D-REP RELEASES POTENTIALLY LETHAL IMPEACHMENT DOCUMENT

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D-Rep Releases

Potentially 'Lethal'

Impeachment Doc

Democratic Congressman Releases

Potentially 'Lethal Document' That Could

Lead To Bush Impeachment Next Year

 

Rep. John Conyers (D-Mi) is tired of the Bush arrogance and flaunting

of federal law concerning the Iraq War and other matters. Friday he

released a document called " The Constitution in Crisis, " seeking a

Congrssional Resolution to again investigate Bush's possible

impeachment.

 

By Greg Szymanski

12-24-5

 

Rep. John Conyers (D-Mi) released a potentially lethal document

Friday, focusing on the numerous federal violations of the Bush

administration, including evidence of WMD intelligence cover-ups,

deception, manipulation, retribution and torture concerning the Iraqi

War.

 

The document, entitled " The Constitution in Crisis, " finds more than

probable cause and substantial evidence for many federal law

violations by top administration officials, including the President

and Vice President, based on their blatant and arrogant abuse of

power.

 

" I have introduced a resolution creating a Select Committee with

subpoena authority to investigate the misconduct of the Bush

Administration with regard to the Iraq war and report on possible

impeachable offenses, as well as Resolutions proposing both President

Bush and Vice-President Cheney should be censured by Congress based

on the uncontroverted evidence of their abuse of power, " said Rep.

Conyers in a statement released this week regarding action to be

taken when Congress returns after the Christmas break.

 

Besides specifically detailing the many Bush administration federal

violations concerning Iraq, Rep.. Conyers severely scolds and attacks

the administration for its " arrogance, hubris and wrongheadedness, "

highlighting the dangers of a one party rule in Congress and a lack

of check and balances on President Bush who is acting more like a

dictator than a President of the people.

 

" It is important that we as a nation say " never again " to going to

war under false pretenses, and covering up official wrongdoing, "

added Rep. Conyers, who has been a strong advocate for getting to the

truth of allegations President Bush doctored intelligence reports to

justify an illegal Iraqi invasion.

 

In the lengthy report submitted to Congress and being distributed

widely across America for citizens signatures, Sen. Conyers said he

took this drastic action to " save the country " after President Bush

arrogantly refused to respond to a letter submitted by 122 members of

Congress and more than 500,000 Americans last July, asking him

whether information in the infamous Downing Street Memo, alleging

doctoring of WMD intelligence, was accurate.

 

Since Bush failed to acknowledge the letter, Conyers staff prepared

the legal document released this week, finding substantial evidence

that Bush and Cheney misled Congress and the American people

regarding decisions to go to war with Iraq, misstated and manipulated

intelligence information regarding the justification for entering

into the war, mandated torture and cruel inhumane treatment in the

execution of the war, as well as permitted inappropriate retaliation

against critics of the administration.

 

In the Executive Summary of the document which will seek a Resolution

for Congress to seek impeachment, Rep. Conyers through his legal

staff added:

 

" There is prima facie case that these actions by the President, Vice

President and other members of the Bush administration violated a

number of federal laws, including committing a fraud against the

U.S.; making false statements to Congress; violating the War Powers

Resolution; misuse of government funds; violating international

treaties prohibiting torture; violating federal laws concerning

retaliating against witnesses and other individuals and violating

federal laws concerning leaking and other misuse of intelligence. "

 

While the document raises charges meriting Bush's impeachment, it

notes that special investigative powers be established by

Congressional Resolution since the Republican controlled Legislative

and Executive branches has systematically and illegally blocked off a

fair and honest search for the truth, using its power to protect a

corrupt and out-of-control President and Vice President.

 

" As a result, we recommend that Congress establish a select committee

with subpoena authority to investigate the misconduct of the Bush

administration with regard to the Iraq War and report to the

Committee on the Judiciary on possible impeachable offenses, " added

Rep. Conyers.

 

 

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