Conyers: A Hero of the Constitution

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Conyers: A Hero of the Constitution
by Dave Lindorff | May 31 2007

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Rep. Conyers, who as chairman of the judiciary committee of the House would be in charge of impeachment hearings, has made it clear that he believes the president should be impeached, but he has not stood up to Speaker Pelosi, or challenged her absurd position on impeachment.

No, I’m referring to Conyers’ wife, Monica.

As president pro tempore of the Detroit City Council and a political leader in her own right, Monica Conyers clearly isn’t swayed by Pelosi. Indeed, last week she sponsored a resolution in the Detroit City Council which passed unanimously. That resolution doesn’t mince words. It calls for the impeachment of both Bush and Cheney for defrauding the public to justify launching a war of aggression against Iraq. It also calls for their impeachment for ordering illegal spying on Americans, for ordering torture, and for doing away with habeas corpus.

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I hope it is also put “on the table” at the Conyers household, where I suspect Monica Conyers will be exerting considerable pressure on her significant other to do something about it.

After all, just a year ago, he was saying those same things himself.

It must be galling to Monica Conyers that her husband lately has been paying more attention to that “other woman” in Washington than to her own wise counsel. Let’s hope that the Detroit city council resolution was not just a political act, but also a shot across the bow in Conyers family domestic relations—one that will convince John Conyers that he needs to stand up for his own principles and beliefs, not just buckle under political pressure.