Rep. Diane Watson of California: Pelosi Working On Bush Impeachment?

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BREAKING: Pelosi working on Bush Impeachment?

Via Richard M, who attended a meeting of anti-war activists in Los Angeles on Sunday:

Congresswoman Diane Watson (D-Culver City) spoke in front of an audience of some 150 activists from various LA antiwar organizations at an Iraq Town Hall meeting in Los Angeles on Sunday, October 14th hosted by California Assembly Majority leader Karen Bass and the ‘47th Assembly District People’s Council’ at Hamilton High School.

The audience responded angrily when Watson responded to a call for the impeachment of President Bush by saying, “We simply don’t have the votes.” After groans and boos and at least one cry of “At least do something!”, Watson went on to say, “Right now, Speaker (Nancy) Pelosi is working very quietly and very effectively, behind the scenes. We need 285 votes to uphold an impeachment, and so far we have 260 members telling us they support impeachment.”

(Watson) went on to say, “Our goal has to be the White House in 2008 and 60 seats, then we can think about an impeachment,” apparently referring to winning a veto-proof majority in the Senate and (raising) the possibility that a Democratic administration might undertake a prosecution of George Bush after he’s left office.

When contacted by LA conservative activist Deborah Leigh, Pelosi’s office repeated the Speaker’s position, (outlined) before the 2006 election, that “impeachment is off the table.” They declined to comment on Congresswoman Watson’s statement and numbers.

If Congresswoman Watson was telling the truth to the assembled activists, this raises the question of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s control over her own delegation, and even her awareness of what is going on in her own party; (either that), or that Ms. Pelosi has not been dealing forthrightly with the American people and the Adminstration. Alternately, Congresswoman Watson was willing to (deceive) a gathering of the Democratic Party’s most active supporters.

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Nancy, nor anyone else can do it without us keeping the pressure on our Reps.

of the cost.

but the Dems have left the impression that they are doing "nothing" and I don't think that will sit well with the voters. They voted for a change in '06 and instead they got hearings and letters and more unchallenged or weakly challenged contempt of Congress by the * admin.

How would she poll 260 members of Congress and it not leak? You'd think Kucinich of all people would say something.

260 members support impeachment. :rofl:

that they would allow a dem prez to be elected just in order to impeach them without allowing them to have the cover they have now. We know what we are dealing with, they know too, and putting this out there so they would obviously hear it?

Who is supposed to believe that? Attempting to quiet the voices of dissent? Thats all it is.

a little too quickly?

in his presseer he made the first hint he may want to stay in power beyond 2009

Given his 2000 joke on dictartorship I take him at his word

that impeachment requires 218 votes and not one more. Furthermore, the idea that 30 Republicans support impeachment is preposterous. I don't believe Watson said any of this. Either the author or his repted source has a wild imagination and knows very little about Congress.

"We need 285 votes to uphold an impeachment, and so far we have 260 members telling us they support impeachment.”

I read "uphold" to mean a "successful" impeachment. 218 to impeach, 67 to convict would uphold impeachment....

and can ask them to confirm this or not, but it won't be until this weekend.

....of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s control over her own delegation.

- I think it asnwers it....

QUOTE: We need 285 votes to uphold an impeachment, and so far we have 260 members telling us they support impeachment.”



Anything's possible, of course -- ????
Who knows??
Are we unfairly pounding Pelosi and Conyers --- ???
Rather, I think we have to keep it up --

Only 25 more votes to go and we haven't had the investigations yet -- ?????

We might make it by Christmans . . . ???

I hope it's true