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Date: August 28, 2007 11:25:28 AM PDT
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Subject: What Do You Get When You Cross a Democrat with a Zombie?
The Same Democrat.
Impeach Cheney and Bush,
then Impeach John Conyers
Slow-Dancing With Conyers
by Cheryl Biren-Wright
August 26, 2007 at 17:24:45
http://www.opednews.com
The People's March for Peace, Equality, Jobs, and Justice on
Saturday, August 25 in Newark, New Jersey brought thousands of
impassioned pleas for the impeachment of President George W. Bush
and Vice President Dick Cheney. It also brought Congressman John
Conyers to the stage to promote the very popular National Health
Insurance Bill, H.R. 676.
While the discussion of health insurance for all and the great
congressman from Michigan were well-received with cheers and
applause, the cries for impeachment took center stage. In what has
become routine now, Conyers fed into the momentum asking "What
should we do?" "IMPEACH!" cried the crowd. "What should we do?"
"IMPEACH!" and so it was repeated. The congressman went on to
declare that we needed to bring back Rumsfeld and put him on trial
and the big question was to decide who ought to go first. "Cheney!"
shouted the crowd enthusiastically.
Some knowing impeach activists in the crowd called the bluff asking
"When are you going to act on this?"
He replied that he was going to meet with impeachment activists.
"When?!" they called. "Right after this march. Right here!" and he
pointed back stage.
NJ impeachment activists, Stuart Hutchison (North), Cheryl Biren-
Wright and Joanne O'Neill (South) as well as a representative from
Central NJ positioned themselves behind stage to avoid getting the
slip.
After a few condescending and sarcastic assurances from the
legislative aide that "Sure, sure, the congressman will meet you
right here," they slowly maneuvered their way towards Rep. Conyers.
By then, word had spread through the crowd that Conyers, not only
was going to meet with impeachment supporters, but was going to
sign onto H. Res. 333 on Monday. As the activists greeted the
congressman, a warm exchange and introductions were made. "We're
very pleased to hear that you've agreed to sign on to H. Res. 333
on Monday," announced Hutchison despite his doubt that this would
actually be carried out.
Conyers did not deny he said that, but replied "Well, you know I
can't do it Monday, we're not in session."
Biren-Wright interjected by pulling out a cell phone and suggested
they could call Kucinich right there.
Conyers proceeded, "...and, I can't do it on the 6th or the
13th...but I'll be back here in November."
The NJ Impeach Group persisted and Conyers prepared to setup his
next "deal."
"Listen," he said, "You keep working here in New Jersey. You get
one representative from New Jersey..."
The members precipitously jumped in declaring, "We've got one!"
Conyers was taken aback and shot a look at assistant, Joel Segal.
"Who?" inquired Conyers. "Congressman Donald Payne who is on his
way here right now," they replied.
Payne, New Jersey's only member of both the Congressional
Progressive Caucus and Congressional Black Caucus signed on to H.
Res. 333 after a strong campaign by the NJ Impeach Groups and a
sealing of the deal by David Swanson of afterdowningstreet.com last
month. The congressman, who represents the city of Newark, was on
his way to join Conyers in leading the march and addressing the crowd.
Rep. Conyers struggled to respond to this unexpected news and
suddenly his approach was less amicable and more direct.
He searched each activist intently asking "Do you know what will
happen if this moves forward and doesn't succeed? Do you have any
idea?" as if the mere thought was too much to bear.
The representatives replied that they understood the consequences
of not moving on it and that is where the real danger was.
Despite the contentions of some critics, Conyers readily
acknowledged that as chair of the judiciary, he holds the power to
propel the impeachment process forward. However, he insisted that a
campaign to impeach that was not successful would have dire
consequences -- presumably politically <and presumably for him
personally>.
The NJ Impeach Group explained that the success would be acquired
through defending the Constitution and standing up to an
administration that has committed a felony and grave abuses of
power. They reiterated that this was the will of the people and
that a growing number of democratic constituents are positioned to
walk away from the party if the dems do not hold this
administration accountable.
Conyers stood firm in his position, which begs the question of why
he continues to urge crowds to support taking out Bush and Cheney
before their term expires.
The discussion was stuck in a stalemate when the South Jersey
impeach leader asked what Conyers was going to suggest would happen
if they were able to get a NJ congressman to sign on to impeach
Cheney.
Suddenly, Conyers looked longingly back at the stage and said he
had to "get back up there."
In the aftermath of Conyers telling a group of Progressive
Democrats in July that if they could get just 3 more to sign on he
would move on it and then failing to do so and now the suggestion
that something would come to fruition if this group could get a NJ
representative on board, they pressed the issue.
Conyers began to move away from the group while pointing to the
stage at an unseen force beckoning him, Biren-Wright respectfully,
but firmly drew him back in and asked, "Sir, why do you keep upping
the ante?"
With a hint of apology, the Congressman responded simply that he
had to go.
After descending from the stage a second time, Congressman Conyers
was surrounded and confronted by an unrelenting group of protestors
demanding that he begin impeachment proceedings. As a long-time
admirer of this great statesman and feeling sentimental as a fellow
Detroit native, this writer stood observing from a distance while
the 78-year-old endured the near 100 degree heat of the day and the
even more heated reaction from the crowd and felt an urge to reach
in and pull him out of the smothering environment.
We made eye contact a few times while he was being inundated with
demands from the people and I wondered at what point would he
realize that the consequences of not pursuing justice outweigh his
fear of failure.
Later, as Congressman Donald Payne joined his colleague and friend,
John Conyers, on the march for peace and justice, I approached
Payne in the presence of Conyers, shook his hand and thanked him
for his support of the impeachment of Vice President Dick Cheney.
With a wink and smile to John Conyers, I made my way back into the
crowd and back to the drawing board.
Conyers continued on the march with great passion, commitment and
leadership with respect to the other calls to march of ending the
war, racial equality, healthcare for all, stopping the violence at
home and abroad and other issues of social uplift. His presence on
Saturday was inspiring and encouraging to the marchers and the
citizens of Newark who cheered him on and stepped into formation
when they saw they had the support of the man who has been one of
the most powerful forces for social justice in our Congress.
As Conyers, himself, wrote the book on impeachment - literally in
The Constitution in Crisis: The High Crimes of the Bush
Administration and a Blueprint for Impeachment and introduced in
2005, H. Res 635 that would create a select committee to make
recommendations regarding grounds for possible impeachment, we hold
out hope that he will choose to put justice and the future of our
country before politics.
www.dailyimpeachaction.com
Cheryl Biren-Wright is an advocate for clean government and human
rights. A firm believer that impeaching Vice President Cheney and
President Bush is necessary to begin to restore and protect our
damaged nation, she serves on the Progressive Democrats of America
S. Jersey Chapter as Chair of the Impeachment Issue Organizing
Team. She is also active in lobbying her representatives to end the
war in Iraq and prevent one with Iran.
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