By Carmen Polizzi Santa Monica
I just have to reply to Marilyn Goodman’s ridiculous suggestion (“Council needs to make a move,” July 27) that the Santa Monica City Council should pass a resolution to impeach our president and vice-president.
This is the left-minded at its most absurd. Ms. Goodman, we have the checks and balances in place that you claim are lacking — it’s called Congress, you know, those Representatives in the House and the Senators we all vote for, and with whom this power to impeach rests.
Goodness gracious, sakes alive! The Santa Monica City Council can’t even deal with the homeless and keeping our sidewalks, streets, parks and beaches clean and safe for city residents, including elderly residents like me and my wife. Our Council should focus on taking care of Santa Monica, not some quixotic and pointless jaunt, as Ms. Goodman suggests. And Ms. Goodman, you can certainly take paper and ink and write to your congressional representatives and encourage them to take the action they, and only they, have the right to take. However, I wouldn’t hold my breath, because, thus far, there is no action necessary for Congress to take on this issue.
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on July 31, 2007. Read the original PDF.