First step to impeachment?

This is cheering news. The Raw Story reports "After Downing Street," a loose coalition of activist groups have organized to "ask Congress to file a Resolution of Inquiry, the first necessary legal step to determine whether President Bush has committed impeachable offenses in misleading the country about his decision to go to war in Iraq."

The formal Resolution of Inquiry request, written by Boston constitutional attorney John C. Bonifaz, cites the Downing Street Memo and issues surrounding the planning and execution of the Iraq war. A resolution of inquiry would force relevant House committees to vote on the record as to whether to support an investigation.

This is really good news. I happen to know Bonifaz. He's a good man and a stellar constitutional attorney and the groups that are on board comprise millions of voters.

Bonifaz and others ask that citizens of all party affiliations and backgrounds help support his request by writing to their Congressional leaders. They are also seeking other groups to sign on. More information will be up shortly at: After Downing Street.org.

To see Bush have to answer for his ill-advised and illegal policies would be a dream come true. It would mean we could believe in democracy again.