World Can’t Wait – Drive Out the Bush Regime says:
End the War NOW! Impeach Bush for War Crimes
& announces participation in the Impeach07 Campaign
Impeach07.org 22 February 2007
: A growing network of organizations and individuals has launched a new
campaign to pursue the immediate impeachment of George Bush and Dick
Cheney through widespread public protest, creative dissent, media
activism, education, and coordinated lobbying. Members of the Impeach07
campaign believe that Bush and Cheney have committed high crimes and
misdemeanors, including – among many others – misleading the nation
into an aggressive war, spying in open violation of the law, and
sanctioning the use of torture. The campaign is demanding that Congress
members hold Cheney and Bush accountable through the Constitutional
remedy of impeachment.
Impeach07 exists to organize people
throughout the U.S. to demand that Congress impeach. Newsweek reported
in October that a majority of Americans favor impeachment, and in
January that 58% said they wished the Bush administration were over.
Impeach07 will draw on this energy to mobilize people from all walks of
life. As Howard Zinn, noted historian, has said, “Only a great popular
upheaval can push both Republicans and Democrats into compliance with
the national will.”
Speaking of the significance of Impeach07, Debra Sweet, Director of The World Can’t Wait-Drive Out the Bush Regime, said: “To
end the war in Iraq, prevent Bush from widening the conflict to Iran,
stop the dangerous direction of this administration, Bush and Cheney
must be impeached. If we do not demand this now, not only will the
death and destruction continue for two more years, but all that Bush
has done will be legitimized and we will send a terrible message of
impunity. We will not accept war crimes being committed in our name.”
On March 17, the anniversary of the start of the Iraq war, Impeach07
will mobilize for a march on the Pentagon to demand: “End the War and
Impeach Bush Now!” Throughout the spring, Impeach07 will spread across
the country through a variety of projects. April 28 will be a
nationwide day of protest in towns and cities across the country.
Preparations have begun for a massive outpouring of creative dissent
including rallies, concerts, public forums, street theater, and more.
Initial participating organizations represent hundreds of thousands of
antiwar, impeachment, military family, peace, youth and women activists
and lawyers. They include After Downing Street, Backbone Campaign,
Center for Constitutional Rights, Citizens Impeachment Commission, CODE
PINK Women for Peace, Constitution Summer, Consumers for Peace,
Democrats.com, Democracy Rising, Gold Star Families for Peace, Green
Party of the United States, Hip Hop Caucus, Impeach the President,
ImpeachBush.org, Military Free Zone, National Lawyers Guild,
Progressive Democrats of America, Independent Progressive Politics
Network, Velvet Revolution, and World Can’t Wait: Drive Out the Bush
Regime.
Early- to mid-March New impeachment efforts to be announced by prominent persons
March 17A MARCH ON THE PENTAGON to STOP THE US WAR Machine & Demand Impeachment. March 18-20 Local marches and events.
March/April Dates TBA: Peoples” Impeachment Hearings
March 19-April 2 A Make Hip-Hop Not War bus tour to historically Black colleges
April 28 A NATIONWIDE DAY OF PROTEST DEMANDING IMPEACHMENT.
More info at: worldcantwait.org and impeach07.org 866 973 4463