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… and I’ll say it again: I like Jan Schakowski!

Here’s why:

Dear Friend:

Thank you for contacting me to express your belief that President Bush should be impeached. I appreciate hearing from you, and I agree with you.

I share your outrage over the fact that President Bush misled members of Congress and the nation in order to garner support for his pre-emptive and unilateral attack on Iraq. I also believe President Bush broke the law when he unilaterally authorized secret wiretaps of U.S. citizens in 2002. President Clinton was impeached by the House of Representatives for an issue that held significantly less importance to our democracy and did not lead to the loss of innocent civilian or military personnel lives.

While no member of Congress has yet declared a charge of impeachment against President Bush for the false statements he made about pre-war intelligence or for implementing an illegal domestic spying program, I agree that Congress must act to uphold our democracy and make President Bush accountable for his misguided policies and false declarations. If a resolution impeaching President Bush comes up for a vote in Congress, I will support it. In the meantime, I am a cosponsor of H.Res. 636 and H.Res. 637, resolutions censuring President Bush and Vice President Cheney for their actions.

I am also a cosponsor of H.Res. 635, a resolution to authorize an investigation as to whether grounds exist for the House to exercise its impeachment power. Again, thank you for contacting me on this important subject. I will continue to do all I can to make the Bush Administration accountable to the American public and the world for the misguided war it started in Iraq and a Presidential power grab that poses a
challenge in the deepest sense to the integrity of the American system of government. Please do not hesitate to contact me if I can be of assistance to you in the future.

Sincerely,

Jan Schakowsky,
Member of Congress

We need more like her! Global war is NOT the answer to today’s problems. Slandering dissent is NOT an ingredient of a healthy democracy. Lying is NOT leadership! We demand accountability!