Conyers: Impeachment If Bush Invades Iran

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http://blog.pdamerica.org/?p=1809

Conyers: Impeachment If Bush Invades Iran
March 20th, 2008
by Sam Stein | The Huffington Post

Speaking on Tuesday, Rep. John Conyers said that serious legal challenges to the Bush administration would not be off the table both before the president left office and after.

The Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee said he would pursue articles of impeachment for the president should he pursue war in Iran without Congress’ approval.

“If Bush goes into Iran, he should be impeached,” said Conyers. “And we’ve sent him a letter to that affect.”

Conyer’s office had not sent a copy of the letter to the Huffington Post at the time of this article’s publication.

The line was greeted with heavy applause by attendees at the Take Back America conference, where Conyers spoke. Later in the event, he offered even more read meat for the throng of progressive activists.

Taking questions from an attendee, Conyers offered a strong suggestion that he intends to consider legal action against Bush and Company once they leave office.

“We can win this thing and go get these guys after ,” he said.

Asked to specify on what grounds he would retroactively go after the Bush administration, Conyers asked, “Have you got a couple hours? I haven’t.”

As for why he wouldn’t pursue articles of impeachment (if he favored them so strongly) before the president’s time in the White House came to conclusion, Conyers said he worried that it would become to heavy a political issue during the election season.

“I am afraid they would raise it in the campaign, and that they will use it against us, and that we would end up getting McCain,” he said. “I would regret that for the rest of my life,” he said. “That’s the only reason. That’s a chance, I don’t know for sure, but that’s what I fear might happen.”

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[SharonRB]

1. I was at that session at TBA

Conyers was great and brought the house down with his comment about going after the cabal after they leave office. My feeling is that I'd rather see them rot in jail than get impeached -- it lasts a lot longer.

[HereSince1628]

2. It's sure to seem like more threats of hollow threats.

I'd rather he just say nothing and follow through with the paperwork if it happens.

[Ian David]

3. That gives them about 13 minutes to conclude Impeachment hearings.

Or, nine minutes of the Russians use a nuclear submarine.

[JorgeTheGood]

4. If Bush starts bombing the Iranian nuclear sites ...

chances are we take out ~2000 of Russia's top scientists and technicians who are stationed at those sites.

Given that -- Conyers will be the least of Bush's problems.

[ORDagnabbit]

5. blah blah blah..... empty promises once again.... one party over all...

[Winterblues]

6. He has lost almost as much credibility as Bush*

I simply do not believe the man any longer...I'm sorry but them's the facts.