Response to an Anna Eshoo (D - CA) Form Letter about "Impeachment"

The full text of her form email letter is below my reply... here goes:

Dear Anna,

Thank you for the form letter response to my email to
you.

Though I did mention impeachment, I don't believe I
mentioned Scooter Libby in my message.

Because you sent me a canned reply on the subject of
impeachment, you must be getting quite a bit of email
and letters about the matter. Are you really listening
to your district?

Between the lines, your reply says to me that you are
just fine with the Executive Branch blatantly breaking
the law. You are A-OK with the atrocities of this
government. A government that you've had a hand in
just by being there. You could have done more, and you
know it.

This is not about Scooter Libby or even "Paris Hilton"
(she's not worth mentioning in any serious
conversation by the way, that was just weird.)

Your reply tells me that you are still afraid of the
GOP's slander machine and attacks. You are protecting
your job more than the American people. It's time to
forget about that and stand up for the constitution
and democracy and truth, no matter what.

You mentioned all the oversight and hearings about the
many terrible things this administration has done, but
nothing has come of it. There has been no outcome. No
one has been held accountable, especially the
President and the Vice President. So why even bring
that up? Nothing matters until the people responsible
actually pay for their high crimes and misdemeanors.

You mention that you lived through impeachment. So
have I, so have all of us. This is no excuse. Yes it
will be tough. But laws have been broken and thousands
of Americans have died. Not to mention the tens of
thousands, if not hundreds of thousands of Iraqi's who
have been slaughtered because of these crimes. Letting
this go and simply saying that it will be difficult
and it will distract from passing other initiatives is
not a good enough reason to let it go. We have to make
sure that this never, ever happens again.

On the subject of these other initiatives that will
"reverse" the damage done by six years of republican
rule. I have to imagine that any initiatives that will
be developed in the next 18 months will be extremely
compromised and loaded with Bush/Republican exceptions
or the bills will be vetoed by Bush altogether. We've
already seen that you can not pass bills of any
importance without dire compromises and threats of
vetoes.

I agree that this work must be done, but I also feel
that it won't get done without a Democrat in the
office.

Do what's right, right now. Listen to your
constituents. It's time to take back our country from
these horrible horrible people. You need to be part of
the solution and not continue to be part of the
problem.

Unless you can convince me that getting tough and
taking the impeachment route really is the wrong way
to go, I'm going to stand firm.

I also believe that this will prevent a strike and
possible war with Iran and will ultimately save more
lives, because we can close down the Iraq war and
bring our troops home safe and strong.

There you have it. I appreciate your effort and your
continued work. I do believe that you mean well, but
more can be done. I apprecieate your time.

Sincerely,

David Beach
14th District, CA

--- ca14ima.pub@mail.house.gov wrote:

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> July 16, 2007
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> Mr. David Beach
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> Santa Cruz, California 95065
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> Dear Mr. Beach,
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> Thank you for contacting me about the Scooter Libby
> trial and
> your thoughts about impeaching Vice President
> Cheney.
>
> The Bush Administration has been able to operate in
> an unfettered
> and unchecked way under Republican majorities in
> both the House
> and Senate over the last six years. As a result of
> this, no questions
> were asked, no oversight was exercised and
> essentially, blank
> checks were issued. We're now, with a fragile new
> majority,
> actually reversing the above.
>
> Recently, the President commuted the prison sentence
> of I. Lewis
> "Scooter" Libby who was the Vice President's Chief
> of Staff. Mr.
> Libby's trial and conviction of perjury and
> obstruction of justice in
> the Valerie Plame leak case raised many questions
> about the
> integrity of the Executive Branch. The President's
> action raises
> additional questions about his commitment to hold
> accountable
> anyone in his Administration involved with leaking
> Ms. Plame's
> identity. Congress is already holding hearings to
> investigate the
> abuses of the Administration and will continue to.
> What disgusts
> me and many others is the fact that Paris Hilton has
> served more
> time than Scooter Libby ever will for what he was
> convicted of.
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> On the subject of impeachment, I've lived through
> the
> impeachment process and witnessed firsthand how it
> tears the
> country apart. I think it's time to bring the
> country together. We
> have to move forward and impeachment, in my view,
> will heavily
> distract from the critical work of reversing the
> disastrous policies
> of this Administration and will bring to a halt
> progress being made
> on important issues including ending the war,
> healthcare, global
> warming, and our nation's economic competitiveness.
>
> Since the start of this new Congress, the House has
> held hundreds
> of oversight hearings covering the war in Iraq, the
> response to
> Hurricane Katrina, the firing of United States
> Attorneys, and the
> treatment of our veterans at Walter Reed. And
> there's so much
> more to do. We either grind to a halt, or move
> forward.
>
> If you have any other questions or comments, let me
> hear from
> you. I always appreciate hearing from my
> constituents and ask that
> you continue to inform me on issues you care about.
> I need your
> thoughts and benefit from your ideas.
>
> If you'd like to receive information on other
> issues, I've created an
> e-newsletter to keep constituents informed on a
> variety of topics.
> If you'd like to receive it, go to my website at
> http://eshoo.house.gov and click on "E-Mail
> Sign-Up."
> Sincerely,
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> Anna G. Eshoo
> Member of Congress
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