• No new troops!
• Immediate withdrawal of all U.S. troops from Iraq and Afghanistan
• Money for Human Needs Not War!

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In September organizers from NCNR sent a letter to Mukasey urging the indictment of Bush and Cheney and requesting a meeting to discuss the matter. Mukasey has not responded. Please sign this petition, which will send an email to Mukasey asking him to meet with NCNR.

Then mark November 10, 2008, on your calendar and plan to either phone the Department of Justice or join us at the protest there at noon. The phone numbers are 202-514-2000 and 202-353-1555. Stay involved in the campaign to convict Bush and Cheney.

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Impeachment Step 2

Tell your Representatives to co-sponsor  Rep. Kucinich's 35 Articles of Impeachment:
http://democrats.com/35-articles-of-impeachment

After more than three years of grassroots pressure from true patriots like you, Congress finally took step 1 towards impeaching George W. Bush for his High Crimes by holding a "non-impeachment hearing" last Friday.

Witnesses led by Dennis Kucinich, Elliot Adams, Rocky Anderson, Bob Barr, Vincent Bugliosi, Bruce Fein, Maurice Hinchey, and Elizabeth Holtzman presented an overwhelming case for impeachment. Watch the individual videos and the wrap-up by American News Project.

Most of the Democrats who attended the hearings were excellent . If one of these is your Representative, or if you contributed to their campaigns, please call 202-224-3121 to thank them for supporting impeachment: Dennis Kucinich, Robert Wexler, Tammy Baldwin, Keith Ellison, Maurice Hinchey, Sheila Jackson-Lee, and Hank Johnson.

Chairman John Conyers insisted it was not an "impeachment hearing." But he also said, "I believe the evidence on these matters is both credible and substantial and  warrant the response of the executive branch, under oath if at all possible... Let me add, we are not done yet, and we do not intend to go away until we achieve the accountability that Congress is entitled to and the American people deserve ."

And by the end of the hearing, even the see-no-evil Republican witnesses admitted Congress should consider impeachment. So what stands in the way of  real impeachment hearings? 

1. 228 Democrats (and 199 Republicans) who have not co-sponsored Articles of Impeachment against George Bush. Tell your Representatives to co-sponsor Rep. Kucinich's 35 Articles of Impeachment:
http://democrats.com/35-articles-of-impeachment

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2. Key Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee who do not support impeachment.

a. Impeachment Hamlets: Bobby Scott, Zoe Lofgren, and Jerry Nadler believe Bush committed impeachable offfenses, but they are terrified to support impeachment. Call them to find out why they can't make up their minds:
http://www.causecaller.com/wiki/Judiciary_Impeachment_Hamlets

b. AWOL Democrats: These members showed their contempt for the Constitution (and their constituents) by not even attending the July 25 hearing: Howard Berman, Rick Boucher, Artur Davis, Bill Delahunt, Luis Gutierrez, Linda Sanchez, Betty Sutton, Maxine Waters, Anthony Weiner. Call them to find out why they failed to do their jobs - and when they will support impeachment:
http://www.causecaller.com/wiki/Judiciary_Impeachment_AWOL

c. Impeachment opponents: Adam Schiff, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, and Mel Watt believe none of Bush's High Crimes are impeachable. Call them to find out why they have betrayed their Oath of Office:
http://www.causecaller.com/wiki/Judiciary_Impeachment_Opponents

3. House Democratic "Leaders" who oppose impeachment: Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, Caucus Chair Rahm Emanuel, Whip Jim Clyburn, and DCCC chair Chris Van Hollen believe impeachment would hurt Democrats in November. Call them to say serious impeachment hearings will expose Republican High Crimes and help Democrats at all levels:
http://www.causecaller.com/wiki/Democratic_Leaders_Should_Impeach_Bush

4. The Corporate Media

Despite six hours of in-depth hearings, there was no substantive coverage in any Corporate Media outlet. Call your favorite TV/radio talk shows and write to your favorite newspaper to demand coverage of impeachment.

On Tuesday at 10 pm ET / 7 pm PT, Air America's Richard Greene will discuss impeachment with Dennis Kucinich. Guests also include Mimi Kennedy and Tim Carpenter of Progressive Democrats of America. Listen online:
http://airamerica.com/listen

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We've Opened the Door, How Do We Keep It Open? Original article and tons and tons more can be found at:
http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/node/35070

Submitted by davidswanson on Sun, 2008-07-27 12:55.

• Activism
• Impeachment

By David Swanson

Your hard work has resulted in Congress cracking open the door to impeachment, justice, and peace. How can you keep it open?

A lot of us have our own favorite impeachable offenses - mine is the Iraq war - but a lot of them are not about to go anywhere in Congress. The impeachable offenses that appear to have the most traction among congress members (i.e. very little) are:

1. The numerous violations of laws combined with the announcement of the intention to violate those laws through signing statements. (I say it in this longwinded way, because just abbreviating it to "signing statements" allows people to pretend to miss the point.)

