Yesterday, a 17-member delegation of Veterans For
Peace presented some 23,000 petitions to Congressman
John Conyers (D-MI), demanding the impeachment of
George W. Bush and Dick Cheney. Conyers, chair of
the House Committee on the Judiciary, is the Member of
Congress with the authority to call for impeachment
hearings.
Also Wednesday, the House of Representatives voted
to send the 35 Articles of Impeachment, submitted
Monday evening by Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) to the
Judiciary Committee for consideration and hearings.
At their meeting with Conyers, several of the VFP
members, each carrying a bundle of petitions, placed
them on a table in front of the 21-term Michigan
Democrat, and stated why they were in favor of
impeachment.
Elliott Adams, VFP president, told Conyers, who is a
Korean War veteran, emphasized "it's not just about
impeaching a President, it's about defending
democracy. It is about whether we will continue to
have a government of the people and for the people."
He warned against letting constitutional government
slip into the dark waters of a unitary presidency,