The public memory is very short, said Representative Thomas Davis, Republican from Virginia, who chairs the Republican National Congressional Committee. You saw how quickly impeachment faded from people's minds. Oh really? Meanwhile.... "House Democrat Carrie Meek of Florida, who is African-American, brought the committee back to her home state when she said that what happened to blacks in her state on November 7 was nothing short of "outrageous." She said she did not want to see legislation; she wanted action. I have a pin on today that says, 'Remember Florida,' Meek said. Members of my race died because of this issue. They died because they deserved the right to vote, and there were many who tried to stop them.