Impeach for Peace offers us a plan for DIY impeachment.

Before the House Judiciary Committee can put together the Articles of Impeachment, someone must initiate the impeachment procedure. Most often, this occurs when members of the House pass a resolution. Another method outlined in the manual, however, is for individual citizens to submit a memorial for impeachment.


After learning this information, Minnesotan and Impeach for Peace member (Jodin Morey) found precedent in an 1826 memorial by Luke Edward Lawless which had been successful in initiating the impeachment of Federal Judge James H. Peck. Impeach for Peace then used this as a template for their "Do-It-Yourself Impeachment." Now any citizen can download the DIY Impeachment Memorial and submit it, making it possible for Americans to do what our representatives have been unwilling to do. The idea is for so many people to submit the Memorial that it cannot be ignored.

Yeah, I'm sure it won't be ignored by the ruling party. They'll drop everything and say, "Wait a minute, the people want to impeach Bush, lets all shoot ourselves in the foot!"

I think this energy would be better expended giving up rather than generating more paper to be ignored by politicians who have no interest in these symbolic gestures. Conyers might get a kick out of it, but again, just more futile symbolism.