My Letter to Congressman John Conyers re: IMPEACHMENT

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You Sir, Are Duty Bound.

The oath of office required by the sixth article of the Constitution of the United States, and as provided by section 2 of the act of May 13, 1884 (23 Stat. 22), to be administered to Members, Resident Commissioner, and Delegates of the House of Representatives, the text of which is carried in 5 U.S.C. 3331:

I, Loyal Citizen of the Republic, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter. So help me God.

Congressman,
This is not(!) an arbitrary Oath of Office that one may dismiss at times of inconvenience. You Sir, have spent time and effort to document and take action concerning the WRONGS perpetrated by George W. Bush upon America and the world acting in his role of President of the United States of America.

Acting in your role as the Minority Leader of the House Judiciary Committee, your performance allowed you to obtain evidence and testimony that otherwise, fell upon the acting Chairman's deaf ears. You have presented your case to the people both on air and in print. And now you demonstrate to America, great hubris with a feigned affront to Justice; The case for Impeachment is off the table.

Congressman,
You know as well as half of America, that THERE IS A CASE for Impeachment. America is not blind to this FACT. America has been paying attention. And America wills a new direction. But, let me remind you, Sir, that no matter the direction the Democrats change the course to, a sinking ship can not(!) sail.

YOU ARE DUTY BOUND to uphold your Oath of Office. Not for sentimental purposes and not for Patriotic Pride does this rest with you but YOU(!) accepted this Role and this torch OF Liberty and Justice rests now in your control. Fail it, and you fail America(!)

My prayers are for you, that you may find the strength required to accept this burden; To right the wrongs done to America, Her Democracy, and our Constitution. To simply stand in the light of judgment and proclaim of yourself free of culpability because you did your duty as Minority Leader, to track the High Crimes of the sitting President, falls short of responsible citizenry. As an elected Official, your Oath requires a higher distinction than that of citizen, but of Patriot.

Where is the defense of this Constitution when those charged to defend it back away from that responsibility accepted by them, entrusted by us, the people?

There is no better illustration of that crisis than the fact that the president is openly violating our nation's laws by authorizing the NSA to engage in warrantless surveillance of U.S. citizens.
- John Conyers

We have yet to investigate the Administration's failed policy in Iraq that has led to the deaths of over 2,000 American soldiers.
- John Conyers

When the powers of state, that have been mandated to reach out and protect the interest of people, begin to usurp the Constitution and undermine our laws, people must rise up and speak against the regime. If the citizens fail to hear that call, they should be charged with patriotic treason.
-- Theodore Roosevelt, the 26th President of the United States (1901-1909)

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1. Excellent!

I hope your letter works on my hero, Conyers. He is such a fine man. Maybe he will let you know why he has decided not to pursue it.

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3. Join his Blog

http://johnconyers.com/blog

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2. Yes I agree with you in theory.

Yet these truth tellers and their families have been threatened repeatedly. Proceeding with caution is not unwise.

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4. Recommend!!

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5. {must investigate} = {don't have a case} = {nullification of powerful case we HAVE}

I've posted the following before, but with all the talk of the need to "set the stage" or "wait and see" or "do other things first" these are messages that I think need to be repeated, and repeated, and repeated -- and I hope others help spread the warnings.

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A message to Investigations first people

"We must have investigations" says one thing "we don't know enough to impeach." That statement is a lie. We know all we need to know http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Senator/10">right now. It puts us on the fascist's turf ("If the case is simple why are they having all those hearings? They're just blowing hot air. They don't have anything. If they did, they would have impeached already")

Articles and proofs that make it crystal clear to the nation that Bush and Cheney pose an intolerable threat can, and should be, introduced ASAP -- ideally in the 1st session of the new Congress (or as Senator suggests, on January 6th, since it was January 6th, 2001 that our Constitution went into breach when members of Congress failed to stand in judgment of the Florida electors.)

Whether or not they have the support of the leadership, members can take up the fight to impeach by introducing a set of articles (the most clear and convincing of the numerous charges for which we have all the proofs necessary), and then fighting to have them acted on in the committee (or committees) to which the resolution is assigned.

If they hold committee hearings to discuss the power of the case, and to make that case, fine. But, as I have described above, if they claim hearings are needed to "gather evidence" they undermine the powerful case they already have. If the minority attempts the draw things out with investigation, Dems must resist the efforts and hold fast to the "we know all we need to know" line. If they do otherwise, they undercut their case.

As with any resolution, specifics would be hammered out in committee, the process can, and should, go very fast. Sure it could get drawn out, but there is no reason to believe long is more likely than short.

Once started, the process will unfold the way it unfolds. There are infinite possibilities at each juncture. Hearings to argue the case and present evidence are probable, but may not be part of the process. The threat that Congress is getting serious about impeachment alone could be enough to motivate Bush and Cheney to implement the "exit strategy" offered by resignation, so hearings may not ever necessary.

The price of "putting off" Impeachment could be unimaginable

On September 10, 2001, there were many signs that sanity was returning. The number who believed Florida was stolen had passed 50%. Bush's approval was continuing the steady downward slide that started the day he was inaugurated. A coalition led by Democrats.com that included the National Lawyers Guild and Vincent Bugliosi was about http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=364&topic_id=2701395&mesg_id=2707042">to announce their "fall offensive" -- a campaign that that included the effort to see Scalia et al. impeached for Bush v. Gore.

Bush's claims to any semblance of legitimacy were crumbling fast.

Then the sun came up on 9/11/2001. In the weeks that followed, the countless people who were horrified by the stolen election and Bush's incredible abuses were silenced in a nation that had seemingly gone mad.

Sanity is once again returning, but we must recognize how fragile the moment is.

The urgency cannot be underestimated. Taking up the fight for impeachment now is a scary thing, but members of Congress must "Just Do It." Any day we could see another terrorist attack; Bush could declare war on Iran or Syria or North Korea or Venezuela or even Haiti; or some completely unforeseen event could make it impossible to rescue our national soul for a long time to come.

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6. Groundwork is laid

John Conyers has done a wonderful job at laying the foundation to the Impeachment process. Although he was relegated to basement hearings, absent Republican committee members, and deaf ears to H.Res. 635 and H.Res 637, the case for Impeachment has been laid out by him. It is mind boggling to attempt to rationalize how(!) someone of his character can forgo his Oath of Office in favor of Politics.

Americans deserve an explanation as to the soundness of the reasoning he and Pelosi have in deciding to not place Impeachment on the table.

Is it because formal investigations need to happen first?
Is it because informal investigations made the process null?

There is much discontent at this idea, Impeachment off the table. It deserves explanation.

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7. bravo bravo!!

you should really repost this in general discussion where everyone can read it
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8. good work

conyers is god!

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[SaiGirl]

9. When field hands get promoted to house servants....

Mississippi Congressman Bennie Thompson on C-SPAN this morning said:

".. our CIA knew about the existence of terrorist cells here in our country before 9/11 .... they just refused to talk to the FBI ..."

Step and fetch it, boy !

Guess we know what Democratic caucus assignments are for the house servants, don't we ?

To graduate from field hand to house servant, every minority member of the House has to tote that barge, lift that bale, and tow the line that supports the official government conspiracy theory of 9/11

you know.... "19 crazed hijackers with boxcutters, masterminded by a dialysis patient on a laptop, from a cave in lower Afghanistan ...."

Thank you Congressman Thompson ... and all your colleagues on the House Armed Services Committee.
You loyalty and devotion to massa are indeed inspiring.

Thank you for shielding and covering up the crimes of 9/11.
Thank you for protecting the bloody hand of the 9/11 perps.