John Bonifaz, a Boston attorney specializing in constitutional litigation, sent a memo to Congressman John Conyers of Michigan, the ranking Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee, urging him to introduce a Resolution of Inquiry directing the House Judiciary Committee to launch a formal investigation into whether sufficient grounds exist for the House to impeach President Bush. Bonifaz's memo, made available at www.AfterDowning-Street.org, begins: "The recent release of the Downing Street Memo provides new and compelling evidence that the President of the United States has been actively engaged in a conspiracy to deceive and mislead the United States Congress and the American people about the basis for going to war against Iraq. If true, such conduct constitutes a High Crime under Article II, Section 4 of the United States Constitution."
In February and March 2003, Bonifaz served as lead counsel for a coalition of U.S. soldiers, parents of U.S. soldiers and members of Congress in a federal lawsuit challenging President Bush's authority to wage war against Iraq absent a congressional declaration of war or equivalent action. Bonifaz is the author of "Warrior-King: The Case for Impeaching George W. Bush" (NationBooks-NY, 2004), which chronicles that case and its meaning for the U.S. Constitution.
The organizations forming the AfterDowning-Street.org coalition include Global Exchange, Gold Star Families for Peace, Democrats.com, Veterans for Peace, Code Pink, Progressive Democrats of America and Democracy Rising. These organizations will be urging their members to contact their representatives to urge support of a Resolution of Inquiry.
For more information, see www.AfterDowning-Street.org.
Kim Terpening
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