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Excerpt from a Cybercast News Service article:
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Conyers admitted, however, that he was “struggling” with a decision on whether to try impeaching Bush before the election. The Judiciary Committee, which Conyers chairs, would ordinarily conduct an impeachment inquiry, if there is one, and approve any Articles of Impeachment for consideration by the full House.<\/p>\n

(In 1998, the Republican-controlled Judiciary Committee conducted impeachment proceedings against then-President Bill Clinton. Rep. Conyers says that he introduced the first resolution to impeach Richard Nixon, and he also wanted to impeach President Ronald Reagan over the invasion of Grenada, introducing a resolution to that effect in Nov. 1983.)<\/p>\n

Swanson (After Downing Street Organizer) isn’t the only one who doubts Conyers will actually attempt to impeach Bush. A former Conyers aide, who asked not to be named, told Cybercast News Service he agreed with Swanson’s analysis. “He will never do it,” said the former aide. “This is just rhetoric, and it is not part of the agenda. It’s mostly just a red herring to the Republicans.”<\/p>\n

[…]<\/p>\n

Conyers’s office did not respond to requests for comment.<\/p>\n

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