National call-in day on Iraq - today, April 5

[stephinrome]

A number of groups are sponsoring a National Call-in Day today in order to force a debate in Congress on Iraq, something that hasn't happened since 2002!

Rep. Neil Abercrombie (D-HI) introduced a "discharge petition" calling for consideration of HJ Res 55, requiring the President to develop and implement a plan for the withdrawal from Iraq. Once the discharge petition receives signatures of half the members of the House, HJ Res 55, which has been stuck in committee since November 9, 2005, will bypass the usual process and require a full and immediate debate on U.S. policy in Iraq, 17 hours to be divided equally between Democrats and Republicans.

On March 22, the day after Bush said that U.S. troops would still be in Iraq after his presidency, a bi-partisan group of Congress members, 3 Democrats and 3 Republicans, sent a letter to their colleagues urging support for the discharge petition. "Americans deserve an open and honest debate on the future of U.S. policy in Iraq by their representatives in Congress."

Call your representatives TODAY.

You can find out if your rep has signed or not at:
http://clerk.house.gov/109/lrc/pd/Petitions/Dis6.htm

Call the House switchboard at 202-224-3121 or 888-355-3588. If they have signed, thank them, otherwise demand their support.

See details on the United for Peace & Justice web site:
http://www.unitedforpeace.org/article.php?id=3224

Read the March 22 letter:
http://democracyrising.us/content/view/445/165/

If you can't make the call, at least send an email:
http://capwiz.com/pdamerica/issues/alert/?alertid=8621401

But much more effective to make the phone call!

[rodeodance]

1. k and n.

[goclark]

6. kick and call or K and C or just KC nt

[rodeodance]

2. done

[madame defarge]

3. Ties in well with Kerry's op-ed in NYTimes today...

Two Deadlines and an Exit
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/05/opinion/05kerry.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin

[goclark]

4. Yep! