David Swanson: The Impeachment Moment

[Hissyspit]

http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/?q=node/24969

The Impeachment Moment

Submitted by davidswanson on Sun, 2007-07-22 13:43. Activism | Impeachment | Nonviolent Resistance

We've reached the impeachment moment for Vice President Dick Cheney. We are now at what Rev. Lennox Yearwood calls the lunch counter moment in the impeachment movement. We've pushed the cosponsor list for H. Res. 333 up to 14. Chairman John Conyers says that if we get 3 more he'll begin 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, ordered former staffers not to comply with subpoenas, 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, 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 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.

Email your Congress Member.

[joni in ok]

1. Impeach '07

Keep up the Great work David and All those working for Justice through Truth!
Peace and Joy in the Moment,
joni

[Hissyspit]

4. Welcome to DU, joni in ok!

:patriot:

:toast:

[bonito]

2. A big k&r n/t

[pat_k]

3. Kick & Rec for Action!

[Whoa_Nelly]

5. Wrote to my Rep, Jim Costa, this morning

asking him to please sign onto H Res 333

[G_j]

6. phone Conyers at 202-225-5126

just a reminder :-)


DO IT!

[Hissyspit]

7. One more recommendation?

to get it pinned to the Greatest Page?

[orleans]

8. rec. #5. HERE ARE TOLL FREE NUMBERS

these are TOLL FREE numbers to the capitol hill switchboard
1 [phone]
1 [phone]
1 [phone]
1 [phone]
1 [phone]
1 [phone]
1-[phone]

[proud2BlibKansan]

9. Easiest email ever - one word and a signature

IMPEACH

[Hissyspit]

10. .

[Kurovski]

11. K&R. (nt)

[Hissyspit]

12. .

[radfringe]

13. all I want for my birthday today

is for impeachment to be put on the table (candles optional)

[Nunyabiz]

14. I called Conyers and literally begged

for him to do his Constitutional duty, I called my congressman and did the same.
and if this is still going on by Wednesday the first day I can get away I will drive to Washington and join them.

This shit has got to stop NOW!

[KoKo]

15. Impeaching Cheney would free up some of those Documents we need and

tie up the Little Bushie for the rest of his Mis-Administration. Cheney is the puppetmaster. He needs to go!