Only In Vermont

Ahhhhh, Brattleboro. The place where old hippies go to live out their lives in peace and Birkenstocks, the place I still regret not going for a graduate degree in Language and Culture at the School for International Training. It would have been a far more interesting couple of years than what I ended up putting together. Living in Brattleboro would have put me into contact with people like the 436 signers of this town petition making President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney subject to arrest for crimes against the Constitution:

"Shall the Selectboard instruct the Town Attorney to draft indictments against President Bush and Vice President Cheney for crimes against our Constitution, and publish said indictments for consideration by other authorities and shall it be the law of the Town of Brattleboro that the Brattleboro Police, pursuant to the above-mentioned indictments, arrest and detain George Bush and Richard Cheney in Brattleboro if they are not duly impeached, and prosecute or extradite them to other authorities that may reasonably contend to prosecute them?"

The petition, with the 5 percent of voters necessary to be considered — was submitted Thursday and the town Select Board voted 3-2 Friday to put it on the ballot. It goes to a town-wide vote March 4. Bet you won't have anything with which you can so wholeheartedly agree on your ballot. I know I certainly won't.

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