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IMPEACH BUSH AND CHENEY

AJR 39

As you may know, we in California are working to Impeach President Bush and 
Vice President Cheney.   The California Impeachment Committee has received a 
letter to forward to you, from Assemblymember Koretz, asking for our assistance.  
Assemblymember Paul Koretz has introduced a Resolution in the California State
Assembly,  and legislators in Vermont and Illinois are doing the same, along with 
scores of cities and counties around the country. 

Assemblymember Koretz needs us to write our Assemblymembers (see below).   
We have put together a letter you can use,  CLICK HERE FOR LETTER or you can 
write your own. 

If you live in San Diego County and aren’t sure who your Assemblymember is , 
go here to find out:  http://www2.sdcounty.ca.gov/rov/Eng/Edistrict_query_results.asp   

As we hope you will forward to all your friends in California , we suggest those living 
outside San Diego County check with their Registrar of Voters for the id of their State 
Assemblymember.   That’s all you need to know for your letter.

Judy Hess, Leader
PDA Metro San Diego Chapter

AJR 39: Still Alive and Well, But Kicking and Screaming All 
The Way

 

Hello out there in Blog-Land,

 

I’m delighted to report that Assembly Joint Resolution 39 (AJR 39 -- my 
Resolution in the state legislature calling for the investigation and 
impeachment of Bush and Cheney) is alive.

 

One of the great things that is keeping this bill alive is the  phenomenal input 
and proactive emails, faxes, phone calls and letters of support my colleagues 
and I have received from so many of you.  They have been eloquent, personal 
and brave.  The constant theme has been a deeply held belief that we need to 
reclaim our nation’s government from the hands of the lawless – if it’s not 
already too late. 

 

None of this reaction is due to “main stream media” coverage, which has 
indeed been minimal. Instead, this is a great testimonial to the blogosphere 
and the power of your grass-roots activism, which reverberates every time 
you tell a friend, repost an announcement, or contact an elected official 
asking for their support.

 

We now have a Joint Author on the bill, Mark Leno (D-San Francisco), and 
six terrific co-authors: Jackie Goldberg (D- Los Angeles ), Mark Ridley-Thomas 
(D- Los Angeles ), Jerome Horton (D- Los Angeles ), Rudy Bermudez 
(D- Los Angeles ), Ron Calderon (D- Los Angeles ), and Loni Hancock 
( D-Alameda County ).

 

I believe it is my duty as a representative of the people, and the duty of all 
elected officials to help promote a public dialogue about things going on in 
the country that are just wrong, such as the dubious activities and errant 
judgment of the President and Vice President, because we can’t afford to turn 
a blind eye toward their ineptitude.  For one reason or another, Congress has 
not sought to investigate these allegations.  This is a matter that transcends 
partisan politics, and these are allegations that must not be ignored or swept 
under the rug any longer.

 

President Bush and Vice President Cheney must be held accountable before 
they undertake even deadlier misdeeds, such as the use of nuclear weapons.  
We have all seen that there are no bounds to their willingness to ignore the 
Constitution and world opinion, that the unthinkable is routine in this 
Administration.

 

People have been contacting me with great enthusiasm about the fact that 
we are finally standing up to this President and Vice President who consistently 
trample on the Constitution and believe they are above the law.  Rather than 
fearing a backlash in the November elections, I feel that this will energize 
Democrats and others who have been frustrated by the lack of pushback to a 
President who has violated the Constitution and the checks and balances of 
our system with such impunity.

 

In the State Assembly, however, there is still much to be done. A bit of progress 
has been made since I first submitted the amendments to AJR 39.  Although I 
can’t say that Assembly leadership is overly enthusiastic about moving the bill, 
it has been put into print.  They have been particularly concerned about bi-partisan 
issues on the table in California , like the recently-passed infrastructure bond and 
the pending budget negotiations, and feel that impeachment is perceived as too 
partisan an issue to raise at this time.  However, once our budget is passed, no 
impossible barrier remains in our way. The Resolution is now in the Rules 
Committee waiting for referral, hopefully to the Assembly Judiciary Committee.

 

 Pressure from constituents like you on Democratic Assemblymembers to not 
only support the bill, but also to become co-authors of the bill will be key to its 
success.  We also need to push the Democratic leadership in the Assembly to 
refer the bill to committee and give it a hearing before the end of this legislative 
session in August. 

 

Its also important to let your representatives know that resolutions have also 
been introduced in Illinois and Vermont .  Karen Yarbrough’s resolution in
Illinois is done for the year as they are out of session.  In Vermont , Dave 
Zuckerman’s Resolution has been referred to their Legislature’s Judiciary 
Committee, but its unclear whether the committee has heard the bill.  Movement 
of my Resolution here in California could provide the impetus to not only moving 
Illinois ’ and Vermont ’s resolutions, but to also convince other states that 
introducing their own Resolutions would greatly enhance the cause.

 

It will not be easy, but we can do it.  Impeachment charges have never before 
been brought by a State legislature against a President and Vice-President, and 
our work will require the best efforts of a progressive grassroots movement to 
be successful.

 

WE NEED YOUR HELP.  For more information on how you can 
get involved, go to www.impeachca.com

Thank you!

Paul Koretz

Assemblyman, 42nd District