"What we need now is not just a regime change in Saddam Hussein and Iraq, but we need a regime change in the United States." -- Senator John F Kerry, April 3, 2003.



Senator Kerry's remarks, intentioned or not, clearly call for a violent overthrow of the government of the United States.



While Op/Ed writers this morning will ponder what bizarre thought traversed the vacuum of his mind, the United States Senate needs to address itself specifically to this dangerous comment..



Through this comment, Mr. Kerry has clearly shown that he has neither the intellect nor the temperament to put himself forward as a candidate for the Presidency of the United States. We live in a world of delicate and complex diplomatic balances. The United States cannot afford to have presidential candidate who accidentally commits treason..



The comments Mr. Kerry made are serious and were obviously intended to be self-serving. The United States Senate should move immediately by resolution to denounce Mr. Kerry's comments, to censure Mr. Kerry personally, to remove Mr. Kerry from all positions of authority within senatorial committees, and call on the Justice Department and the Attorney General to issue a finding as to whether Mr. Kerry's comments constitute treason during a time of war. If so, I believe it is incumbent on the leadership of the Senate to see that Mr. Kerry is prosecuted for his comments to the full extent permitted by the laws of the United States..



Mr. Kerry, if he has any dignity left, should do the honorable thing and resign his seat in the Senate..