US towns vote to arrest Bush, Cheney

Voters in two US towns have approved a measure that would instruct police to arrest President George W

Voters in two US towns have approved a measure that would instruct police to arrest President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney for "crimes" against the US constitution.

The nonbinding, symbolic measure passed in Brattleboro and Marlboro, both in Vermont, instructs town police to "extradite them to other authorities that may reasonably contend to prosecute them".

Vermont is known for its liberal politics. State lawmakers have passed nonbinding resolutions to end the war in Iraq and impeach Mr Bush and Mr Cheney, and several towns have also passed resolutions of impeachment.

None of these have caught on in Washington.

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Mr Bush has never visited the state as president, although he has spent vacations at his family compound in nearby Maine.

Roughly 12,000 people live in Brattleboro, located on the Connecticut River in the state's southeastern corner. Nearby Marlboro has a population of roughly 1,000.