lawsnotmen.org The Robert Jackson Steering Committee

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Statement on Prosecution of Former High Officials

We urge Attorney General Eric Holder to appoint a non-partisan independent Special Counsel to immediately commence a prosecutorial investigation into the most serious alleged crimes of former President George W. Bush, former Vice President Richard B. Cheney, the attorneys formerly employed by the Department of Justice whose memos sought to justify torture, and other former top officials of the Bush Administration.

Our laws, and treaties that under Article VI of our Constitution are the supreme law of the land, require the prosecution of crimes that strong evidence suggests these individuals have committed. Both the former president and the former vice president have confessed to authorizing a torture procedure that is illegal under our law and treaty obligations. The former president has confessed to violating the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act.

We see no need for these prosecutions to be extraordinarily lengthy or costly, and no need to wait for the recommendations of a panel or “truth” commission when substantial evidence of the crimes is already in the public domain. We believe the most effective investigation can be conducted by a prosecutor, and we believe such an investigation should begin immediately.

Drafted by The Robert Jackson Steering Committee
http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/robertjackson

Steering Committee:
After Downing Street
Democrats.com
Robert Jackson Steering Committee

Signed By:

1. Center for Constitutional Rights
http://www.ccrjustice.org
2. The National Lawyers Guild
http://www.nlg.org
3. Society of American Law Teachers - SALT
http://www.saltlaw.org
4. Human Rights USA
http://www.humanrightsusa.org
5. Action Center For Justice
http://charlotteaction.blogspot.com
6. After Downing Street
http://www.afterdowningstreet.org
7. American Citizens Together
http://www.americancitizenstogether.org
8. American Freedom Campaign
http://www.americanfreedomcampaign.org
9. American Voices Abroad - Berlin
http://www.americanvoicesabroad.net/cgi-bin/berlin
10. American Voices Abroad Military Project
https://www.dfg-vk.de/thematisches/kriegsdienstverweigerung_im_krieg/200...
11. Amherst Women in Black
12. Angry Voters
http://angryvoters.org
13. Ann Wright, retired US Army Reserve Colonel and US diplomat
http://www.voicesofconscience.com
14. ANSWER Coalition
http://www.answercoalition.org
15. A.R.T. (Activist Response Team)
16. Artists Against the War
17. Axis of Logic
http://axisoflogic.com
18. Backbone Campaign
http://www.backbonecampaign.org
19. The Beach Impeach Project
http://beachimpeach.org
20. Bend-Condega Friendship Project
21. Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists Social Justice Committee
http://www.bfuu.org
22. Better Than Machines
http://www.betterthanmachines.com
23. Bill of Rights Defense Committee
http://www.constitutioncampaign.org
http://www.bordc.org
24. Boca Peace Corner
http://www.bocapeacecorner.org
25. Boston Antiwar League
http://www.antiwarleague.com
26. Brad Blog
http://www.bradblog.com
27. Bruce E. Jones, author of War Without Windows and Make America Again
28. Bush Prosecution
http://www.bushprosecution.org
29. Buzz Flash
http://www.buzzflash.com
30. Campaign for Peace and Democracy
http://www.cpdweb.org
31. Cape Codders for Peace and Justice
http://www.capecodpeaceandjustice.org
32. Center for the Study of Democratic Societies
http://www.CenterSDS.com
33. Central Florida Veterans for Peace
http://www.cflveteransforpeace.org
34. Chatham Peace Initiative
http://www.chathampeace.org
35. Chesapeake Citizens
http://www.chesapeakecitizens.org