2. The numerous refusals to comply with requests, subpoenas, and contempt citations.

It has always been predictable, and predicted, that these would have the most traction (because nonpartisan, non-controversial, no congressional complicity, no investigation needed, clearcut and simple), and it has become clear that - as predicted - they DO in fact have the most traction.

We'd all LOVE to nail these fascist bastards for our favorite offenses, but we'd also all HATE for them to get off scott free, thereby establishing a precedent for future presidents; and when they nailed Al Capone for tax fraud everybody understood exactly why they'd done so.

What is needed is pressure on every member of Congress to themselves pressure Conyers, including by signing Wexler's letter at http://wexlerwantshearings.com So, please call your Representative every day at (202) 224-3121, focus on the issues that have the most traction, and urge them to ask Conyers to hold a real impeachment hearing. Remember that in an impeachment hearing the excuse of "executive privilege" is not allowed. A subpoena must simply be obeyed or those who refuse to obey it can be impeached.

Of secondary value is trying to get your Representative to introduce new articles of impeachment or new resolutions calling for impeachment hearings. So, any lengthy communications with your Rep should include that ask.

The third most important thing to do is to contact media outlets and urge them to cover impeachment, and contact polling companies and urge them to poll on impeachment.

The fourth most important thing to do is to support pro-impeachment candidates for Congress and make certain the incumbents know about it. Don't just send a check. First send a photocopy of it to the incumbent letting them know why they aren't getting one.

Now is the time to move on this with everything we've got. We've opened the door and must not allow it to close again.

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Plenty of video of the hearing or whatever you want to call it having to do with executive power can be found at youtube.

The garbage coming out of some of our "representatives" mouths was totally digusting and we must make it clear we will NOT be shoved aside and ignored.

Here's a link to one and you can find the others.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DoIZSns1_1Y

Get organized, get everyone you know and flood those scum with emails, faxes (which you can send online for free at http://faxzero.com(fax numbers can be found below), calls and letters and visits.

It's time to step it up, we need REAL IMPEACHMENT HEARINGS AND THESE SCUM ARE NOT KINGS AND SHALL NOT BE ALLOWED TO IGNORE THE LAW.

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Just emailed every email that Laura lists below, I only got back 6 could not deliver messages, I will update which ones and try to find the new ones when I can.

Please search out and call and email and write and visit as many as you can, media is the only way to reach the masses and we CAN get them to report more than they are now, it just ntakes a sustained push. 

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America needs to know...
From ImpeachForPeace

CQ said of Conyers' hearings:
The anticipated hearing would review more than a year of committee inquiry into such matters as the firing of U.S. attorneys, the leak of the identity of former CIA operative Valerie Plame and the information provided to Congress in the run-up to the Iraq War.
Kucinich has promised a surprise foreign official as a witness in the hearing. His article focuses on administration claims that Saddam possessed WMD in the run-up to the Iraq war, and that there was a connection between Hussein and 9/11.

Hit the media outlets: (PLEASE REPORT ON THE KUCINICH ARTICLE AND IMPEACHMENT HEARINGS!)
letters@jackson.gannett.com
theforum@usatoday.com
oped@nytimes.com
op-ed@latimes.com
oped@phillynews.com
ctc-COMMENT@tribune.com
opinion@startribune.com
letters@RockyMountainNews.com
viewpoints@chron.com
oped@newsday.com
viewpoints@dallasnews.com
shuntley@suntimes.com
forum@sfchronicle.com
my.turns@pni.com
m_Pritchard@globe.com
HeraldEd@herald.com
oped@herald.com
oped@starledger.com
forum@plaind.com
oped@news.oregonian.com
editpg@freepress.com
gailey@sptimes.com
openforum@denverpost.com
netaudr@abc.com
nightline@abcnews.com
2020@abc.com
nightly@msnbc.com

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From Impeach For Peace this morning...
Here are the fax numbers of the House Judiciary Members (the committee considering impeachment):
Ranking Member: Lamar Smith (TX) 202-225-8628
James Sensenbrenner (WI) (202) 225-5101
Howard Coble (NC) (202) 225-8611
Elton Gallegly (CA) (202) 225-1100
Bob Goodlatte (VA) (202) 225-9681
Steve Chabot (OH) (202) 225-3012
Chris Cannon (UT) (202) 225-5629
Baldwin (202) 225-6942 has supported impeachment hearings.
Berman (202) 225-3196
Boucher (202) 225-0442
Cohen (202) 225-5663
Conyers (202) 225-0072
Davis (202) 226-9567
Delahunt (202) 225-5658
Ellison (202) 225-4886
Fenney (202) 226-6299
Forbes (202) 226-1170
Franks (202) 225-6328
Gohmert (202) 226-1230
Gutierrez (202) 225-7810
Issa (202) 225-3303
Jackson Lee (202) 225-3317
Johnson (202) 226-0961
Jordan (202) 226-0577
Keller (202) 225-0999
King (202) 225-3193
Lofgrin (202) 225-3336
Lungren (202) 226-1298
Nadler (202) 225-6923
Nadler brooklyn (718) 996-0039
Pence (202) 225-3382
Sanchez (202) 226-1012
Schiff (202) 225-5828
Scott (202) 225-8354
Sherman (202) 225-5879
Sutton (202) 225-2266
Wasserman Schultz (202) 226-2052
Waters (202) 225-7854 has supported impeachment hearings.
Watt (202) 225-1512
Weiner (202) 226-7253
Wexler (202) 225-5974 has supported impeachment hearings.

