Ted Rall – repeal BushCo laws in 2009 if you really believe he was illegal

Ted Rall, with his usual cut-to-the-chase style, cuts Bill Maher and other weak-kneed bleaters against Bush off at the pass on what should be the practical ramifications of December 2000:

There’s one way — only one way — to avoid ratifying Bush's legacy. The next president must do the following three things immediately upon taking office:

1. Issue an executive order declaring all laws and actions undertaken by the Bush Administration, the states and local municipalities (because many state and local ordinances are influenced by national politics) between January 2001 and January 2009 null and void.

2. Act quickly to restore the rule of law — freeing Gitmo inmates, offering compensation to victims of torture and rendition, order immediate withdrawals of U.S. troops from Afghanistan, Iraq, Somalia and other undeclared wars.

3. Create a cabinet-level department to investigate top officials and subordinates of the Bush interregnum for crimes they may have committed and refer them to the appropriate courts for arrest, prosecution and imprisonment.

Of course, Rall knows neither Obama nor Clinton nor Reid nor Pelosi will ever do such a thing. Of course, that’s why Rall doesn’t vote Democratic. (I exchange e-mails with him on a semi-regular basis, and have talked to him about things like parliamentary government ideas.)