36. Chelsea Neighbors United to End the War
http://www.chelseaneighborsunited.org
37. Chicagoans Against War & Injustice
http://www.noiraqwar-chicago.org
38. Chicago World Can't Wait
http://www.chicagoworldcantwait.org
39. Cities for Peace
http://citiesforprogress.org
40. Citizens for Accountability, Ventura County
41. Citizens For Legitimate Government
http://www.legitgov.org
42. Citizens for Peace & Justice of Medford, Oregon
http://www.medfordcpj.org
43. Claire McGee Photography
http://www.clairemcgee.com
44. CND Cymru
http://www.cndcymru.org
45. CODE PINK: Women for Peace
http://www.codepink4peace.org
46. Code Pink Portland
http://www.codepinkportland.org
47. Collateral Repair Project
http://www.collateralrepairproject.org
48. Consumers for Peace
http://consumersforpeace.org
49. Cultures of Resistance/Caipirinha Productions
http://www.culturesofresistance.org
50. Daniel Ellsberg, Truth-Telling Project
http://www.ellsberg.net
51. David Lindorff, Author of "The Case for Impeachment"
http://thiscantbehappening.net
52. The Defenders for Freedom, Justice & Equality
Richmond, Virginia
http://www.DefendersFJE.org
53. Defending Dissent Foundation
http://www.defendingdissent.org
54. Delaware Valley Veterans for America
http://www.delvalvets4america.org
55. Democracy in Action
56. Democracy For America - Tucson
http://dfatucson.blogspot.com
57. Democracy for NYC
http://www.DemocracyforNYC.org
58. Essex County NJ DFA
http://www.democracyforamerica.com/groups/204-essex-county-nj-dfa
59. The Democratic Activist
http://thedemocraticactivist.blogspot.com
60. Democrats.com
http://www.democrats.com
61. Dignity and Dining
http://www.dignityanddining.org
62. Docudharma
http://www.docudharma.com
63. Eastside Fellowship of Reconciliation
http://eastsidefor.org/for/contact.php
64. 8th Day Center for Justice
http://www.8thdaycenter.org
65. The Enviroshow
http://envirosho.blogspot.com
66. Fayetteville Peace with Justice
http://fayetteville-peace-rally.org
67. Fort Wayne Peace and Justice
http://www.fwagitator.org
68. Frank Dorrel, Publisher, Addicted To War
http://www.addictedtowar.com
69. Frank Grevil
70. Georgia Peace & Justice Coalition
http://www.georgiapeace.org
71. Georgia Veterans Alliance
72. Glenn Greenwald
http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald
73. Global Network Against Weapons & Nuclear Power in Space
http://www.space4peace.org
74. Gold Star Families for Peace
http://www.cindysheehanssoapbox.com
75. Grandmothers Against the War
http://www.grandmothersforpeace.org/gatw
76. Granny Peace Brigade
http://www.grannypeacebrigade.org
77. Grassroots America
http://www.grassrootsamerica4us.org
78. Green Party of Utah
http://gput.org
79. Green Party of Virginia
http://www.vagreenparty.org
80. Health Freedom USA
http://www.healthfreedomusa.org
81. High Road for Human Rights Advocacy Project
http://www.highroadforhumanrights.org
82. Humanists for Peace
http://www.HumanistsforPeace.com
83. Impeach Colorado
http://impeachco.com
84. Impeach for Peace
http://impeachforpeace.org
85. Indict Bush Now
http://www.IndictBushNow.org
86. Individuals for Justice
http://www.IndividualsForJustice.org
87. Instruments For Peace
http://www.instrumentsforpeace.org
88. IPAS / the Auschwitz Project
89. Iraq Veterans Against the War
http://ivaw.org
90. Issues & Alibis magazine
http://www.issuesandalibis.org
91. Justice Through Music
http://www.jtmp.org
92. Justin Frank, MD author of Bush on the Couch
93. Kutztown Area Democratic Club is
http://www.kutztowndemocrats.org
94. Lake Forest Park for Peace
http://www.lfpfp.org
95. Liberty Tree
http://www.libertytreefdr.org
96. Longmont Citizens for Justice and Democracy
http://www.longmont-citizens.org
97. Ralph Lopez, author of "Truth in the Age of Bushism," chairman, Jobs For Afghans
