another 102 BILLION FOR IRAQ???
Quick Poll: $102 Billion MORE for Iraq?
In April, Congress will consider Bush's demand for another $102 billion for the never-ending and disastrous occupation of Iraq.
This is on top of the $562 billion Congress has already given Bush since 2003.
And it is on top of the $3 trillion the Iraq War is estimated to cost for veterans' care, weapons replacement, and higher oil prices.
How should your Representatives vote?
((well I tried for awhile to see how to unlink this poll from my email. Not just for reasons of privacy but because your vote would just be canceling my own)) So ... good luck and try to figure it out. Over 3000 people so far have voted no. Duh.
And, on with the rest part of which doesn't make good sense because I'm cutting out the links to the poll for the above stated reasons.
(If you make a mistake, simply vote again - your last vote will replace your earlier vote.)
If you want your Representatives to vote no, you need to tell them . Here's how:
1. Email your Senators and Representative , and ask your friends and relatives to join you: http://www.democrats.com/iraq-petition
2. Help organize a Town Hall Meeting with your Representative in April. Volunteers are organizing Town Halls from coast to coast , but we need your help to reach our goal of 435 Town Hall Meetings - one for every Representative.
We have fabulous coalition partners , speakers , and web/email tools to help you make your Town Hall a success. So act now - don't wait for Congress to steal another $102 billion from urgent needs like health care, education, jobs, and the environment. http://iraqtownhalls.com
For inspiration, on the 40th anniversay of the murder of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., let's remember his powerful words :
"Those of us who love peace must organize as effectively as the war hawks. As they spread the propaganda of war, we must spread the propaganda of peace... We must demonstrate, teach and preach, until the very foundations of our nation are shaken. We must work unceasingly to lift this nation that we love to a higher destiny, to a new plateau of compassion, to a more noble expression of humanness."
Thanks for all you do!
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RELATED PROJECTS
Richard Greene's show "Clout!" on Air America interviewed Democrats.com's David Swanson about the Iraq Town Halls project and urged Air America listeners to take part. Here's the audio: http://www.airamerica.com/clout/node/201
Peter Rothberg of the Nation magazine has written about the Iraq Town Halls: http://www.thenation.com/blogs/actnow?bid=4&pid=302340
Progressive Democrats of America is helping to organize Iraq Town Halls and has just launched its Healthcare NOT Warfare campaign to bring our troops home from Iraq and use the savings to pass H.R. 676, Rep. John Conyers' bill which guarantees comprehensive publicly-funded, privately-delivered health care for everyone in the U.S.
Please sign their petition: https://www.thedatabank.com/dpg/309/personal2.asp?formid=healthpet
Win Without War is urging its members to take part in Iraq Town Halls and wants Rep. John Murtha, Chairman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, to provide funding only for the safe and timely redeployment of U.S. troops out of Iraq. Please sign their letter: http://www.standupcongress.org
FireDogLake filed a complaint with the FEC because John McCain is breaking his own campaign finance law by spending $4 million above the limit he imposed on himself when he accepted public financing. You can sign it too: http://action.firedoglake.com/page/petition/mccainfec
The Backbone Campaign is helping to promote Iraq Town Halls and has just created the Procession for the Future, a creative organizing tool with which to inspire, educate and train students, youth and concerned citizens to be more effective activists. The Procession for the Future is a touring parade, using high production value art and spectacle to animate our aspirations and deliver a compelling progressive vision for the country. A dozen giant puppets and floats portray a set of progressive policy priorities.
Use this tool: http://backbonecampaign.org/page.cfm?id=129
TrueMajority is asking its members to be part of Iraq Town Halls and is organizing against an attack on Iran at http://www.NotAnotherWar.org
Cities for Peace is also involved and is helping localities pass resolutions against an attack on Iran: http://tinyurl.com/2a3p6h
DontAttackIran.org has almost reach 120,000 signatures on a petition to Bush and Cheney opposing an attack on Iran, and 100,000 on a petition to members of the military urging them to refuse illegal orders to launch such an attack: http://www.dontattackiran.org
Voters for Peace is urging Congress to compel the testimony of Admiral Fallon, who reportedly resigned due to disputes with the White House over whether a military attack on Iran should be pursued: http://votersforpeace.us
Code Pink: Women for Peace is working with us on planning Iraq Town Halls around the country, while at the same time keeping up the pressure on Capitol Hill every day: http://codepinkalert.org
Iraq Veterans Against the War (IVAW) are available as speakers at Iraq Town Halls, and video of their Winter Soldier testimony is available as well and highly recommended: http://ivaw.org
Veterans for Peace has just published a letter to the peace movement: http://afterdowningstreet.org/node/32262
BetrayUsReport.com returns for Petraeus Part II: You Can't Get Fooled Again (Can You?) http://betrayusreport.com
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