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Dear Carole,

Last Thursday the largest newspaper in my congressional district - the South Florida Sun-Sentinel - published an editorial lambasting my enthusiastic support for immediately holding impeachment hearings for President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney.  Numerous letters to the editor have also criticized my support for this movement.

Below, you'll find the original Sun-Sentinel editorial, followed by my response, which was printed yesterday. 

I assure you that I will not back down from this fight – no matter the consequences or political cost.  The only thing that maters is that we deliver accountability for the Bush Cheney Administration and defend our government and our constitution.

If you would like to write a letter to the Sun Sentinel, you can email letters@sun-sentinel.com.

Thank you for your continued support.

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Here is some info from Kucinich (this site here is just sharing the info, you must sign up with the original site and source to get updates!)

Articles of Impeachment

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Please sign up with them to get updates, this site is just sharing this info.

Here are some things you can do...

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Call Pelosi, Conyers and YOUR reps and DEMAND IMPEACHMENT!

Here: House.gov

And here: Senate.gov

Contact media: Fair.org

Vist and follow through on things you can do at sites like these: AfterDowningStreet.org and ImpeachBush.org

PLEASE folks, if we don't impeach we will NEVER get control of our government again and ALL issues from rights to animals to health to environment will mean NOTHING.

Please do everything you can.

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http://www.care2.com/news/member/866113885/761150?saved=1

You can get the book here (and elsewhere): amazon.com

Then get out and talk to: Full Contact List for the Attorneys General

And Google "___ District Attorney" (fill in the blank with your county)

Let's get to work on this and make it happen. At the VERY least it will shine a light on the subject, so let's get moving.

Thanks and Peace

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This MUST READ letter by former CIA analyst to former Middle East Commander Admiral Fallon is not only a call to get Fallon to live up to his oath, but to ALL military personnel to remember and carry out their oath which states they will defend the Constitution from ALL enemies....

Please click here:
Attack Iran --- Trash the Constitution . by former CIA analyst Ray McGovern

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Click here for info and what YOU can do:
More Blood...More Money...MEDIA IS SILENT !

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In April, Congress will vote to give George Bush another $102 billion blank check for Iraq - unless we finally persuade our Representatives to Just Say No.

One
of the best ways to persuade a Representative is to hold a Town Hall
Meeting and fill the hall with people who care and are willing to speak
passionately. That gets their attention!

(Another way is to turn out a crowd for a Town Hall that your Representative is
already scheduled to attend. You can follow the appropriate
instructions below.)

So we're asking the 500,000 members of Democrats.com to organize Iraq Town Halls in all 435 Congressional districts. It takes just two reliable activists to get started - can you help?

Here are the basic steps for planning the Town Hall:

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Here's another link:
http://www.impeachbushcheney.net/

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Click here for:
More impeachment stuff

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Wexler Petition Hits 100,000 But 13 Judiciary Dems Remain Silent

On 12/14, Democrats.com was excited to announce Rep. Robert Wexler's campaign to demand impeachment hearings for Dick Cheney. Wexler's goal was 50,000 signatures but with your support, Wexler's petition passed 100,000!
http://www.wexlerwantshearings.com

Wexler is thrilled with your response, and he will hold a virtual town hall meeting on Thursday at 9 pm ET (6 pm PT) on Florida Progressive Radio with Kenneth Quinnell, co-hosted by Democrats.com.
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/fpc

Wexler has the support of two Judiciary Committee Democrats, Luis Gutierrez (IL-04) and Tammy Baldwin (WI-02). Five others are co-sponsors of H.Res. 333/H.Res. 799, Rep. Kucinich's Articles of Impeachment for Vice President Cheney: Steve Cohen (TN-09), Keith Ellison (MN-05), Sheila Jackson Lee (TX-18), Hank Johnson (GA-04), and Maxine Waters (CA-35).

But that leaves 13 Judiciary Committee Democrats who have NOT called for impeachment hearings. These 6 voted to send Kucinich's bill to Judiciary on 11/6, so they should publicly support Wexler's efforts: John Conyers (MI-14), Bobby Scott (VA-03), Brad Sherman (CA-27), Betty Sutton (OH-13), Mel Watt (NC-12), and Anthony Weiner (NY-09).

