41 Congress Members Publicly for Impeachment

Dear David,

Thank you for all of the great work that you have been doing on this issue. Unfortunately we just missed a major opportunity; but I believe that we can probably go back and pick it up again. Representative Conyers said, just a few days before the confrontation, that:

"We need to have three Members of Congress from anywhere come and say, 'Congressman, if you... if you are willing to support an inquiry into a resolution of whether there had been acts of impeachability conducted by, the Vice President of, and the President of the United States, that could lead to High Crimes and Misdemeanors, then we will join you if you introduce such a resolution.'"

Conyers was not saying that he wouldn’t support a Resolution of Impeachment, just that he wanted to start with a Hearing of Inquiry as to whether there really were grounds to impeach.

In other words, Conyers was just telling us that we were missing a step. We do not have enough support yet for impeachment; but if we will get 3 congress people to come speak to him and work with him, then he would open an inquiry leading to a resolution of impeachment, if there are in fact grounds for it – which we of course know there are – and Conyers would prove it.

This would be perfect. The inquiry would give us the time and public attention needed to build the case and support for impeachment; it gives Conyers the spotlight; he could do what he does best which is build a public case which is in fact the purview of the Judiciary Committee; it would likely give us an opportunity to broaden the case for impeachment much beyond what Kucinich has included; and Kucinich could of course present the evidence he has collected in the inquiry and continue to build support for the particular Resolution which he has introduced.

And in fact, as Lou Dubose said in a Washington Spectator article that you posted, Nixon’s impeachment started with a Hearing of Inquiry and not with a Resolution.

So, in short, we ought to go get a couple of congresspeople and talk to Conyers again, privately, and see if he will in fact open such a hearing of inquiry; and if so then develop a strategy for taking this forward in a more productive manner based on that premise.

As you noted the other day, Congressman Donald Payne signed on to the Resolution just because you asked him to and I bet there are plenty more that would too once the Hearing of Inquiry gets under way.

Please talk to the other Impeachment leaders right away and then go talk to your Congressional supporters and Conyers. I bet you will be able to turn things around and get Conyers on board, full steam ahead. Especially with all of the other things that have occurred during the last couple of weeks.

Thank you for all of the great work that you have been doing on this matter. I would love to read your response. Thanks,

Rob Wheeler
rob@wmgd.net

Due to popular demand, PBS TV stations are reshowing the July 13, 2007 Bill Moyers Journal show about why Bush & Cheney should be impeached.
Watch for the show on your PBS station coming next week, the week of Monday, Aug 6, 2007. A very compelling show. Or watch it online or read the show's transcript at: http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/07132007/profile.html
A quote from the show below:
"A public opinion poll from the American Research Group recently reported that more than four in ten Americans — 45% — favor impeachment hearings for President Bush and more than half — 54% — favored impeachment for Vice President Cheney.
Unhappiness about the war in Iraq isn't the only cause of the unsettled feelings of the electorate. Recent events like President Bush's pardoning of Scooter Libby, the refusal of Vice President Cheney's office to surrender emails under subpoena to Congress and the President's prohibition of testimony of former White House counsel Harriet E. Miers in front of the House Judiciary Committee have caused unease over claims of "executive privilege." In addition, many of the White House anti-terror initiatives and procedures — from the status of "enemy combatants" in Guantanamo to warrantless wiretapping — have come under legal scrutiny in Congress and the courts."

Further Slice and Dicing on Representatives Out of the 41 on co-sponsors for HRES 333 and HRES 589.

State Representation

CA has 8 reps on either list.

• 6 CA reps for HRes 569: Farr, Filner, Lee, Schakowsky, Waters, Woolsey.
• 2 CA reps for HRes 333: Becerra, Tauscher.
• None of the CA representatives currently have signed on for both!

NY has 4 reps on either list.

• 4 NY reps for HRes 569: Arcuri, Bishop, Clarke (also supports H Res 333), Maloney.
• 1 NY Rep supports HRes 333 (also supports H
• Res 569).

OR has 4 reps supporting the HRes 569:

• Blumenauer, DeFazio, Hooley, Wu.

Caucus Representation out of the 41 on co-sponsors for HRES 333 and HRES 589.

• 21 reps are Progressive (surprise)
• 3 reps are Blue Dogs (Moore, Chandler & Arcuri)
• 1 DLC Vice-Chair - Tauscher

Committee Representation Out of the 41 on co-sponsors for HRES 333 and HRES 589.

• 7 representatives are on the Appropriations Committee: Chandler, Farr, Lee, McCollum, Moran, Pastor, Udall

• 5 representatives are on the House Judiciary Committee: Baldwin, Cohen, Ellison, Johnson, Waters

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What the heck does Nancy Pelosi mean when she says she would support impeachment if she were'nt speaker!!!! She should be leading the pack!!! Get on the impeachment!! NOW!!!!! What are you guys waiting for!!!! They keep flipping you guys the finger, make mockerries of your hearings by stating that executive privilege bullshit!!!! If you Dems do nothing now, plan on being replaced in 2008 by people choosing to run against you !!!!!!!!