http://jobsforafghans.org
98. Los Angeles Free Press
http://www.losangelesfreepress.com
99. Marcus Raskin, co-founder of Institute for Policy Studies, member of editorial board of the /Nation/, member of the special staff of the National Security Council in the Kennedy Administration
100. Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns
http://www.maryknollogc.org
101. Media Freedom Foundation/Project Censored
http://www.projectcensored.org
102. Media With Conscience
http://www.mwcnews.net
103. The Meiklejohn Civil Liberties Institute
http://www.mcli.org
104. Middle East Children's Alliance
http://www.mecaforpeace.org
105. Middle East Crisis Response
http://www.mideastcrisis.org
106. MobileBroadcastNews
http://MobileBroadcastNews.org
107. My America Too
http://www.myamericatoo.com
108. Naomi Wolf, author of /End of America: Letter of Warning to a Young Patriot/, and /Give Me Liberty: A Handbook for American Revolutionaries/
http://naomiwolf.org
109. Nashville Peace Coalition
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/peace-coalition
110. National Accountability Network
111. NC Democrats
112. New Hampshire Peace Action
http://www.nhpeaceaction.org
113. NJ May 1 Coalition
http://www.njmay1.org
114. New Paltz Women in Black
115. New Paltz Green Party
http://newpaltzgreens.org
116. Newton County Democratic Club, and
Newton County Democratic Central Committee
http://www.democratleaders.com
117. New York Metro Progressives
http://nymetroprogressives.wikispaces.com
118. NY-NJ Rapid Response Network
119. No Nukes North
http://www.nonukesnorth.net
120. North Alabama Peace Network
http://www.napn.org
121. North County Coalition for Justice and Peace
122. Northeast Impeachment Coalition
http://www.neimpeach.org/wp
123. Northwest Indiana Coalition Against the Iraq War
AShafton@aol.com
124. Op Ed News
http://www.opednews.com
125. Opinion or Truth
http://www.opinionortruth.com
126. Oregon PeaceWorks
http://www.oregonpeaceworks.org
127. The Orlando Prosecute Bush and The Cabal Cyber Meetup
http://www.meetup.com/impeachbush-419/
128. Partnership for Civil Justice (PCJ)
http://www.justiceonline.org
129. Patrick Henry Democratic Club
http://www.patrickhenrythinktank.org
130. Patriotic Response to Renegade Government
patrioticresponse@yahoo.com
131. Peace Action
http://www.peace-action.org
132. Peace Action & Education (Rochester, NY)
133. Peace & Justice Forums, Billings, MT
134. Peace Team
http://www.peaceteam.net
135. People for Peace & Justice/St. Augustine, FL
http://www.staugppj.org
136. Peter McLaren, Professor, University of California, Los Angeles
137. Pioneer Valley Coalition Against Secrecy and Torture
138. The Progressive
http://www.progressive.org
139. Progressive Democrats of America
http://www.pdamerica.org
140. Progressive Democrats of Hawaii
http://pd-hawaii.com
141. Progressive Democrats of New York, 14th Congressional District
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pdnycd14
142. PDA-Ohio
http://www.pdaohio.org
143. Progressive Democrats of Santa Barbara
http://www.pdsb.us
144. Progressive Democrats of the Santa Monica Mountains
145. PDA/DFA South Jersey
http://pdamerica.org/statecaucus.php?s=NJ
146. PDA Rhode Island
http://pdamerica.org/statecaucus.php?s=RI
147. Poets West
http://www.PoetsWest.com
148. Progressive Democrats of Marin
149. Progressive Democrats Sonoma County
http://pdsonoma.org
150. Project Censored
http://www.projectcensored.org
151. Project Vote Count
http://www.ProjectVoteCount.com
152. The Public Record
http://pubrecord.org
153. Radio or Not
http://www.radioornot.com
154. Republicans for Impeachment
http://republicansforimpeachment.com
155. Richmond Peace Education Center
http://www.rpec.org
156. Rise Up Tampa Bay
http://www.riseuptampabay.com
157. Rule of Law Institute
http://ruleoflawinstitute.org
158. San Franciso Bay View
http://www.sfbayview.com
159. Save the Bill of Rights
http://www.savethebillofrights.org
160. Seacoast Peace Response
http://www.seacoastpeaceresponse.org
161. Seamus Berkeley Fine Art Painting
http://www.seamusberkeley.com
162. Sitkans for Peace and Justice
163. Smirking Chimp
http://www.smirkingchimp.com
164. Christiane Brown, The Solution Zone
http://www.1230kjfk.com
165. South Florida Impeachment
http://southfloridaimpeachmentcoalition.org
166. Squadron13
http://www.Squadron13.com
167. St. Pete for Peace
http://www.stpeteforpeace.org
168. Stop Martial Law
http://www.Stop-Martial-Law.com
169. Stop the War Machine
http://www.stopthewarmachine.org
170. Straits Area Concerned Citizens for Peace and Justice
http://www.straitspeace.org
171. Syracuse Cultural Workers
http://www.syracuseculturalworkers.com
172. Syracuse Peace Council
http://www.peacecouncil.net
173. Takoma Park, MD-Impeach Bush & Cheney
http://takomaparkibc.wordpress.com
174. TeleSpan Publishing Corp.
http://www.telespan.com
175. Topanga Peace Alliance
http://www.topangapeacealliance.org
176. Topple Bush
http://www.topplebush.com
177. Torture Abolition and Survivors Support Coalition International (TASSC)
http://tassc.org
178. Transylvanians for Peace
179. Traprock Center for Peace and Justice
http://www.grassrootspeace.org
180. True Blue Network
181. Tulsa Impeachment Committee
http://impeachok1.org
182. Tulsa Peace Fellowship
http://www.tulsapeacefellowship.org
183. TV News Lies
http://tvnewslies.org
184. UM Constitutionalists
http://umfreedom.com
185. Uncommon Thought Journal
http://www.uncommonthought.com/mtblog
186. United for Peace and Justice
http://www.unitedforpeace.org
187. US Citizens for Peace and Justice -Rome
http://www.peaceandjustice.it
188. VAWN - Virginia Anti-War Network
http://vawn.org
189. Velvet Revolution
http://www.velvetrevolution.us
190. VeteransAgainstTorture
http://www.VeteransAgainstTorture.com
191. Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity
http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/vips
192. Veterans for Peace
http://www.veteransforpeace.org
193. Veterans for Peace - Gainesville
http://www.afn.org/~vetpeace
194. Veterans for Peace - Smedley Butler Brigade
http://smedleyvfp.org
195. Veterans for Peace 26 Chicago
http://www.chicagovfp.org
196. Veterans for Peace 099
197. Veterans for Peace - John Day Chapter Los Angeles
http://www.veteransforpeacela.org
198. Veterans For Peace Chapter 72
http://www.vfpchapter72.org
199. Vietnam Veterans Against the War - Chicago
http://www.vvaw.org
200. Voters Evolt
http://www.TheVoters.org
201. Voters for Peace
http://votersforpeace.us/index2.php
202. War Crimes Times
http://www.warcrimestimes.org
203. War Is Illegal
http://www.war-is-illegal.org
204. War Times/Tiempo de Guerras
http://war-times.org
205. Washington For Impeachment
http://washingtonforimpeachment.org
206. Washington Peace Center
http://www.washingtonpeacecenter.net
207. WeAreChangeVancouver
http://wearechangevancouver.org
208. We the People Network
http://www.wtpnet.org
209. WESPAC Foundation
http://www.wespac.org
210. West Point Graduates Against the War
http://www.wpgaw.org
211. West Seattle Neighbors for Peace and Justice
http://www.westseattleneighborsforpeace.org
212. Whatcom Veterans for Justice
213. Wisconsin Impeachment/Bring Our Troops Home Coalition
http://www.impeachwi.com
214. Wisconsin Network for Peace and Justice
http://www.wnpj.org
215. Woodstock Peace Economy
http://www.woodstockpeaceeconomy.org
216. World Can't Wait
http://www.worldcantwait.net
217. World in Perspective
http://worldinperspective.org

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