These 7 voted to kill Kucinich's bill on 11/6, so they need to CHANGE their positions and fulfill their oath of office to defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign AND domestic: Howard Berman (CA-28), Artur Davis (AL-07), William Delahunt (MA-10), Zoe Lofgren (CA-16), Jerrold Nadler (NY-08), Linda Sanchez (CA-39), and Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-20).

Please email all House Judiciary Democrats through this petition:
http://www.democrats.com/topelosiandjudiciary

If you are represented by any of the 13 Democrats listed above, please join your local Congressional District Impeachment Committee (CDIC) and plan local actions like letters to the editor, district office visits, birddogging, honkathons, and collecting petitions and personal letters on the streets:
http://democrats.com/cdic-find

If you don't see a CDIC, please create one:
http://democrats.com/cdic

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With Your Help, Chris Dodd Wins Temporary Victory on Warrantless Wiretapping

Immediately after stealing the White House in 2001, Bush and Cheney told the telecom giants to wiretap ALL phone calls and emails of ALL Americans - even though it was completely illegal under FISA, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act.

Only one company, Qwest, chose to follow the law. In true mafia fashion, Bush and Cheney punished Qwest by denying it contracts and prosecuting its CEO, Joseph Nacchio, for alleged securities fraud. The other companies willingly broke the law, and now face 40 civil lawsuits from outraged customers. So Bush is desperate to get Congress to grant the telecoms full immunity for the crimes he coerced them into committing.

In October, Senator Chris Dodd promised to filibuster the immunity bill. Harry Reid betrayed Dodd and all of us by pushing a vote on telecom immunity. On Monday, Dodd fulfilled his promise, and Democrats.com and other blogs generated over 500,000 emails to Congress in support of Dodd's filibuster. Key Democrats supported Dodd's filibuster, and Reid was forced to reschedule a vote in January. Watch Dodd's thank-you message:
http://chrisdodd.com/blog/chris-dodd-comments-after-fisa-victory

Of course nothing will stop Bush and Cheney from creating a fascist dictatorship, and they will put immense pressure on Harry Reid to pass the immunity bill when Congress returns. So let's keep a steady flow of emails to Congress opposing telecom immunity:
http://www.democrats.com/peoplesemailnetwork/114

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Democrats Give Bush Another $70 Billion Blank Check - Join the Democratic Donor Strike

On Tuesday, the Senate voted 70-25 to give Bush another $70 billion blank check for Iraq. Our soldiers were betrayed by every Senate Republican except Gordon Smith (OR) and 21 Democrats: Akaka (D-HI), Baucus (D-MT), Bayh (D-IN), Carper (D-DE), Casey (D-PA), Conrad (D-ND), Dorgan (D-ND), Inouye (D-HI), Johnson (D-SD), Landrieu (D-LA), Levin (D-MI), Lincoln (D-AR), McCaskill (D-MO), Mikulski (D-MD), Nelson (D-FL), Nelson (D-NE), Pryor (D-AR), Rockefeller (D-WV), Salazar (D-CO), Tester (D-MT), Webb (D-VA).

On Wednesday, the House voted 272-142 to give Bush another $70 billion blank check for Iraq. Our soldiers were betrayed by every House Republican except John Duncan (TN-02) and 78 Democrats: Altmire (PA-04), Baird (WA-03), Barrow (GA-12), Bean (IL-08), Berkley (NV-01), Berman (CA-28), Berry (AR-01), Bishop (GA-02), Boren (OK-02), Boucher (VA-09), Boyd (FL-02), Boyda (KS-02), Brown (FL-03), Carney (PA-10), Chandler (KY-06), Clyburn (SC-06), Cooper (TN-05), Costa (CA-20), Cramer (AL-05), Cuellar (TX-28), Davis (TN-04), Davis (AL-07), Davis (CA-53), Dicks (WA-06), Dingell (MI-15), Donnelly (IN-02), Edwards (TX-17), Ellsworth (IN-08), Emanuel (IL-05), Etheridge (NC-02), Giffords (AZ-08), Gillibrand (NY-20), Gonzalez (TX-20), Gordon (TN-06), Green (TX-29), Herseth Sandlin (SD-00), Hill (IN-09), Hinojosa (TX-15), Holden (PA-17), Hoyer (MD-05), Kanjorski (PA-11), Kildee (MI-05), Kind (WI-03), Lampson (TX-22), Larsen (WA-02), Levin (MI-12), Lynch (MA-09), Mahoney (FL-16), Marshall (GA-08), Matheson (UT-02), McIntyre (NC-07), Melancon (LA-03), Mitchell (AZ-05), Mollohan (WV-01), Moore (KS-03), Murtha (PA-12), Peterson (MN-07), Pomeroy (ND-00), Reyes (TX-16), Rodriguez (TX-23), Ross (AR-04), Ruppersberger (MD-02), Rush (IL-01), Salazar (CO-03), Schwartz (PA-13), Scott (GA-13), Sestak (PA-07), Shuler (NC-11), Skelton (MO-04), Snyder (AR-02), Space (OH-18), Spratt (SC-05), Tanner (TN-08), Taylor (MS-04), Udall (CO-02), Visclosky (IN-01), Walz (MN-01), Westmoreland (GA-03), Wilson (OH-06).

