69 More to End the War
Next week's House vote will be much harder to win, because the Republicans who voted "present" are likely to vote yes. So we need 69 more no votes on top of May's 149 no votes to reach a decisive majority of 218.
To get 69 more no votes, we need to spend this week and next flooding Congress with our emails and calls. This will be our last chance to end the occupation in 2008, so we must get everyone we can possibly reach to email or call their Representative.
1. Sign our new petition and send it to as many friends as you possibly can:
http://www.democrats.com/peoplesemailnetwork/136
2. Check the Roll Call to see if your Representative voted Yes (for occupation funding), No (against occupation funding), or Present (to embarass Democrats):http://clerk.house.gov/cgi-bin/vote.asp?year=2008&rollnumber=328
(To find your House Representative's name and direct dial, enter your address on the right side of http://usalone.com)
Then call your Rep directly (or use the switchboard 202-224-3121) with the appropriate message:
- No votes: Thank you for voting no on May 15 against $163 billion to occupy Iraq. Please stand firm when the House votes again next week.
- Yes or Present votes: I am one of the 68% of Americans who want to bring our troops safely home from Iraq in 2008. I am o utraged that you want to give Bush $163 billion to occupy Iraq for another year. I urge you to vote no next week, or I will do everything I can to defeat you in November.
3. Congress is home this week, so call the local district office of your Representativehttp://www.democrats.com/house-phones
to find out when (s)he will be in the office so you can personally urge a no vote. Also ask where (s)he will make public appearances this week so you can bring friends and signs urging your Representative by name to vote against $163 billion more to occupy Iraq.
Please report the results of your calls here:http://www.democrats.com/69-more-to-end-the-war
Thanks for all you do!
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Read Robert Wexler's "Fire-Breathing Liberal"
Rep. Robert Wexler (D-FL) first became famous as a "fire-breathing liberal" during his numerous TV appearances defending President Bill Clinton against impeachment by Newt Gingrich in 1998. Two years later, his Palm Beach district was Ground Zero for the Florida recount, and he led the TV fight for Al Gore. Last fall, he led the fight for Judiciary Committee hearings on impeaching Vice President Cheney. Last week, Wexler brought Barack Obama to his district to help Obama win crucial support from South Florida's Jewish voters.
Wexler tells his story in his brand new book, "Fire-Breathing Liberal," which has won praise from Obama, Ted Kennedy, Randi Rhodes (who proudly calls Wexler "my Congressman"), Stephen Colbert (who famously embarassed Wexler), and David Swanson.
Wexler has earned our appreciation and support. Let's show it by pushing "Fire-Breathing Liberal" to the top of the Amazon charts!
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