Motion carried

Who said the municipal beat is boring?

When the townsfolk gathered in the tiny Vermont community of Newfane for their annual meeting, the agenda was daunting.

There was the town budget to be approved, then the school budget, plus they needed to approve spending $50,000 on the town's property reappraisal.

And, oh yeah. Move to impeach the president of the United States.

And so, at the end of a five-hour meeting, the assembled were asked to consider:

"Whereas George W. Bush has:

"1. Misled the nation about Iraq's weapons of mass destruction;
"2. Misled the nation about ties between Iraq and Al Qaeda;
"3. Used these falsehoods to lead our nation into war unsupported by international law;
"4. Not told the truth about American policy with respect to the use of torture; and
"5. Directed the government to engage in domestic spying, in direct contravention of U.S. law;

"Therefore, the voters of the town of Newfane ask that our representative to the U.S. House of Representatives file articles of impeachment to remove him from office."

All in favour?: 129. All opposed?: 21. Meeting adjourned.

Similar motions were carried in Brookfield, Dummerston, Marlboro and Putney.

Click here to read the response from U.S. Rep. Bernie Sanders. Short version: "No."

UPDATE: Sanders has signed on to John Conyers' (D-Mich.) legislation calling for an investigation into whether Bush committed impeachable offenses.

Coincidentally, Sanders is running for Vermont's open Senate seat.

Congressmen sure are responsive to the will of the people when they're up for election.