If you contributed to any of these Democratic candidates, call them and demand a refund.

It is time for Pelosi and Reid to resign as Democratic leaders and let real Democrats take over - Democrats who will fight and win, not surrender to Bush and Cheney. 

You can send Pelosi and Reid a message by joining our Democratic Donor Strike against the two fundraising committees they run - the DCCC and the DSCC.
http://www.democrats.com/donor-strike-2007

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Friday is Iraq Moratorium Day #4

As we celebrate the Holidays, let us keep in our hearts those with less reason to celebrate:

* The 150,000 troops trapped in a grinding, senseless war, half a world away.

* The mothers and fathers, husbands and wives, children, grandparents, sisters and brothers of the nearly 900 troops dead in Iraq this year, who face a holiday they know they will never again share with those loved ones.

* The people of Iraq, with more than a million of their own loved ones dead, millions more living as desperate refugees in foreign countries, and all trying to survive the devastation of nearly five years of occupation.

Please remember them all this Friday, Dec. 21, by breaking with your daily routine and taking some action, by yourself or with others, to end the war.

http://iraqmoratorium.org

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Forward this message to everyone you know!

To subscribe, create a free Democrats.com account here:
http://www.democrats.com/user/register

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I could use a little help getting links and info up here, I posted congress, senate, committee and conyers general contact links.

Conyers' Hard Choice - Impeachment US Politics & Gov't  (tags: americans, government, impeach, Bush, Cheney, corruption, freedoms, constitution )

Laura
- 8 minutes ago - metrotimes.com

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I just took a very important action on the VoteToImpeach.org  ImpeachBush.org website: I sent a letter to Congress demanding that my representative support House Resolution 333 for the impeachment of Dick Cheney.

I thought you might be interested in sending a similar message to the Congressional Representative in your District. I urge you to take action yourself and spread the word! Thank you Felicta

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On August 4th, Sheila Jackson-Lee signed on as a co-sponsor to H.R. 333. She is number 18.

It is time to hold Conyers to his word. He has said that congress is a reactive body. On July 12th, the news spread of his statement that he would move forward with impeachment when 3 more members of congress supported it. Since then 4 have signed on as co-sponsors to HR 333.  He has said "What are we waiting for? Let's take these two guys out!"

Congress will soon(?) be heading home for a while. So immediate action is not likely, however, with the pressure of meeting daily in congress lifted, this gives us an increased opportunity to have our voices heard. Write to, fax or call House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers daily,  if you live near him, or if he is coming to your neighborhood, pay him a visit.

john.conyers@mail.house.gov

for constituants...

http://www.house.gov/writerep/

2615 W. Jefferson
Trenton, MI 48183
(734) 675-4084
(734) 675-4218 Fax

669 Federal Building
231 W. Lafayette
Detroit, MI 48226
(313) 961-5670
(313) 226-2085 Fax

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COME JOIN US IN MARCHING TO THE WHITE HOUSE WITH LOCAL RESOLUTIONS TO END THE WAR!

NEARLY 260 CITIES NATIONWIDE THAT HAVE PASSED THEM! Congressional Testimony from Locally-Elected Officials on the Local Costs of War from their municipalities with Bring the Troops Home resolutions that fall under the jurisdiction of similar ballot measures will precede the march.

Who: Activists wishing to show their support for the City Councilors, Mayors, and citizens municiplaties that have passed some kind of anti-war resolution or ballot initiative. Support testifying Mayors and City Council members and local democracy!

When: July 31, 2007, 11:45a.m. to 7 p.m.
Join us for the press conf at the National Press Club on 13th and F Sts. at 12:00 then march with us to the White House.

Where:
11:45 p.m. gather early to get your sign for noon National Press Club, Press Conf on Local Costs of War
12:30p.m. gather to get your sign March to White House to deliver Resolutions
2 p.m. Capitol Hill, Locally-Elected Officials Testimony on Local Costs of War
3:30 pm Senatorial and Congressional Visits to deliver Resolutions
5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Reception with Congressional Progressive Caucus, Capitol Hill

Sincerely,

Kevin M. Martin
Executive Director
Peace Action

P.S.  Peace Action has been bringing your voice to government for 50 years -- read about this history in our new book, Peace Action:  Past, Present and Future.

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I concur.  Just don't know what else to do--------nothing seems to phase this "regime".

