If Congress refuses to hold the Executive Branch accountable for its multiple abuses of power, the next

Administration will know it has nothing to fear from Congressional oversight. More war, more abuse of power,

more erosion of our civil rights and our civil liberties are the inevitable consequences of an unchecked

Executive. Congress must reassert itself to restore a functioning balance of power. That can only be done by

holding impeachment hearings.

■ IRAQ: Bush Administration officials have collectively told hundreds of lies about the run-up to our invasion

of Iraq, as anyone who’s done any reading over the last 5 years knows. If this is not gross abuse of power,

nothing is.

■ ILLEGAL SPYING ON AMERICAN CITIZENS: Whatever changes Congress makes now to FISA, it

was illegal for the Bush Administration to conduct surveillance of American citizens without a warrant. They

did this for years.

■ TORTURE: Before the passing of the Military Commissions Act, torture was illegal in this country. The torture

and illegal treatment of prisoners authorized by the Bush Administration violated international treaties

such as the Geneva Conventions, thereby violating US law.

■ SEPARATION OF POWERS: The Bush Administration’s outrageous abuse of signing statements amounts

to giving the Executive a line item veto over legislation passed by Congress. The firing of the U.S. Attorneys is a

graphic example of the Administration’s politicization of the Judiciary. Congress must act to protect and reassert

the balance of power.

■ NO ONE IS ABOVE THE LAW. This is nonpartisan. If anything, it is the highest form of conservatism—

respect for the rule of law. It’s up to the Congress to demand true accountability, and that means holding

impeachment hearings now.

■ DON’T BELIEVE THE HYPE—IT’S NOT TOO LATE. It’s only too late if citizens like us give up on

our country.

http://kucinich.us
http://democrats.com
http://afterdowningstreet.org

http://www.pledgetoimpeach.org
http://www.wexlerwantshearings.com
http://nationalimpeachment.org/
http://www.wethepeopleimpeach.org/

Commonly proclaimed. Rarely achieved.