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Conyers on Impeachment of Bush, Cheney: Not Enough Time or Votes

Conyers on Impeachment of Bush, Cheney: Not Enough Time or Votes

“I’ve got the constitution in one hand and a calculator in the other,” House Judiciary Chair John Conyers (D–MI) said today on Democracy Now! when asked about the possibility of impeachment. Conyers said hearings could “make the record clear that there has been a great deal of violation of the sworn oath of office, abuses of power…but there isn’t the time for it.” He also said he doesn’t think there are enough votes in the House and Senate to support impeachment. [includes rush transcript]

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