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David Swanson is the author of the upcoming book "Daybreak: Undoing the Imperial Presidency and Forming a More Perfect Union" by Seven Stories Press and of the introduction to "The 35 Articles of Impeachment and the Case for Prosecuting George W. Bush" published by Feral House and available at Amazon.com. Swanson holds a master's degree in philosophy from the University of Virginia. 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 is Co-Founder of AfterDowningStreet.org, creator of ConvictBushCheney.org and Washington Director of Democrats.com, a board member of Progressive Democrats of America, the Backbone Campaign, and Voters for Peace, a convenor of the legislative working group of United for Peace and Justice, and chair of the accountability and prosecution working group of United for Peace and Justice.

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Salon.com
JUNE 5, 2009 11:43AM

Stop the War Supplemental

Rate: 24 Flag

The House is about to vote on another supplemental spending bill for continued and escalated wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. We're not accustomed to winning in our efforts to block war money, but the Democratic leadership has delayed the vote out of concern that we will.  

Here are three reasons to join with the peace movement in asking your representative to vote No: This bill funds illegal and immoral wars; it funds the IMF; and it bans the release of torture photos and videos from the Bush-Cheney years.  

Republicans may vote No because of reason #2 (good for them!) and 41 Democrats have signed a letter from Rep. Maxine Waters asking for good changes to #2 (good for them! but why monkey around with a war bill?).  

Democrats may try to get reason #3 removed (good for them! but why monkey around with a war bill?).  

The "leadership" may stick in a cash-for-clunkers measure or other bribe to get "progressives" to vote for the war money (bribes that could be passed on their own).

But what we need are No votes on the war funding, no matter which other outrages or good measures are attached to it.  

Call your Representative and urge them to vote no: 202-224-3121, or use this tollfree number from UFPJ: 1-800-517-5696.

Whip list here with contact info and updates.

This will be the lead story on the June 5th Urban Journal.

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STOP THIS WAR MACHINE NOW - thanks for mentioning our moral imperative and let's get out priorities straight for once an far ALL!

Morality trumps all other issues.

STRONGLY rated and proud to be the first to heed Your clarion call.
markinjapan
June 05, 2009 11:50 AM
Dugg and Reddit. People need to make the calls though. Call OFTEN. Rated.
cartouche
June 05, 2009 01:35 PM
Called, rated, dugg, reddit.
Behind Blue Eyes
June 05, 2009 01:35 PM
With you all the way.
grif -
June 05, 2009 01:53 PM
Voices can no longer resist in silence. --rated-- Dugg & Redditted
Chuck A. Stetson
June 05, 2009 02:13 PM
I'm a Republicrat. Meaning I call it like I see it. I figure it's pretty much futile to fight anything at this point. I got a big long laundry list of why, but I'm not looking for a fight so I won't go into. But I will wish you luck.
apache savage
June 05, 2009 02:36 PM
thanks for this post dave, and thanks to cartouche for sending me here. i've rated, but now i guess i need to go join digg and reddit, which people have been telling me i should do for weeks now.
nanatehay
June 05, 2009 03:51 PM
Dugg, reddit and called my representative as well. Thanks for the reminder.
Travis D'arby
June 05, 2009 04:15 PM
Done. Thanks for such an important reminder
Athena Bradford
June 05, 2009 04:19 PM
Doing it now - including dugg and reddit.
Owl_Says_Who
June 05, 2009 04:43 PM
dugg redd
peece!
dj
Jimenace
June 05, 2009 04:59 PM
Dugg.

Dugg Redd.

Dugg Redd Called.
ConnieMack
June 05, 2009 05:01 PM
I'm with you. Off to do my duty.
Michael Rodgers
June 05, 2009 05:10 PM
Rated and digg-nified.
BuffyW
June 05, 2009 06:21 PM
Banning the release of the torture/abuse photos will not change the fact that horrible crimes were committed and those responsible must be held accountable.
littlewillie
June 05, 2009 09:48 PM
Appreciate and respect the effort to stop the wars. It appears unlikely, however, that the supplemental will fail to pass. If IMF funding is dropped, the Republicans are back on board and it's a slam dunk, as it was the first time. The one good thing that can come out of this, though, is reform of the IMF's draconian policies. There’s a letter signed by 41 House members, led by Maxine Waters, calling for inclusion of language in IMF funding to change the way they do business. More details about this in the blog I posted last night:
http://open.salon.com/blog/steve_valk/2009/06/05/without_reforms_imf_funding_in_war_bill_might_be_doomed
Steve Valk
June 06, 2009 07:36 AM
reddit, rated, dugg, done
jay busse
June 06, 2009 02:24 PM
Rated, Dugg, Reddit and called.
Thank you for bringing this to light.
Brinna Nanda
June 08, 2009 11:15 AM