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Friday July 27: Declare It Now - Wear Orange!

We launched our "Orange Revolution" on Monday with the march from Arlington Cemetary to the office of Rep. John Conyers led by Cindy Sheehan.

Friday July 27 is the start of "Orange Fridays" when we urge impeachment supporters to wear orange and gather in public places, including Honk to Impeach events:
http://communitywalk.com/impeach

Impeachment supporters are wearing bright orange shirts, bandanas, ribbons and buttons, wrapping trees and cars in orange tape, and holding bright orange signs.

Kickoff events on July 27 are being held across the country in Washington DC, Philadelphia, New York City, Charlotte, Atlanta, Detroit, Kalamazoo, Chicago, Houston, Reno, Walla Walla, Seattle, Bakersfield, San Francisco, and Los Angeles. Details here:
http://tinyurl.com/36r7o3

Speakers at Friday’s rally in New York City include Cindy Sheehan, Colonel Ann Wright, Jonathan Tasini, Victor Toro, Rev. Billy, and Elaine Brower.

More Information: http://www.worldcantwait.net

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The Congressional Record is the official record of the proceedings and debates of the United States Congress. It is published daily when Congress is in session and is fully searchable.

Every day that Congress is in session, Rep. Kucinich will submit 5 single-spaced pages of names with states, which is the daily limit under House rules. To be included, all you need to do is submit this petition.
http://www.democrats.com/impeach-cheney-congressional-record

This proposal came about on Thursday when representatives of Democrats.com and ImpeachforPeace.org spent the day on Capitol Hill meeting with Congress Members and their staffers. ImpeachforPeace.org has collected hand-written memorials in support of impeachment, following a precedent detailed in the Jefferson Manual. The individuals who have submitted these memorials will also have their names entered into the Congressional Record.

Our lobbying efforts found Congress edging closer and closer to impeachment. Congressional offices expressed growing awareness of citizen demand for impeachment - and citizen dissatisfaction with steps short of impeachment, such as issuing more disregarded subpoenas or passing meaningless censure resolutions.

Let Congress know you want nothing short of Impeachment. Be a part of history:
http://www.democrats.com/impeach-cheney-congressional-record

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Your ad can be the one pressuring Republican Senators in some key states. Submit your script as soon as you can write it!

I've said it before and I'll say it again: the Republicans are feeling the pressure for change on Iraq. But I'm not a patient person. Especially when the lives of our troops are at stake. I refuse to wait around for the Republicans to move without giving them a little more pushing.

Quite simply, we want to take an unusual step - and we want to do it early. I think we need to run radio ads in the states of the Roadblock Republicans, making it crystal clear that they don't deserve to be reelected because of their continued support for the Bush Doctrine of escalation without end.  We need to turn up the heat even higher.

It's the pressure of activists and the voice of the people that have gotten us this far in the Iraq debate, not the cookie-cutter ads and thirty second soundbites of Madison Avenue media firms.

So we decided, why don't we let you speak in this radio campaign?  If user generated content can change presidential debates, I know it can help change the next election on the most pivotal of issues.

That's why we're running a contest. We want you to send in a script for a 30 second radio spot (that's about 65 words long), we'll whittle it down some to the top 20, and then we'll open up the voting to everyone. The winner that's chosen by the people will be what we air in the states. And we'll fundraise for the airing of that spot, with each of you able to choose with your contribution where you think we should run the ad. No political professionals making the spot, or choosing where to run it. It's all done by you.

You can make the spot sad, or satirical, or hard-hitting. Whatever you want to do. You can make it a personal story from your life (maybe you know someone in Iraq or have a family member there or maybe you are one of the many veterans in this community), or you can make a factual case on why voters should consider someone else because of this issue, or anything else you'd like. You get it -- it's up to you. And what you do can be the ad that goes on the air targeting the Roadblock Republicans.

So click here to submit your script.

You have until midnight ET on Saturday August 11th to get your script in, so get thinking and start writing. And forward this email to everyone you think might be interested in submitting a radio spot to this contest. If you know someone who has a way with words and wants to make a difference, send this along. We'd love to get their scripts.

Thank you, and let's make sure we get a change in course in Iraq very soon.

Good luck,

John Kerry

 
John Kerry for U.S. Senate
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.....and glad to be here! I've been making the calls, sending the e-mails and signing the petitions.

If it was up to me Bush/Cheney would be impeached, convicted, removed from office, THEN sent to the International Criminal Court at The Hague, where they would stand trial for Genocide and Crimes against Humanity.  These 2 are the worst war criminals of the last 60 years. If swinging from the end of a rope was good enough for Saddam, then it's certainly good enough for George & Dick.

