Number of Dems calling on Bush to meet with Cindy is now THIRTY EIGHT.

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

38 Democrats call on Bush to meet mother of fallen soldier

The following letter, circulating around the Hill, was acquired by RAW STORY Tuesday afternoon. Sixteen Democratic House members are calling on President Bush to meet Cindy Sheehan, whose son was killed in Iraq and is protesting outside Bush's Crawford ranch.

http://rawstory.com/news/2005/16_Democrats_call_on_Bush_to_meet_mother_of_fallen_soldi_0809.html

Dear Mr. President:

We write to respectfully urge you to meet with Cindy Sheehan and other relatives of fallen soldiers who request a meeting to discuss their deep concerns about the war in Iraq. We also request that you help ensure that Ms. Sheehan and her colleagues are not arrested as long as they continue to wait for a meeting with you at their location in the peaceable and legal manner that they have maintained thus far.

Since the loss of her son, Ms. Sheehan and other families have been committed to helping family members of other soldiers who have been lost in Iraq. Ms. Sheehan, in fact, founded Gold Star Families for Peace, a support organization for families of fallen soldiers. For several days now, she has been waiting outside your ranch, hoping to meet with you about the loss of her son and the failure to discover weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. Ms. Sheehan has indicated that she is planning to continue her vigil for the entirety of your vacation at your Crawford complex if necessary.

Given the recent tragic loss of American lives in Iraq, and the many deaths and injuries American troops have sustained since the beginning of the war, we hope that you can appreciate why the family members believe it so important that they exercise their rights as citizens to petition their government. We believe it would send an unfortunate message to other relatives and soldiers if grieving parents were arrested while exercising their constitutional rights.

Thank you very much for you assistance with this matter. We hope that you will be able to make time to meet with Ms. Sheehan and her colleagues and also ensure they are treated fairly while awaiting this important appointment.

Sincerely,

Reps. John Conyers, Jr.

George Miller

Maxine Waters

Corrine Brown

Dennis Kucinich

Carolyn Maloney

Jim McDermott

Jim McGovern

Barbara Lee

Zoe Lofgren

James Oberstar

John Lewis

Bernard Sanders

Bob Filner

Mike Honda

Raul Grijalva

Jan Schakowsky

Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick

Frank Pallone

Major Owens

Xavier Becerra

Lynn Woolsey

Danny Davis

Jerrold Nadler

Elijah Cummings

Hilda Solis

Gwen Moore

John Olver

Pete Stark

Sam Farr

Julia Carson

Sheila Jackson Lee

Diane Watson

Chris Van Hollen

Lloyd Doggett

Betty McCollum

Henry Waxman

Peter DeFazio

[Mistress Quickly]

1. Where's Cynthia McKinney?

I'm going to email her office, I can't believe she hasn't signed this!

[Maddy McCall]

2. And Benny Thompson and Gene Taylor, both from Mississippi...

and both very supportive representatives of military personnel. I'm emailing them.

[Cha]

3. And I just know bush

loves hearing from those Dems..little shit probably dug his heals in deeper just to prove he can.

Where are the Dem Senators on this?

I've been off DU for about a day..so if this has been posted, sorry.

[GreenPartyVoter]

4. Sanders is an Indy, but a very good man and I am glad to see

his name and all the others on that list. Hope more join soon.

[jayctravis]

5. They're not in session so this probably will take a while

to circulate.