| Congress of the United States September 15, 2007 Dear Congress, We have come before you today with a simple message: as a representation of the people you have failed us. The blood is on your hands. This is blood that the American people will not allow to continue to be spilled in our name any longer. Today we are marching in solidarity with the Iraqi people who want the occupation to end. It is fully within your power to stop this tragedy. You have just heard the testimony of General Petraeus and Ambassador Crocker. General Casey was replaced by General Petraeus because he would not support the President’s agenda of keeping as many troops deployed as long as possible--keeping our military teetering at the breaking point. General Petraeus was selected for this position not only because of his abilities as a soldier, but also for political purposes. When he testified before you, he was acting in his role as a political appointee. He told you the “surge” was working. This is the same absurd optimism that we have been hearing since the beginning of this occupation from its proponents: “the insurgency is in its last throes”; ”we are turning the corner”, etc. Why do you still believe these people? We have come before you to ask that you consider the cost in human life of this conflict so far. We are also here to tell you that we will not stand for this corruption of our democracy any longer. We the people are in the streets. We the people are fed up. We the people are ready to rise up and take back our democracy. Signed, The Empowered Patriots (On September 15, 190 people were arrested in the attempt to deliver it. The Capitol was under siege for over three hours by tens of thousands of people. This is only the beginning) |
| Citizen's Lobby by Michael Foley, Ph.D Tina Richards has an idea. Tina is the mother of a Marine scheduled for his third tour of duty in Iraq who took on Rep. David Obey (Dem., Wisconsin) and the Democratic leadership over funding for the war. Though her home is Missouri, she's in the process of moving to the Washington, D.C. area to keep up the fight to end the war. Her idea is simple. Bring 10,000 concerned citizens to Washington this summer to lobby their Congressional representatives and counter the ten thousand paid lobbyists who ensure that ours is the most lavishly financed and most seriously immune to change legislature in the world...(More) |
| Alert: On September 18 the pro-war groups from across the nation will now be holding a lobby day for war. I have had only a few registrants. Will they be the only ones walking the halls of congress on September 18? Please register now. |