{news} Fw: Constitutional lawyer John C. Bonifaz on the Downing Street memo FRIDAY, 7/22, in Great Barrington

[Justine McCabe]

Constitutional lawyer to discuss Downing Street Memo
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GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. - John C. Bonifaz, a constitutional and
>>public-interest lawyer, will be speaking on Friday, July 22 at 7:30
>>PM in the sanctuary of the First Congregational Church, 251 Main Street in
>>Great Barrington.  The subject of his talk will be: The Downing Street
>>minutes and the Iraq war: Has the President committed impeachable 
>>offenses?
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>>Mr. Bonifaz is a 1992 cum laude graduate of Harvard Law School.  In 
>>February
>>and March 2003, he served as plaintiffs' lead counsel in John Doe I vs.
>>President Bush, a constitutional challenge to President Bush's authority 
>>to
>>wage war against Iraq absent a congressional declaration of war or
>>equivalent action.  Mr. Bonifaz
>>represented a coalition of US soldiers, parents of US soldiers, and 
>>Members
>>of Congress, arguing that the president's planned first-strike invasion of
>>Iraq violated the War Powers Clause of the US Constitution.
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>>Mr. Bonifaz is the author of "Warrior-King: The Case for Impeaching George
>>Bush" (NationBooks - NY, foreword by Rep. John Conyers, Jan. 2004) on the
>>illegality of the Iraq war.  The book presents an accounting of the
>>aforementioned lawsuit, and its meaning for the United States 
>>Constitution.
>>He is also a co-founder of AfterDowningStreet.org, a national coalition of
>>veterans groups, peace groups and public interest organizations seeking a
>>formal congressional investigation into whether President Bush has 
>>committed
>>impeachable offenses in connection with the Iraq War.  He recently 
>>appeared
>>on the panel at the hearings in Washington DC led by Rep. John Conyers to
>>receive testimony concerning the Downing Street memos.
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>>Mr.Bonifaz will be interviewed by Susan Arbetter on the public radio 
>>station
>>WAMC 90.3 FM on Monday, July 18th at 9:48 AM
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>>There is no fee to attend the talk, but donations to defray expenses will 
>>be
>>gratefully accepted.  For any further information, contact 413 528-0248.
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>>Directions to Great Barrington, Mass.
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>>From the Waterbury area:
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>>Take Rt 8 north to Torrington, Ext 44.  Take Rt 4 from Torrington to Rt 63
>>in Goshen. Turn right on Rt. 63, Continue on Rt. 63 to where it merges 
>>with
>>Rt. 7 in Falls Village. Take Rt 7 North to Great Barrington.
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>>From the Hartford area:
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>>Take Rt 84 toward Waterbury, but exit at the Farmington exit. Take Rt 4
>>through Torrington and Goshen to Rt. 63. Turn right on Rt 63 to Rt. 7 
>>North.
>>Continue on Rt 7 north to Great Barrington.
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