编者按：如果我们把此次美国众议员库西尼奇（Dennis Kucinich）动议弹劾美国总统作为民主样本，就会清楚地看到美国民主制度的优缺点。抛弃对民主的迷信，新法家英文版主编陆寿筠先生的这种研究态度值得我们学习！

下面转载近日美国Democrats.com <activist@democrats.com> 发出的一封电邮，其中报告美国国会“众议员Kucinich动议弹劾美国总统”一事。众议员Dennis Kucinich 多年来一贯反对伊拉克战争，曾是2004年和今年总统竞选中民主党候选人的被提名人之一。 他动议弹劾美国总统一事详情也可参阅文后的中文新闻链接；此事揭示了美国政治和主流媒体的一些本质方面：

一、美国宪法保障国会议员有权据理弹劾美国总统，保护他们以及所有支持者不会因此而受到迫害（虽然无法保护他们免受暗杀之害，政治谋杀在美国也有先例，所以此举仍然需要极大的政治勇气）。这是美国政治好的一面。

二、电邮中说，美国民主党大佬们并不支持此弹劾动议，虽然近数年的民意调查一再表明大多数美国人民强烈反对共和党总统的种种错误政策。可见作为反对党的民主党并不代表美国绝大多数人民的意志，美国的党派政治并不能保护美国人民的根本利益。

三、这还说明美国当今的选举制度已经不能有效地选举出一个“民有、民治、民享”的政府，也不能选举出一个“民有、民治、民享”的国会。

四、美国所有主要的电视广播公司所控制的电视台，对如此重大的国事新闻一概噤若寒蝉、不置一词。所以有关人士不得不运用电邮来传播消息、动员舆论。这再一次表明，美国的主流媒体已完全控制在大资本财团的手中。他们所一再自我标榜、并在全世界到处推销的“新闻自由”、“客观报道”，只是他们从其大资本老板的利益出发进行取舍、欺骗愚弄大众、左右社会舆论的“自由”，在根本上哪有“客观”可言？他们的老板也就是两大党背后的老板。

五、综上各点，可见只要在社会经济关系领域存在着资本对于劳工的支配，就不可避免地导致大资本，尤其是金融财阀、军工巨头、以及石油、粮食等战略资源大王们，不仅在经济领域、而且在政治领域、和思想舆论领域，对于中小资本和所有人的控制。这种控制使得政治程序中好的方面根本起不了作用，只能沦为骗人的装饰。

电邮原文：

On Monday, Rep. Dennis Kucinich made history on the floor of the House by reading 35 Articles of Impeachment against President George W. Bush.

At last!!!!!
 
We've waited years to find one Member of Congress brave enough to stand up for our Constitution, for which generations of Americans have fought and died. We are thrilled and honored that Dennis Kucinich has chosen to be that one genuine patriot.
 
We congratulate him on his historic leadership, and pledge to do everything in our power to persuade the House to adopt all 35 Articles and put George W. Bush on trial before the Senate of the United States, exactly as the Founding Fathers wanted.
 
Of course, Speaker Nancy Pelosi (CA-8), Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (MD-5), and Democratic Caucus Chair Rahm Emanuel (IL-5) all remain adamantly opposed to impeachment - despite the overwhelming evidence of High Crimes, including the "Phase II" report by the Senate Intellligence Committee and Scott McClellan's new book.
And when Rep. Robert Wexler (FL-19) called for Judiciary Committee hearings on Kucinich's Articles of Impeachment against Vice President Cheney in January, only 17 Democrats joined them: Neil Abercrombie (HI-1), Tammy Baldwin (WI-2), Michael Capuano (MA-8), Yvette Clarke (NY-11), Lacy Clay (MO-1), Steve Cohen (TN-9), Peter DeFazio (OR-4), Keith Ellison (MN-5), Sam Farr (CA-17), Raúl Grijalva (AZ-7), Luis Gutierrez (IL-4), Barbara Lee (CA-9), Gwen Moore (WI-4), Jim Moran (VA-8), Mike Thompson (CA-1), Ed Towns (NY-10), and Lynn Woolsey (CA-6).
 
So Kucinich's heroic efforts will be in vain unless we inundate Congress with emails and calls (202-224-3121) showing our full support for Rep. Kucinich's 35 Articles of Impeachment:
http://www.democrats.com/35-articles-of-impeachment
 
And if you have time to do more, please login to Democrats.com, click "Local" and connect with other activists in your Congressional District to organize a Honk-To-Impeach gathering at the District Office of your Representative or a major local intersection:
http://www.democrats.com/honktoimpeach
 
Thank you from the bottom of my heart for your constant support throughout this long and historic struggle.
Bob Fertik
 
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　　据报道，库西尼奇扬言将发动全国公众支持弹劾案，以迫使国会采取进一步行动。