Conyers: 30 members: Impeachment: Grassroots-If not now, when?

[babylonsister]

http://www.conyersblog.us/archives/00000399.htm

30 Members of Congress Favor Special Committee to Investigate Impeachable Offenses

We now have 29 Members of Congress who have joined me and cosponsored House Resolution 635. The Atlanta Progressive News, which has reported regularly on this bill, summarizes the efforts to date with this article.

We continue to add cosponsors because of an effective grassroots campaign. A number of municipalities have passed resolutions calling for the president to resign or worse. Over 42,000 people have signed on as Citizen Cosponsors of House Resolution 635 at my website. These actions have helped encourage many Members of Congress to take a stronger stand against the president.

Former Congresswoman Liz Holtzman reminded us at the Harper's Forum that the Nixon impeachment efforts were a success, while those against Clinton backfired, because of public opinion. There was a huge groundswell of public support for holding the Nixon Administration accountable for their crimes. We need to make sure that we press our case against the president with the country behind us. If you haven't yet, please help us grow this support by going to my website, and:

Sign up as a Citizen Cosponsor to House Resolution 635
Write a Letter to the Editor to your Local Paper

[Smarmie Doofus]

1. Seems to me , that if you got 30 members of Congress...

to sign on to ANYTHING it would warrant a paragraph or two in MSM. So far I've seen nothing in NY TImes or Newsweek.... my two windows into the world of MSM.

We appear to be talking about a conscious decision NOT to acknowledge certain newsworthy events. At what point does this become journalistic fascism?

Or perhaps the Times and Newsweek are unrepresentative. Is this story being reported ANYWHERE?

[babylonsister]

2. Amazing, isn't it?

There are people who disagree, saying we're the minority party, it will never happen, etc. But regardless, these people are talking the talk, and they are our reps. Why aren't we hearing them?

[pnwmom]

3. YES! But is the timing better now or after the November election? n/t

[nadinbrzezinski]

4. Here is what I just sent my rep

Dear Madam, the time has come....

The time to form a Special Committee to look into the High Crimes and Misdemeanors of this administration, Per Article Two, Section Four of the US Constitution Articles of Impeachment should be introduced in the House against President George W Bush.

What are some of these crimes?

Taking the country to war on false pretenses

Contempt of Congress (when his people presented false information to the Congress of the United States)

Failure to do anything during Katrina, even though we both know that they could have.

raping of the treasury.

Yes I could go on.

The time is now, please join Representative Conyers and thirty of your colleagues in this noble cause.

We as a nation are at a cross roads, and one road leads to the government of the people, by the people and for the people, while the other leads to dictatorship and fascism. Nobody chooses to live the Chinese Curse, but it is now you duty. "To protect the Constitution against enemies, both foreign and domestic."

Sincerely,