OK impeachment fanatics American citizens. Are you ready for some accountability, Constitution-style?
As you may remember, Rep. Kucinich introduced a bill that called for the impeachment of VP Dick Cheney. The bill was opposed by House Speaker Pelosi, and many House Republicans supported the bill to embarrass the Speaker. Ultimately, the bill ended up in the House Judiciary Committee, where its fate can be decided by that committee's Chairman, John Conyers.
Officially, the House leadership has taken impeachment "off the table." But is it?
Curt Gayette (Metro Times) recently reported that John Conyers spoke with Randi Rhodesabout impeaching Dick Cheney (emphasis mine):
After her talk, Rhodes knelt alongside Conyers' chair and they had what looked to be a friendly chat that ended with an embrace. Afterward, as Rhodes was racing to catch a plane home, we tried to ask her what was going on with Conyers. Without breaking stride, Rhodes relayed that Conyers told her for something to happen with the legislation there would have to be an outpouring of public support for the bill.
We then collared the always-congenial Conyers and asked him what was going through his mind as he heard Rhodes endorse the call for impeachment and saw the crowd of lefties stand and give that endorsement thunderous applause.
"I can't tell you," responded Conyers.
We pressed him, pointing out what he'd told us in the past about impeachment being counterproductive. But that was before Republicans voted to make this an issue, Conyers explained.
"Events have changed the situation," he said.
Mainstream pundits have predicted Kucinich's bill would languish in committee. If nothing else, Conyers appears to be leaving the door open to the possibility that hearings on the matter could be held.
According to Crooks and Liars, impeachment hearings may be just a few (thousand) phone calls away (emphasis mine):
I talked to Curt Gayette today and he thought we have a chance to move the impeachment ball forward….Email and call John Conyers office early and often and ask him to proceed with the bipartisan support of Kucinich’s impeach Dick Cheney resolution! Phone: (313) 961-5670 Phone: (202) 225-5126
Bernie Sanders and Russ Feingold have been saying on the radio that they haven’t been hearing from the public on Kucinich’s proposal so they don’t think we want Shooter impeached…If they get calls all week we may get some movement on this…
Well Kossacks, how about it? Can we put impeachment back on the table?