Express your anger to Congress! ACTION >>>

helderheid

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Wed May-23-07 03:33 PM
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Express your anger to Congress! ACTION >>>

Edited on Wed May-23-07 03:36 PM by helderheid

There are only a couple ways Congress can end this bloody, unwinnable occupation in Iraq. These do NOT include the approach of the Democratic leaders. That’s been a failure – as they now stand ready to give Bush $95 billion more war funding through an Iraq Supplemental bill that no longer has any timelines for troop withdrawal.

The final vote on the Iraq Supplemental is expected tomorrow in both the Senate and House. Contact your Senators and member of Congress immediately (Capitol Hill switchboard is 202-224-3121).

* Tell them NO BLANK CHECK for an occupation that the overwhelming majority of Iraqis and U.S. troops in Iraq want ended.
* Tell Democrats that continued no-strings-attached funding means Iraq becomes the Democrats’ war.
* Ask them if they oppose a troop escalation, why are they funding it in full?

Remind them of the only effective ways of ending the Iraq occupation:

1) Using the power of the purse to cut off funds to Iraq -- except those needed to safely withdraw our troops (and for humanitarian/reconstruction aid to the Iraqi people).

2) Using their investigative power to probe White House deceptions and distortions that propelled the Iraq invasion and occupation, and to impeach if necessary.

That Congressional switchboard number is 202-224-3121.

While distressed with Democratic leaders, PDAers know well that there are a number of stalwarts in Congress who keep battling for peace and justice and a principled, progressive Democratic Party. Rep. Raul Grijalva, a PDA Advisory Board member, issued this statement today:

"I have opposed funding this war from the beginning, and I have no interest in funding it now. The previous supplemental, The Iraq Accountability Act, though flawed and at odds with many of my beliefs, represented a chance for hope. It had represented a first, albeit tentative, step in the difficult process of finally bringing this devastating war to an ultimate end….But I cannot in good conscience support this new version of an Iraq war funding bill…a paper tiger that will give the Administration an unfettered extension to this ill-conceived occupation, and an implied sanction by this Congress of the war.”

Besides calling Senators and Congress members to vote NO on the Iraq Supplemental, please contact your member of Congress and others to urge them to co-sponsor H Res 333, Articles of Impeachment against Vice President Cheney.

http://capwiz.com/pdamerica/issues/alert/?alertid=9672446

Progressive Democrats of America is a grassroots PAC that works both inside the Democratic Party and outside in movements for peace and justice. Our goal: Extend the victory of Nov. 2006 into a permanent, progressive majority. PDA’s advisory board includes six members of Congress and activist leaders such as Tom Hayden, Cindy Sheehan, Medea Benjamin and Rev. Lennox Yearwood. More info: http://pdamerica.org/.