On 2/7/08, Chairman John Conyers presided over a House Judiciary Committee hearing at which Attorney General Michael Mukasey testified he would not investigate torture (video) or warrantless spying (video), he would not enforce contempt citations (video), and he would treat Justice Department opinions as providing immunity for crimes (report).

It is now the official position of the Bush-Cheney administration that the President and Vice President are above the law.

It is time for Chairman Conyers to uphold his oath to "Protect and defend the Constitution of the United States" by holding impeachment hearings for Vice President Cheney.

We have patiently asked you to begin impeachment hearings since you became Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee in January 2007, but you have ignored us.

We believed Speaker Pelosi ordered you not to hold hearings, but you insist that's not true - that the decision is entirely yours.

So what's holding you back?