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Investigate Bush: Conyers

Congress must review his abuses to prevent a repeat

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(Newser) – As the country moves forward, we can’t afford to repeat the mistakes of the past: it’s time to review the abuses of the Bush administration, writes Michigan congressman John Conyers, Jr. in the Washington Post. Congress must keep pushing for “stonewalled” Bush documents; it should create an independent probe of Bush’s secret programs; and the Obama administration should begin a criminal investigation to see if Bush’s moves broke any laws.

Conyers himself got the process started with the 486-page report on Bush’s “imperial presidency” the Judiciary Committee issued this week, “detailing the abuses and excesses of the Bush administration.” Congress has a lot on its hands right now, he writes, and “many feel we should just move on.” But healing the distorted relationship between the government’s branches requires a hard look at what went wrong.

President George W. Bush arrives to deliver his farewell address to the nation, from the East Room of the White House, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2009, in Washington.
President George W. Bush arrives to deliver his farewell address to the nation, from the East Room of the White House, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2009, in Washington.   (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers, D-Mich.
House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers, D-Mich.   (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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Bryanw55
Jan 16, 09 3:27 PM CST
If we as a nation sanction premptive war, torture and illegal surveillance of our own citizens, just what exactly separates us from the terrorists? Bush has admitted to doing both in the past weeks. Do the rule of law or our constitution mean anything to you. Do you really think what Clinton did was anywhere close to as detrimental to this country as the actions of the Bush administration? I agree that Clinton was wrong, but was it even close? Nixon's transgressions didn't even approach those of this administration. I really think you might be happier living in Saudi Arabia. Why do hate our constitution? Why do you hate what was once our American way of life?
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YouAreWrong
Jan 16, 09 11:31 AM CST
Bush is a great American President. Case closed! Reply
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jaguarj
Jan 17, 09 6:01 AM CST
NO...YouAreWrong!!!!
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wwwonderer
Jan 16, 09 11:57 AM CST
Buch, Cheney, Rove, Rumsfeld, all need to made accountable for their actions on behalf of this nation. Reply
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YouAreWrong
Jan 16, 09 12:28 PM CST
And what actions would those be???
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