Censure and Investigate Possible Impeachment by Congressman John Conyers

The Constitution in Crisis: Censure and Investigate Possible Impeachment
by Congressman John Conyers

Congressman John Conyers, Jr.
Stand with Congressman Conyers


Demand Censure for Bush-Cheney Misconduct
Investigate Impeachable Offenses



I am taking steps against the Bush Administration’s handling of the Iraq War and its collection of intelligence. I am going to need you to stand with me in fighting for accountability.

Join me to demand censure for Bush and Cheney in addition to the creation of a Special Committee to investigate impeaching the Bush Administration for its widespread abuses of power.

I have sought answers from the administration to questions arising from the Downing Street Minutes, the Valerie Plame leak, and scores of other abominable abuses of power that pervade the activities of this White House. 121 Members of Congress and many citizens like you have joined me in asking these questions of the President.

I have just completed a thorough review of this administration’s misconduct and have produced a 250-page report that provides evidence suggesting further steps to be taken.

It is time to take bolder measures in our pursuit of justice. This White House has responded to questions about its conduct with misleading statements, obfuscation, and vicious attacks against their critics. We must take the next step towards restoring accountability in our federal government. To this end I have:

• Introduced a resolution of censure for both President Bush and Vice-President Cheney, and;

• I am calling upon Congress to create a select committee similar to the Ervin Committee, which investigated President Nixon’s Watergate crimes. This select committee should investigate those offenses which appear to rise to the level of impeachment.

This administration must be held accountable for its misdeeds. We have considerable work to do and I am going to need your help to make this effort successful. Join me in sending a message to the President, the media, and the American people that we are not going to stand for an imperial presidency any longer.

Sincerely,



John Conyers
http://www.johnconyers.com/

Censure motion introduced in House over Iraq, torture

RAW STORY


Congressman John Conyers (D-MI) has introduced a motion to censure President Bush and Vice President Cheney for providing misleading information to Congress in advance of the Iraq war, allowing torture, and other provisions, RAW STORY has learned.

Conyers is also seeking an investigative body to determine whether the President committed impeachable offenses.

Resolution to create investigative body to determine if offenses are impeachable (click here); Resolution to censure President George W. Bush (click here); Resolution to censure Vice President Dick Cheney (click here).

http://rawstory.com/news/2005/Censure_motion_introduced_in_House_over_1220.html

Go Johnny! Go Johnny! Go Johnny! Go Johnny!

:yourock:

:bounce:

all the other superlatives the thesarus may contain. MKJ

:yourock:

Interesting that C-Span isn't broadcasting this morning's House Session, instead it is broadcasting NSA Advisor Stephen Haddley is Spinning PR for the Chimp on domestic spying or whatever.

:tinfoilhat:

live this down. :shrug:

yesterday and may be on their way home?:shrug: Conyers announced this on the Stephanie Miller radio show, not the House floor.

they will forever be considered a part of the Bush cabal by my household.

:)

:hi:

We'll have to be able to VERIFY the elections, though. What do you think, will the systems of power that have rigged the game the way it is allow THAT to happen?

DO IT! DO IT! DO IT! DO IT! DO IT! DO IT! DO IT! DO IT! DO IT! DO IT! DO IT! DO IT! DO IT! DO IT!
IMPEACH! IMPEACH! IMPEACH! IMPEACH! IMPEACH! IMPEACH! IMPEACH! IMPEACH! IMPEACH! IMPEACH! IMPEACH!

Oh happy day!

If only more people in the Democratic Party had some backbone!


:kick:

:woohoo::woohoo:

Be enough to read for a while:)

CensureBush.org Campaign Launched in Response to New House Legislation
Submitted by davidswanson on Tue, 2005-12-20 12:41. Censure
CensureBush.org Campaign Launched in Response to New House Legislation

Ask your Congress Member to support these efforts!

The AfterDowningStreet.org coalition, an alliance of over 100 grassroots organizations, has launched a new campaign called CensureBush.org in order to support new legislation introduced by Congressman John Conyers that would censure President Bush and Vice President Cheney and create a select committee to investigate the Administration's possible crimes and make recommendations regarding grounds for impeachment.

H.Res.365 would create a select committee to investigate the Administration's intent to go to war before congressional authorization, manipulation of pre-war intelligence, encouraging and countenancing torture, and retaliating against critics, and to make recommendations regarding grounds for possible impeachment. Full text PDF
http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/downloads/hres635.PDF
http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/?q=node/5768

Resolution to create investigative body to determine if offenses are impeachable (click here);
http://rawstory.com/other/hres635.PDF
Resolution to censure President George W. Bush (click here);
http://rawstory.com/other/hres636.pdf
Resolution to censure Vice President Dick Cheney (click here).
http://rawstory.com/other/hres637.pdf

along with a good Christmas song in the background:)

The Select Committee seeks to subpoena the President and other members of the administration in hopes of ascertaining if impeachable offenses have been committed. Sources close to the Judiciary Committee indicate they believe this is the only avenue left after having written repeated letters requesting answers on matters ranging from the Downing Street Memos to the outing of covert CIA officer Valerie Plame Wilson. HR 635, which would create the select committee, could potentially recommend articles of impeachment against both the President and Vice President.

Republicans are not expected to support a Select Committee, nor are they expected to approve censure motions.

House Resolution 636 seeks to censure the President for failing to respond to repeated requests for information on pre-war intelligence, possible war crimes against detainees and violation of international law, and retaliatory action against critics of the administration. House Resolution 637 seeks censure the Vice President for the same alleged abuses of power and failure to respond to repeated requests for information and testimony.

A resolution of censure or a motion of censure is a formal congressional rebuke.

DEVELOPING... MORE DETAILS SOON...
http://rawstory.com/news/2005/Censure_motion_introduced_in_House_over_1220.html

December 20, 2005
The "I" Word Watch
Last week, it was Sen. John Kerry. (Or so he joked.)

Today, it's Sen. Barbara Boxer.

And Rep. John Lewis.

And Rep. John Conyers introduced a resolution of censure against Bush today.
http://hotlineblog.nationaljournal.com/