John Conyers Is What Democrats Should Be

He puts his money where his mouth is:

As expected, things are finally moving forward in the House today to bring contempt resolutions against White House officials for ignoring Congressional subpoenas as part of the U.S. attorney firings investigation.

House Judiciary Committee Chair John Conyers (D-MI) introduced two resolutions this afternoon related to the subpoenas. The first is a criminal contempt resolution against White House chief of staff Josh Bolten and former White House counsel Harriet Miers — both were subpoenaed and did not respond, citing the White House’s invocation of executive privilege. But Conyers also filed a resolution that Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) file a civil suit against the White House.

The resolutions are here.

Kyle Moore reminds us that positive reinforcement is a good thing:

This is the kind of thing Democrats should have been doing the moment they gained majority in both houses, and I can imagine only one way to let them know that this is the kind of stuff we elected them for.  Correspondence.

Email John, let him know you appreciate the fact that he is leading the effort to hold the White House accountable for its actions, and show the rest of the Democrats that supporting Conyers is the way to get us to support them the next time they’re up for reelection.

For snail mail and telephone calls:

2426 Rayburn Building Washington, DC 20515 (202) 225-5126 (202) 225-0072 Fax

2615 W. Jefferson Trenton, MI 48183 (734) 675-4084 (734) 675-4218 Fax

669 Federal Building 231 W. Lafayette Detroit, MI 48226 (313) 961-5670 (313) 226-2085 Fax

Or, if you want to email him:  John.Conyers@mail.house.gov

The bad guys need to hear from us, too — especially when they’re Democrats. McJoan at Daily Kos has a list of Blue Dog Democrats in the House who are planning to support House Republicans in ramming through the Senate version of the FISA telecom immunity bill.

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