Downing Street Memorandum Resolution

(approved by the California Democratic Council Statewide Convention in San Bernardino on June 19th, 2005)

WHEREAS, the Downing Street Meeting Minutes show that President George W. Bush, Vice President Richard Cheney and Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld began planning and executing the illegal war against and occupation of Iraq before seeking Congressional and UN approval;
 
WHEREAS, UN weapons inspectors showed prior to the invasion there were no weapons of mass destruction in Iraq; and
 
WHEREAS, there is further mounting evidence that the Administration lied to or misled the American people and the world about Iraq’s weapons capacity and plotted to commence war proceedings prior to seeking UN or Congressional approval as revealed by the following statements contained in the 2002 Downing Street Meeting Minutes, "Bush wanted to remove Saddam, through military action, justified by the conjunction of terrorism and WMD. But the intelligence and facts were being fixed around the policy."
 
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the California Democratic Council asks Congress to immediately begin impeachment proceedings against President Bush, Vice President Cheney and Defense Secretary Rumsfeld.
 
AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this Resolution be sent to all Members of Congress from California.