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Torture Memo Judge Bybee vs CODEPINK

June 13, 2013
Bay Area CODEPINK
San Francisco, CA


Susan Harman's report back:

Justice activists from CODEPINK, World Can't Wait, and other groups have been sitting in Torture Memo Writer/Federal Judge Jay Bybee's courtrooms for years and years, and he has responded to our calls for his impeachment with impassivity.

Yesterday, however, for the first time, he lost it and yelled back, "You're out of order!"

Cynthia Papermaster and I sat silently for two hours as Bybee presided over several cases. I was wearing my old IMPEACH BUSH AND CHENEY t-shirt, with the name BYBEE pinned on over "Bush and Cheney." I also had pink tape over my mouth, since the December, 2011 letter we got enforcing this vague Federal regulation:

"Disturbances. All persons entering in or on Federal property are prohibited from loitering, exhibiting disorderly conduct or exhibiting other conduct on property that:

(a) Creates loud or unusual noise or a nuisance...

But Cynthia hadn't gotten that letter, so when the gavel came down, she waved her "bloody" hands in the air and loudly accused Bybee of being responsible for the deaths of thousands of Iraqis. That was when Bybee turned around and shouted, "You're out of order!"

"Court's out," I said, "and you're a war criminal!" Then the US marshals descended on us, quite calmly and even pleasantly. We took a few minutes to explain to the audience who Bybee is, and then we left.

Perhaps we're wearing him down. Now all we need is a Member of the House to submit a bill of impeachment.

Related News Article:
http://http://www.codepink.org/section.php?id=414