{"id":2932,"date":"2007-07-30T15:21:35","date_gmt":"2007-07-30T21:21:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/impeachforpeace.org\/impeach_bush_blog\/?p=2932"},"modified":"2019-10-13T13:54:12","modified_gmt":"2019-10-13T19:54:12","slug":"house-judiciary-chair-rep-conyers-d-mi-discusses-impeachment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/impeachforpeace.org\/blog\/2007\/07\/house-judiciary-chair-rep-conyers-d-mi-discusses-impeachment\/","title":{"rendered":"House Judiciary Chair Rep. Conyers (D-MI) Discusses Impeachment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>democrats.com<br \/>\nBy David Swanson<br \/>\nOn July 20th, House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers discussed the prospects for impeachment at greater length than has previously been widely reported. What has previously been known is that Congressman Conyers gave a speech in San Diego at which he said:<br \/>\n&#8220;We need to have three Members of Congress from anywhere come and say, &#8216;Congressman, if you&#8230; if you are willing to support an inquiry into a resolution of whether there had been acts of impeachability conducted by, the Vice President of, and the President of the United States, that could lead to High Crimes and Misdemeanors, then we will join you if you introduce such a resolution.'&#8221;<br \/>\nThe transcript and video of these remarks are posted online: http:\/\/afterdowningstreet.org\/node\/25051<br \/>\nIt has also been widely reported that three days later in Washington, D.C., Conyers told a group of citizens that he did not intend to pursue impeachment. About 47 of us were arrested that day in his office.<br \/>\nNow an interview has surfaced that Conyers gave on the evening of the 20th discussing impeachment at somewhat greater length. The audio and transcript are posted online: http:\/\/afterdowningstreet.org\/node\/25254<\/p>\n<p>(Original Article)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>democrats.com By David Swanson On July 20th, House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers discussed the prospects for impeachment at greater length than has previously been widely reported. 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