Conyers Says He's on Edge of Starting Impeachment ... "corporate power structure", he said, would not allow impeachment without unleashing "blowback."

Conyers Says He's on Edge of Starting Impeachment | Thu Feb-07-08 11:36 PM

On Thursday, Chairman John Conyers' House Judiciary Committee held a hearing at which Attorney General Michael Mukasey said that he would not investigate torture (http://afterdowningstreet.org/node/30848) or warrantless spying (http://afterdowningstreet.org/node/30850), he would not enforce contempt citations (http://afterdowningstreet.org/node/30851), and he would treat Justice Department opinions as providing immunity for crimes (http://afterdowningstreet.org/node/30855).

None of this was new, but perhaps it touched something in Conyers that had not been touched before. Following the hearing, he and two staffers met for an hour and 15 minutes with two members of Code Pink to discuss impeachment.

Conyers expressed fear of what might happen following an impeachment, fear of installing a Bush replacement or losing an election. The "corporate power structure", he said, would not allow impeachment without unleashing "blowback." Conyers told Ellen Taylor and Manijeh Saba: "You need to be more than brave and courageous. You need to be smart."

Their response? They are asking people who care about justice to help them let Conyers know that the smart thing right now would be bravery and courage. ...