Do-It-Yourself Impeachment...

[Omaha Steve]

Cross posted in GDP.



http://impeachforpeace.org/ImpeachNow.html

Do-It-Yourself Impeachment...

Impeach for Peace, a Minnesota-based impeachment group, has researched a method for impeaching the president using a little known and rarely used part of the Rules of the House of Representatives ("Jefferson’s Manual"). This document actually empowers individual citizens to initiate the impeachment process themselves.


"Jefferson's Manual" is an interpretive guide to parliamentary procedure, and is included (along with the Constitution) in the bound volumes of the Rules of the House of Representatives. The section covering impeachment lists the acceptable vehicles for bringing impeachment motions to the floor of the House.


Before the House Judiciary Committee can put together the Articles of Impeachment, someone must initiate the impeachment procedure. Most often, this occurs when members of the House pass a resolution. Another method outlined in the manual, however, is for individual citizens to submit a memorial for impeachment.


After learning this information, Minnesotan and Impeach for Peace member (Jodin Morey) found precedent in an 1826 memorial by Luke Edward Lawless which had been successful in initiating the impeachment of Federal Judge James H. Peck. Impeach for Peace then used this as a template for their "Do-It-Yourself Impeachment." Now any citizen can download the DIY Impeachment Memorial and submit it, making it possible for Americans to do what our representatives have been unwilling to do. The idea is for so many people to submit the Memorial that it cannot be ignored.

Feel free to download it, print out TWO copies, fill in your relevant information in the blanks (name, State, etc.), and send in two letters today (One to the head of the Judiciary, and the other to John Conyers lead Democrat in the House Judiciary). There's also extra credit for sending a DIY Impeachment to your own representative.

Hold on to the other copy of the two letters until October 12th when we're having everyone send them in.

That's right — to make a big impact, we're having everyone send it in on the same date (Over 30,000 downloads so far). We hope to flood the Judiciary Committee and John Conyers office with sacks of mail and cause a newsworthy event to further pressure the Congress to act on the memorials. Although, it's important to keep in mind that in the 1826 precedent, impeachment resulted as a result of a single memorial. Yours might be the one.

Get the PDF to send in, and DIRECTLY initiate the impeachment of Bush:

Suggested voluntary donation to help with organization's expenses (web hosting/protests/printing of flyers/etc.): $5. We are not-for-profit. 100% of funds go directly to efforts to Impeach Bush!


FAQ and more at link.

[yellerpup]

1. Take back your power, people!

I'm sending this to everyone I know. :kick: :kick:

[oscar111]

2. RECOMMEND button is at bottom of orig post. Please click it

thanks

[Pab Sungenis]

3. K&R

:kick:

[drm604]

4. K&R

:kick:

[Spurt]

5. I just printed 200 copies.

For the many people I know who are not connected to the internets or at least don't do politics on the net who would welcome this opportunity.
I'll buy some envelopes and stamps for those less well off.
I have also e.mailed dozens more.

I'll print another batch once I've handed out the first lot.
I guess I could hand out about one set of documents every minute or two on a busy city corner.

This needs a million copies mailed. A million is far more indicative of the peoples will than any declaration promulgated by a much lesser number of representatives.

Oh hell!
A million is just weak.
About 50 million people voted for Kerry.
They'll all sign up for a start.

To make this actually have most impact it should be extended way beyond our like minded and net connected contacts.
It needs distribution to the poor, all racial groups, vets, former citizens of New Orleans, and so on.

This is not some junk on-line poll, rather it is a rare opportunity for every individual to exercise a constitutional right to call their leaders to account. I believe everyone who holds the constitution dear is obliged to exercise this right in its defence.

This should be done because it just might get an impeachment.
Almost as important is getting impeachment publicly discussed leading up to the election. Every poll says a majority of people have now had enough.

We have two months to fill the mail bags.

Now close yours eyes and picture 50 million memorials arriving in Conyers office on October 12th live on national TV.

Mmmmmmmm. Looks good.

[Jodin]

6. Twain

“The loud little handful will shout for war. The pulpit will warily and cautiously protest at first…The great mass of the nation will rub its sleepy eyes, and will try to make out why there should be a war, and they will say earnestly and indignantly: ‘It is unjust and dishonorable and there is no need for war.’ Then the few will shout even louder…Before long you will see a curious thing: anti-war speakers will be stoned from the platform, and free speech will be strangled by hordes of furious men who still agree with the speakers but dare not admit it...Next, statesmen will invent cheap lies, putting blame upon the nation that is attacked, and every man will be glad of those conscience-soothing falsities, and will diligently study them, and refuse to examine any refutations of them; and thus he will by and by convince himself that the war is just, and will thank God for the better sleep he enjoys after this process of grotesque self-deception.”
— Mark Twain