From a Washington friend of IfP

HI. Thanks to all of you who attended the town meeting on Tuesday. We had a huge turnout–over 800 people came. The speakers were fabulous! For those of you who were not able to make it, access to the videos are listed at the end of this email.

That event was the beginning of our work. There is a lot of work to do in a short time to gear up for and organize support for the impeachment bill: SJM 8016 and the hearing on March 1.

It is clear that the March 1st hearing will take on larger than life proportions–opposition forces want to crush it before it gains any more momentum. Rumors are floating about some heavy hitters showing up at the little committee hearing on March 1st. We don’t want to get knocked out in this round.

Our strategy is to make it clear that we expect our elected officials –and especially Democrats–to take their oath of office seriously and protect and defend the Constitution. This means calling for immediate impeachment investigations into the many serious violations of law and the abuse of power of Bush and Cheney. We need a massive letter/emailing/faxing/phone calling effort to all our elected officials–in the state legislature as well as to our U.S. Congressional delegation.

Attached is contact information for our U.S. Senators and Representatives, who must be contacted so they are clear that we expect them to lead this effort or follow our lead: opposition is not an option. You can also locate here:

<a href=”http://impeachforpeace.org/impeach_bush_blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/02/newseek.cgi?site=ctc&state=wa”

“>http://www.visi.com/juan/congress/cgi-bin/newseek.cgi?site=ctc&state=wa

I have also included information in the attached Gearing Up document about the Govt. Ops committee and contact information for the state legislatures. Please remember to keep the pressure on members of the Washington State Senate. The only issue for them is this: are these allegations of abuses of power serious enough to warrant an impeachment investigation bu Congress? Here is the contact info:

<a href=”http://impeachforpeace.org/impeach_bush_blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/02/Default.aspx?Chamber”S “>http://apps.leg.wa.gov/memberemail/Default.aspx?Chamber’S

Lastly, the Gearing up document has information about the serious allegations that we have focused on, the laws that have been broken and responses to some of the excuses given by various elected officials about why impeachment should be off the table.

Action on March 1st:

Rally: on the Capitol steps @ 1 pm.

Senate Committee hearing: March 1, 2007 @ 3:30 p.m. in the Cherberg Bldg, Room #2.

We need people! Lots of people! Bring your friends. Bring signs.

This is a peaceful demonstration of support for the Constitution. “We miss it and want it back!” Impeachment is the only remedy for presidential abuses of power.

Spread the Word:

Forward this email to everyone you know.

Also: here are links to the Constitution in Crisis: The Case for Impeachment Videos:

Olympia, WA: Feb 20, ’07 Meeting with Senator Eric Oemig

<a href=”http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7706406299317095493&q=feb+20+olympia

Olympia, WA: Feb 20, ’07 Ray McGovern Speaks

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6013396573636090494&hl=en

Olympia, WA: Feb 20, ’07 Elizabeth De la vega Speaks

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-3356881798750932893&hl=en

Olympia, WA: Feb 20, ’07 David Lindorff Speaks

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2425020040101863022&hl=en

Olympia, WA: Feb 20, ’07 Q & A with R. McGovern, D. Lindorff, and E.

De la vega

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2131926702984652963&hl=en

Thank you for whatever you can do. This is one of those critical moments–although I expect there may be many of these before we are through. We are the tsumnami that will wash over DC and restore our Constitution and our country!

Gail

“Hope is an orientation of spirit, an orientation of the heart.

It is not the conviction that something will turn out well,

but the certainty that something makes sense, regardless of how it turns out.”

Vaclav Havel