Cindy Sheehan Occupies John Conyers' Office (updates)

Update 1:30: Conyers staff is negotiating with activists to move the protest to a larger room.

In Detroit, 50 people went to Conyers' district office, but they only let 5 people in and wouldn't let them keep their cellphones so we're not getting any reports.

Update 1:35: Conyers just arrived!! As he walked down the hall, activists shouted IMPEACH so loud the whole floor echoed. Conyers and his staff took Cindy, Rev., and Ray into a private office without the media. Stay tuned!

Update 2:55: After an 80-minute meeting, Cindy emerged and told the activists that Conyers said "our only recourse is elections," and the activists groaned. Cindy announced she will run against Pelosi because she and Conyers haven't "stepped up," and the activists cheered. Rev. Yearwood is giving a fired-up speech and activists are crowding in to Conyers' office for the sit-in.

Update 3:43: Capitol Police arrested Cindy Sheehan, Ray McGovern, Rev. Yearwood, David Swanson, and 20 other activists and put them on a police bus. But all is not grim - Cindy is calling it her "campaign bus."

http://dailykos.com/storyonly/2007/7/23/134354/715

why doesn't she just run for President?

:thumbsup:

have and that can be scary for some...

Using methods that actually achieve something other than bad press regarding her cause is.

Dumbfudgistan?

I hope Conyers et al are getting the message.

or that he is in any way at odds with these activists. :)

:-)

I thank you for standing up for the Constitution and for me.

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Didn't he just tell an audience in San Diego a couple days ago, attended by our very own kpete who reported from the event, something to the effect:

"What are we waiting for? Let's take those two guys out!"

Now we have another "conspiracy" to deal with! Jeez! Will it ever stop!?!

a democratic majority AND moving on an impeachment he's long been preparing for. Wish him well.

:shrug:

THEN behind closed doors tells Cindy, Ray and Rev. that they'll have to wait for an "election." Well now, thanks to Cindy, I got the truth from Conyers. What have YOU done for us lately?

with someone who openly disrespects him?

I give the guy more credit than that.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x3395250
Isn't it time for reciting the "rules" now?
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who are the ones keeping Conyers from impeachment hearings. I wish the media would give coverage to some of the movements' other leaders.

MKJ

Oops ... never mind ...

--p!

well, i really hope that they just get impeach the bastards so that she doesn't have to run at all. but i doubt that will happen.

Did she buy a lotto ticket?

Maybe then she can get the therapy she so desperately needs.

I know your joking. I'm not.

we need to be in a stronger position. That's one of the reasons I give to Kerry. He's working to get Dems elected.

if those up there in Washington's rareified atmosphere don't start to pay attention to the mood of the people. This is no time for chess. This will bring out third party voters in the next election and victories by default to the conservatives if they don't make bold moves now even if they are symbolic more than effective.

we had an idiot in Congress, Rep Doug Bosco. It was identical to having a Republican in office. We got fed up with it and ran Darlene Comingore as an alternative and this 'three way' election resulted in a Republican Frank Riggs being elected in 1990. His first vote was against the first Iraq war, Gulf War I. After being taken to the woodshed by Poppy Bush, Riggs returned to the little GOP automaton you'd have expected; then a real Democrat, Dan Hamburg, in 1992, got elected.

Nowadays Mike Thompson and Lynn Woolsey hold seats in our area and the area will probably never go back to a Republican, unless the D's refuse to listen to us again.

Curious.

her views. She running against Pelosi because she won't impeach? Bush is gone by the time she's elected. She just as well be president and assure the war ends.

How about Goddess of the Universe?
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He just needs a certain number of co sponsors to make it a go.

I like that she keeps a sense of humor through it all.
I've completely lost mine.

Our only recourse is elections?
Why is that- how about upholding the constitutional oath?
:banghead:
BHN

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Thanks for the report.

She starts impeachment proceedings on Cheney and Bush, and then, guess who becomes president ?

45 great American heroes.

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