Congresswoman ( - ), co-chairwoman of the Out of Iraq Caucus and a member of the International Affairs Committee, along with 26 co-sponsors, proposed yesterday a Resolution of Inquiry in the House of Representatives which, if passed, will require the and the to "transmit all information relating to communication with officials of the between January 1, 2002, and October 16, 2002, relating to the policy of the United States with respect to Iraq." The resolution, was submitted in the House of Representatives and referred to the . Barbara Lee The resolution comes in response to questions that have been raised about the handling of pre-war intelligence by the , and the planning and execution of the . “We would like to see a member of Congress look into whether or not the president committed impeachable offenses,” said , a constitutional lawyer. “We’ve been having that discussion with a number of offices.” Rep. ( - ), Minority leader, recently met with John Bonifaz and representatives. But Conyers is reluctant to take such a bold step just yet. “My inclination at this time is not to do something like that,” Conyers said, although he noted that he wanted to press for an investigation in other ways, including sending committee investigators to . Earlier this month, Rep. ( - ) said at a forum held by Conyers “If you read the record of the writing of the , ‘high crimes and misdemeanors’ had a very particular meaning at the time of the drafting of the Constitution. It certainly didn’t mean lying about sex, but it might well mean lying to the Congress about a large public purpose such as Iraq.”, referring to Republican's filing of such a resolution in 1998 in an from office.
Congresswoman ( D- ), co-chairwoman of the Out of Iraq Caucus and a member of the International Affairs Committee, along with 26 co-sponsors, proposed yesterday a Resolution of Inquiry in the House of Representatives which, if passed, will require the and the to "transmit all information relating to communication with officials of the between January 1, 2002, and October 16, 2002, relating to the policy of the United States with respect to Iraq." The resolution, was submitted in the House of Representatives and referred to the . Barbara Lee The resolution comes in response to questions that have been raised about the handling of pre-war intelligence by the , and the planning and execution of the . “We would like to see a member of Congress look into whether or not the president committed impeachable offenses,” said , a constitutional lawyer. “We’ve been having that discussion with a number of offices.” Rep. ( D- ), Minority leader, recently met with John Bonifaz and representatives. But Conyers is reluctant to take such a bold step just yet. “My inclination at this time is not to do something like that,” Conyers said, although he noted that he wanted to press for an investigation in other ways, including sending committee investigators to . Earlier this month, Rep. ( D- ) said at a forum held by Conyers “If you read the record of the writing of the , ‘high crimes and misdemeanors’ had a very particular meaning at the time of the drafting of the Constitution. It certainly didn’t mean lying about sex, but it might well mean lying to the Congress about a large public purpose such as Iraq.”, referring to Republican's filing of such a resolution in 1998 in an from office.
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