whether to leave Iraq immediately or not, which will neutralise another MSM-led potential attack...

It's purely populist democracry, which the framers wouldn't have liked. But I imagine they'd be pretty appalled by where we are right now anyway...