An open letter to the Honorable John Conyers and Congress

I just read this today, and to be honest, I am completely dumbfounded.

"Conyers said he wants a public discussion of the issues being raised by Kucinich, but does not plan to take any action on the resolution.

WE’RE NOT DOING IMPEACHMENT, BUT HE CAN TALK ABOUT IT,

the chairman said."

John, we have been talking this to death. The crimes are CLEAR. Many have been admitted to. Breaking FISA law is a FELONY, which they admitted to. Torture is wrong, morally and constitutionally, and is prohibited by many treaties we have signed and that the president is OBLIGATED to uphold. (and raises the question of war crimes punishable by death). And these crimes and misdemeanors have been going on for several years. The real question is why has it taken Congress so long to act?

What about "The Constitution in Crisis". Do you remember that document produced a few YEARS ago in 2005? And you wonder why people complain about inaction in Congress. What the hell has the executive branch found out about you that you now act like cowering kittens?

John, you HAVE to initiate impeachment hearings. Your oath of office OBLIGATES YOU TO DO IT! These charges from Representatives Dennis Kucinich and Robert Wexler need to be aired publically, and this needs to be done now. Read "United States v. George W. Bush et al." by Liz de la Vega. She lays out the whole case. The work has been done. Just do it! These guys are guilty as sin, and much of America knows it, and much of the world knows it. There can be no reason for not initiating these hearings UNLESS Congress is being held hostage because of these illegal and non-supervised forays into everyone’s lives despite the guarantee of the fourth amendment.

A little history on this amendment from Wikipedia: “Fourth amendment to the United States Constitution is one of the provisions included in the Bill of Rights. The Fourth Amendment guards against unreasonable searches and seizures, and was designed as a response to the controversial writs of assistance (a type of general search warrant), which were a significant factor behind the American Revolution. Toward that end, the amendment specifies that judicially sanctioned search and arrest warrants must be supported by probable cause and be limited in scope…

A Writ of Assistance is a legal document that serves as a general search warrant.

… Colonists protested that the writs violated their rights as British citizens…

Any place could be searched at the whim of the holder, and searchers were not responsible for any damage they caused.

This put anyone who had such a writ above the law.” !

Let me reiterate that this was one of the reasons soldiers and minutemen died during the revolution in towns like mine, so we could have this right that you apparently think is unimportant.