[Needtoknow] Re: [8cdpp] 88 promise to fund only withdrawal] Not Capuano!

Wed Oct 10 21:32:24 EDT 2007

Shelagh.
With all due respect, this letter is a lot of crap.
We all know that the signers are only shadow boxing here.
I am sure that you mean well, but like many others you are confining
the peace movement to the dead end of the Dem Party.
That is very disappointing to me - but so long as Peace (sic) Action
sticks with the Dems this way and does not build an alternative
political movement it is (sadly) part of a very big problem and not
part of a solution.
Rest well,
john walsh

On 10/10/07, Shelagh Foreman <shelagh at masspeaceaction.org> wrote:
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> Capuano is the only member of our delegation not to sign the letter.
>  Please let him know how important it is to us.
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>  Shelagh
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>  -------- Original Message --------
>  Subject: [Ufpj-congress] 88 promise to fund only withdrawal
>  Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2007 14:21:35 -0400
>  From: sue udry <sue at unitedforpeace.org>
>  To: ufpj-congress at lists.mayfirst.org, "UFPJ legislative discussion
>  list" <ufpj-legislative at lists.mayfirst.org>,
>  ufpj-leg-action at lists.mayfirst.org
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>  We're up to 88 signers on the 'only fund withdrawal' letter -- today
>  Rep. Tubbs-Jones and Rep. Neal added their names. The letter has been
>  altered slightly to reflect the increase in Bush's Iraq funding
>  request. It now includes this paragraph:
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>  Now you are requesting an additional $45 billion to sustain your
>  escalation of U.S. military operations in Iraq through next April, on
>  top of the $145 billion you requested for military operations during
>  FY08 in Iraq and Afghanistan. Accordingly, even more of us are writing
>  anew to underscore our opposition to appropriating _any_ additional
>  funds for U.S. military operations in Iraq other than a time-bound, safe
>  redeployment as stipulated above.
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>  The complete letter is here
>  <http://www.unitedforpeace.org/article.php?id=2929>
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>  */One more push is needed on these targets:/*
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>  Members of the Progressive Caucus who haven't signed on:
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>  Senator Bernie Sanders, Rep. Mazie Hirono, Rep. Xavier Becerra, Rep.
>  Madeline Bordallo, Rep.Robert Brady, Rep. Michael Capuano, Rep. Rosa
>  DeLauro*, Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson, Rep. Carolyn Kilpatrick, Rep. Tom
>  Lantos, Rep. George Miller, Rep. Jose Serrano*, Rep. Louise Slaughter,
>  Rep. Tom Udall,
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>  Members of the Out of Iraq Caucus who havent' signed on:
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>  Rep. William Jefferson, Rep. John Larson, Rep. Michael McNulty*, Rep.
>  Nick Rahall, Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard
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>  Others who have indicated interest, but not yet signed on:
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>  Kennedy (R.I.), Langevin, Van Hollen, Hooley
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>  *If any of these Representatives belong to you -- Please give them a
>  call this week! They will send the letter to Bush on Friday*
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>  Here is a survey to bolster your case:
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>  Press Release
>  *For Immediate Release*
>  10/10/07
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>  *Poll: Americans Reject Unconditional Iraq Funding, Support Congress
>  Using Funds to Redeploy Troops *
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>  (Washington, DC) - On Wednesday morning, the fifth anniversary of the
>  House vote to authorize military force against Iraq, Congresswoman
>  Barbara Lee (D-CA) held a press conference on Capitol Hill to release
>  the results of a new national poll that shows the American people are
>  strongly opposed to the status quo in Iraq. The poll results not only
>  show strong opposition to Congress providing further Iraq funding
>  without conditions, but also broad support for Congress acting to end
>  the Bush administration's policy in Iraq by providing the funding
>  necessary for the redeployment of U.S. troops from Iraq. She was joined
>  by a number of the 86 members of Congress who have signed onto a letter
>  to President Bush, circulated by Lee and Representatives Lynn Woolsey
>  (D-CA) and Maxine Waters (D-CA), stating that they will only vote for
>  Iraq-related funding to protect US troops and bring them home.
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>  "Five years ago today, over the strong objections of many of those
>  present, Congress voted to authorize this war. We are here today to say
>  not only that Congress has the power to end it, but that the American
>  people support us doing so," said Lee. "The President wants to pretend
>  that Congress' only choice is to provide the funds he has requested
>  unconditionally or 'cut off funding for our troops.' That's just not
>  true. We can use our constitutionally mandated appropriations power to
>  end his failed policy, to protect our troops and to bring them home. We
>  have the power to fully fund redeployment, and that is what we must do."
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>  Asked what Congress should do with President Bush's pending Iraq
>  supplemental request, the poll found that 70 percent of respondents want
>  Congress to either vote against the request or to require that funds can
>  only be used to protect troops and bring them home, and that by a two to
>  one margin respondents favored requiring funds be spent on redeployment
>  over providing the administration funds without conditions.
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>  Specifically, the poll asked respondents "President Bush wants Congress
>  to approve a $200 billion dollar request to continue funding the Iraq
>  war and keep the troops in Iraq. Should Congress: (read and rotate)
>  vote _against_ the $200 billion funding request; vote _for_ the $200
>  billion funding request without conditions; or vote _for_ the $200
>  billion funding request, but specify that it can be used ONLY to protect
>  US troops and contractors and bring them home, rather than to continue
>  the war."
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>  Twenty four percent of respondents supported voting against the funding,
>  22 percent supported unconditional funding and 46 percent supported
>  providing funding only for redeployment (eight percent responded "don't
>  know"). Results were similar among registered voters: 22 percent
>  supported voting against the funds, 23 percent supported unconditional
>  funding and 47 percent supported providing funds only for redeployment
>  (seven percent responded "don't know").
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>  The poll, which reached 1,000 adults and 796 registered voters
>  nationwide between September 20-23, was designed by Lake Research
>  Partners and administered by Caravan as part of an omnibus telephone
>  survey. The margin of error for the full sample of adults is +/- 3.1%
>  and +/- 3.5% among registered voters. It was commissioned by
>  OneVoicePac.org, Congresswoman Barbara Lee's leadership PAC.
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>  --
>  Sue Udry
>  Legislative Action Coordinator
>  United for Peace and Justice
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