[Peace-discuss] [Fwd: Call Congress Today for Impeachment]

[C. G. Estabrook]

[This came up at last night's meeting.  It's being circulated by a group 
of self-described progressive Democrats.  See their website at 
<www.democrats.com>.  --CGE


*Call Congress Today for Impeachment *

We've reached the impeachment moment for Vice President Dick Cheney.
We've pushed the cosponsor list for H. Res. 333 up to 14
<http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/cheney>. Chairman John Conyers says
that if we get 3 more he'll begin
<http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/?q=node/24962> the impeachment
proceedings.

And many Congress Members must be recognizing that there is no other
path available. Cheney and Bush have repeatedly refused to comply with
subpoenas <http://www.democrats.com/subpoenas>, ordered former staffers
not to comply, and announced that the Justice Department will not
enforce contempt citations from Congress. When a special prosecutor
attempted to hold this administration accountable, Cheney's chief of
staff obstructed justice, and Cheney persuaded Bush to commute his
sentence. There is no course left for Congress but Impeachment.

On Monday, July 23rd, the fifth anniversary of the meeting that produced
the Downing Street Minutes
<http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/?q=node/840>, Cindy Sheehan, Ray
McGovern, Rev. Lennox Yearwood, Ann Wright, Debra Sweet, Dave Lindorff,
David Swanson, Jodie Evans, Medea Benjamin, Kevin Zeese, and Tina
Richards will lead a march <http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/sit> to
Chairman Conyers office and not leave until he agrees to begin
impeachment proceedings.

If you cannot be there, you can take two minutes on Monday and do two
things: *phone Chairman Conyers at 202-225-5126* and ask him to start
the impeachment of Dick Cheney; *and phone your own Congress Member at
202-224-3121* and ask them to immediately call Conyers' office to
express their support for impeachment. Your Congress Member might be one
of the three needed, not just to keep impeachment activists out of jail
but to keep this nation from devolving into dictatorship.

Also email your Representatives:
http://www.democrats.com/peoplesemailnetwork/73

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