Pubdate: Thursday, 8 Oct 1998 Source: PR Newswire Website: http://www.prnewswire.com/ Note: As policy, we do not post press releases. Nearly all we receive do not come up to the standard requered to go out on PR Newswire. This one does, and is of interest to many, so this is an exception. Peter has set up a related website at: http://www.lungrendoyourduty.com/ BESTSELLING AUTHOR TO CALL FOR LUNGREN'S IMPEACHMENT AT LIBERTARIAN PARTY FORUM LOS ANGELES, Oct. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Peter McWilliams, #1 bestselling author of ``Ain't Nobody's Business if You Do,'' ``How to Survive the Loss of a Love,'' and ``The Personal Computer Book,'' will call for Attorney General Dan Lungren's impeachment at a Libertarian Party forum to be held Wednesday, October 14th. McWilliams, 48, was diagnosed with AIDS and non-Hodgkins lymphoma in March 1996. He uses medical marijuana to combat the nausea caused by his life-saving medical treatments and is an outspoken advocate of medical marijuana. In his speech, entitled ``Why Attorney General Lungren Should Be Impeached,'' McWilliams will argue that Lungren -- the Republican Party candidate for governor of California -- has not upheld his oath of office to defend the people of California against ``all enemies, foreign and domestic.'' McWilliams maintains that the federal government is, in his case, a ``domestic enemy.'' On December 17, 1997, nine Drug Enforcement Agency and IRS agents entered McWilliams's home in Los Angeles, handcuffed him, went through virtually every piece of paper in the house, and confiscated his personal computer which contained almost two years' worth of work on medical marijuana. More recently, on July 23rd, McWilliams and eight others were arrested and charged with conspiracy to grow marijuana plants. McWilliams was held in federal custody for four weeks before being freed on $250,000 bail. If convicted, he faces up to 10 years in jail. Also in his speech, McWilliams will argue that Lungren has failed to ``adequately'' and ``uniformly'' enforce the Compassionate Use Act -- which voters approved as Proposition 215 in November, 1996 -- in violation of Article V, Section 13 of the California Constitution. Prop. 215 made the use of medical marijuana legal in California. Attorney General Lungren has been invited to the forum to respond to McWilliams's comments. ``Peter McWilliams is an exciting, vibrant speaker, and we are honored and privileged to host his speech,'' said Dennis Decherd, chair of the Foothills (Pasadena area) Libertarian Party. McWilliams joined the Libertarian Party after giving a rousing speech that was broadcast nationwide on C-SPAN at the 1998 Libertarian National Convention in July. Time and location of the forum is Wednesday, October 14th, 8 PM, at the Arcadia Elks Club, 27 W. Huntington Drive, Arcadia. For further information: Dennis Decherd, (562) 949-0595. - --- Checked-by: Richard Lake