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• In Maine the Iraq Summer team kicked off its efforts with a rally in the beginning of July. Since then, Iraq Summer and MoveOn members have kept up constant pressure— pushing Senator Snowe over the edge.¹ She recently signed on as a co-sponsor of the Levin-Reed Amendment to bring most of our troops home by April.
• In Kentucky they staged a protest outside of a speech given by Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell a few weeks ago and made the local news— proving that voters in Kentucky want our troops home.² Soon after, they launched a major ad campaign in Kentucky against him. ³ His approval ratings continue to plummet.
• Last week in New Hampshire, Iraq Summer organized a letter delivery to Senator Sununu's office and added to the pressure he's been feeling on the war. They made the local news last week and then were at it again this week, helping out with our citizen counter-filibuster.⁴

And the field directors are a truly dedicated and impressive bunch.

• Susan D. is a field director in Iowa. She's the mother of an Iraq war veteran and speaks passionately about the toll that this war is taking on families across the country.
• Jackie R. is a field director in New Mexico. She's dedicating all her energy to ending the war. Jackie comes from a conservative Cuban family and will be working in Latino communities to put real pressure on Representative Heather Wilson and Senator Pete Domenici to make sure they do more than complain about the war—they vote to end it.
• Joshua L. is an Iraq veteran and he's leading our work in Illinois. He's concentrating on making sure Representatives LaHood, Johnson and Kirk start voting with their constituents to end the war. He's already been making waves at town hall meetings.⁵

Can you chip in $25 to help MoveOn and Iraq Summer run the biggest campaign in history to end the war?

https://pol.moveon.org/donate/iraqsummer.html?id=10843-5736868-4twahb&t=4

Thanks for all you do.

–Nita, Tom, Eli, Jennifer and the MoveOn.org Political Action Team
Thursday, July 19th, 2007

Sources:

1. Anti-War Group Rallies In Bangor, WCSH NBC Affliate in Portland Maine, July 5, 2007
http://www.wcsh6.com/news/article.aspx?storyid=65371

2. McConnell speaks in Oldham, notes public's frustration with Iraq war, The Courier-Journal, July 3, 2007
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=2807

3. McConnell targeted in another anti-war ad, Associated Press, July 13, 2007
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=2808

4. War critics decry Sununu,Seacost Online, July 18, 2007
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=2809

5. http://www.moveon.org/r?r=2810

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Iraq Summer is the biggest campaign to end the war that's ever been organized. It's going to present Republicans with a choice: End the war, or face political extinction. Can you chip in $25 to help make sure pro-war politicians pay a price for keeping the war going?


Click here to chip in

Iraq Summer in Action

Dear MoveOn member,

On Tuesday night, Republicans in the Senate had to pick a side: They were either with the American people or with President Bush.

They chose Bush. They blocked a key vote to end the war. And we're going to make them pay for that choice.

As senators go home for August break, our partners at Americans Against Escalation in Iraq have put together the biggest campaign since the beginning of the war. It's called Iraq Summer, and it's going to present the Republicans with another choice: End the war, or face political extinction.

Iraq Summer hit the ground a few weeks ago. 90 organizers—including Iraq vets and military families—are busy building strong networks on the ground, organizing events and putting up hard-hitting advertising.

It's really important to keep this organizing going all the way through August. So we're aiming to raise $250,000 for AAEI and MoveOn's Iraq Summer campaign by the end of this week. Can you chip in $25 to turn up the heat on pro-war politicians—and make sure they pay in their home states for voting to keep the war going?

https://pol.moveon.org/donate/iraqsummer.html?id=10843-5736868-4twahb&t=3

If we want to end the war, we need to make it politically impossible for Republicans to stay the course.

And that's exactly what Iraq Summer is doing. Iraq Summer organizers are showing up at town hall meetings and asking tough questions, holding rallies, and training local volunteers on working with the media.

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Of all the polling companies in the United States, only one has ever polled, and only once, on whether Americans want Cheney impeached.  54 percent of Americans and 76 percent of Democrats said Yes.  http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/polling

Counting Farr and Jackson, a total of 3 percent of Congress Members and 6 percent of Democratic Congress Members have taken the position shared by over three-quarters of Democrats, 51 percent of Independents, and 17 percent of Republicans around the country.

Meanwhile, Cheney's popularity has reached a record low, with 13 percent of the country in favor of his performance.  And that figure actually comes from May, prior to the most recent few scandals and exposed abuses of power: http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/07/09/polls-cheney-nears-quayle-as-least-popular-veep

What will it take for Congress to act?  The majority of the people want it, and the least popular Vice President in history can't be all that intimidating, can he?  Isn't it time we started intimidating him? http://www.impeachcheney.org

People from around the country are headed to Washington on July 23rd to find out whether pressure from the citizens of this republic counts for anything anymore: http://afterdowningstreet.org/node/24450

Take action -- click here to contact your local newspaper or congress people:
Impeach Already

Click here to see the most recent messages sent to congressional reps and local newspapers

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DAVID SWANSON is a co-founder of After Downing Street, a writer and activist, and the Washington Director of Democrats.com. He is a board member of Progressive Democrats of America, and serves on the Executive Council of the Washington-Baltimore Newspaper Guild, TNG-CWA. He has worked as a newspaper reporter and as a communications director, with jobs including Press Secretary for Dennis Kucinich's 2004 presidential campaign, Media Coordinator for the International Labor Communications Association, and three years as Communications Coordinator for ACORN, the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now. Swanson obtained a Master's degree in philosophy from the University of Virginia in 1997.

