Here's a letter I recently sent to one of our state representatives:

Dear Representative [__],

We have a "letter to Santa" problem. The whole point is that the White House ignores The People and Congress. I believe that 'disdain for Congress and The People' alone would give us reason enough to impeach. The majority of people in this country do not want to be ignored, lied to, and endangered by a tyrant President. I think you underestimate the power of an informed and aroused populace. Our resolution to impeach is not a "letter to Santa," but a demand for accountability, for investigations, and for removing criminals from office. Our 14,000 local signatures are joined by millions more across the country. Your timely and serious attention to this matter of accountability gives you a share of that power. The Bush administration has forgotten that the People of this country are Santa, and we won't be letting him rob us with impunity any more.

All government officials have sworn an oath to preserve and protect the Constitution. Millions of Americans are asking their representatives at all levels of government to do exactly that. Are you willing to go on record as supporting the status quo? Do you favor extending Presidential powers any further? Shall we allow our President to extend the current State of Emergency for another five or ten years? Are you suggesting that ordinary citizens should not bother to petition this government for redress? Shall we sit on our hands until he invades Iran?

The beauty of impeaching through the State Legislatures is that when a State Legislature adopts a resolution to impeach, it goes to the floor of the House of Representatives as a privileged item. At the very least, it would be very embarrassing to ignore. Impeachment is a peaceful way to call this administration into account. I believe it would be a mercifully short process because the evidence is overwhelming. It's obvious that Congress lacks the courage to stand up to our President, and that we will have to direct them from the bottom up. Members of Congress who won't demand investigations are in effect covering for criminals.

The people support an impeachment process even though the Democrats do not. The polls showing support for impeachment have been trending upward. The most recent Zogby poll interviewed 1,200 U.S. adults from October 29 through November 2, 2006 and found that 53% agreed with the statement:

"If President Bush did not tell the truth about his reasons for going to war with Iraq, Congress should consider holding him accountable through impeachment." 42% disagreed, and 5% said they didn't know or declined to answer. The poll has a +/- 2.9% margin of error. The people want the Congress to hold the President accountable. Among Democrats and Independent voters--over 65% favoring an impeachment investigation.

[__], I am glad that you serve the people of the [__]th district so well. I know that you share the values of the many people petitioning for impeachment now. There is no guarantee of the outcome of this venture, but we must go forward with it. President Bush is a clear and present danger to the people of this country. To do nothing would be criminally negligent.

I look forward to working with you as this resolution gains traction.

Respectfully,
Linda Boyd