For Immediate Release: June 26, 2006
Web: http://www.impeachpac.org/endorse-durston
ImpeachPAC Endorses Bill Durston (CA-03)
ImpeachPAC, a federal PAC funding pro-impeachment candidates for Congress, endorsed Dr. Bill Durston in his race for
California's 3rd Congressional District against rightwing Republican Dan Lungren.
Dr. Durston served in Vietnam with the Marines 3rd Force Reconnaissance Company, and he received the Navy Commendation
medal for bravery under combat. He is board certified in both Internal Medicine and Emergency Medicine and has practiced
in Sacramento for over 20 years. He was President of the Sacramento chapter of Physicians for Social Responsibility from
2003 until this year.
ImpeachPAC has previously endorsed three candidates for the House of Representatives, Michigan's Tony Trupiano, New
York's Chris Owens, and California's Jeeni Criscenzo, and two for the Senate, Maine's Jean Hay Bright, and Rhode
Island's Carl Sheeler. ImpeachPAC is contributing $5,000, the maximum allowed by law, to each of these campaigns.
Durston's campaign website makes clear his understanding of the importance of impeachment and his determination not to
be scared away from it. "Under the U.S. Constitution," he writes, "the House of Representatives has the power to impeach
the President and other federal officials. Although the term 'impeachment' is widely misunderstood to mean removal from
office, the word 'impeach' really means to bring charges against someone. Once impeached by the House, the President
would have to be found guilty of 'treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors' by 2/3 of the Senate before
he is actually removed from office. Impeachment is not a radical or extreme measure. The impeachment process is part of
the checks and balances built into the U.S. Constitution by the founders of our country. It is a carefully thought out
mechanism to provide for the peaceful removal from office of a President who has violated the public trust."
"I believe, Durston continues, "that there is more than sufficient evidence to call for the impeachment of George W.
Bush. I believe that he has violated federal law in authorizing domestic spying; that he has violated the U.S.
Constitution in denying prisoners the right of habeas corpus and in condoning cruel and unusual punishment; and that he
has knowingly misled Congress and the American people into an unnecessary and unjust war. As a U.S. Representative, I
will support the impeachment of George W. Bush, including introducing articles of impeachment myself if they are not
introduced by another member of the House. "
For more on Durston's positions, visit:
http://www.durstonforcongress.org/issues/issues.html
ImpeachPAC President Bob Fertik said of Durston: "It's not easy to take on an incumbent, but political strategies and
probabilities change when the President is widely understood to be a criminal. Voters across the country are looking for
challengers who will offer honest, fearless proposals for fundamental change and a restoration of the rule of law. The
voters in California's third district have, in Bill Durston, the type of candidate who can inspire them to actually
vote, the kind of candidate who can achieve an upset. We're honored to have the opportunity to back Durston's campaign."
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