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15 Congress Members for Impeachment

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Congressman Sam Farr (D., Calif.) is the latest member of Congress to respond to intense pressure from his constituents and co-sponsor H Res 333, articles of impeachment against Vice President Dick Cheney.  The official list of co-sponsors at thomas.loc.gov includes 11 names, plus the original sponsor Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D., Ohio).  That makes 12.  In addition, Congressman Bob Filner (D., Calif.) has said he will sign on, and has said so publicly in media interviews including this one: http://www.atlantaprogressivenews.com/news/0189.html

"In her first weeks as leader of the Congress, Speaker Nancy Pelosi withdrew the notion of impeachment proceedings against either President Bush or Vice President Cheney [actually she did that 8 months earlier, and Jackson began parroting her line right away, but who's counting]. With the president's decision to once again subvert the legal process and the will of the American people by commuting the sentence of convicted felon Lewis 'Scooter' Libby, I call on House Democrats to reconsider impeachment proceedings. Lewis Libby was convicted of lying under oath to cover up the outing of active, undercover CIA agent, Valerie Plame. It is beyond unthinkable that the president would undermine the legal process to protect a man who engaged in treason against the United States government, threatening the security of the American people. In November's election, voters put Democrats in charge of Congress because they believed our pledge of oversight and accountability. Now it's time for us to honor that pledge. The Executive Branch should be held responsible for its illegalities. Our democratic system is grounded in the principle of checks and balances. When the Executive Branch disregards the will of the people, our lawmakers must not be silent. Today's actions, coupled with the president's unwillingness to comply with Senate and House inquiries, leave Democrats with no other option than to consider impeachment so that we can gather the information needed to achieve justice for all Americans."

If Jackson signs onto H Res 333, there will be 15 cosponsors. 

Sam Farr represents Santa Cruz, California, the first city in the country to have passed a resolution demanding impeachment.  Santa Cruz city council passed that first resolution in 2003, and passed another in 2006.  Santa Cruz is also home to COIN (Coalition for Impeachment Now) led by local organizers Sherry Conable and Louis LaFortune.  Following Santa Cruz's lead, a total of at least 79 towns and cities have passed resolutions demanding the impeachment of Cheney and / or Bush: http://impeachpac.org/resolutions-list

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Time is Up: Declare Independence from the Occupation

The July 4th recess has ended and Congress is already back discussing Iraq amendments to the Defense Authorization Bill. Congress needs to hear from an informed, aroused citizenry with the same fervor that King George heard from American insurgents and revolutionaries 230 years ago.

And today even Republicans are speaking out against George W’s Iraq disaster.

Please act now: Contact your two Senators and Congress member (Capitol switchboard is 202-224-3121) to say the following:

• Bring all U.S. troops and military contractors home from Iraq promptly. (We oppose the modified occupation envisioned by Hillary Clinton and Republican “moderates.”)
  
• Oppose a permanent U.S. military presence in Iraq and support a ban on permanent bases. (Given the deceptive reasons for the U.S. invasion and abuses of civilians, U.S. military force is no solution in Iraq).
  
• Revoke the October 2002 authorization for the Iraq war that was based on White House deception.

Contact your Senators and member of Congresss now at 202-224-3121. The Senate is already debating Iraq amendments to the bloated $648 billion Defense Authorization Bill. The House will begin doing so in a few days: We want a floor vote on a Barbara Lee-Jim McGovern-type amendment funding a safe, prompt withdrawal of all troops. Forward this alert to your friends.

Here’s our Congressional timeframe:

-- Throughout July we’ll be calling and monitoring them during all the Iraq votes.

-- Beginning Aug. 3, we’ll be meeting with or confronting our Senators and Representatives (based on their July votes) in district meetings during a month-long recess.

-- In September, PDAers will be in D.C. as Congress re-convenes to vote on spending over $100 billion more for Iraq.

Please make a quick donation to support PDA’s efforts to end the occupation and redirect funding to domestic needs!

HEALTHCARE NOT WARFARE

Iraq currently drains $10 billion monthly from our national treasury that could be going instead toward healthcare, education, environmental clean-up and anti-poverty programs. PDA activists nationwide are making that point and others as they leaflet at theaters showing Michael Moore’s SiCKO in support of H.R. 676, single-payer Enhanced Medicare for All. Click here to learn how you can join the fun around SiCKO.

Yours for peace and justice,

Tim Carpenter
PDA National Director

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/.

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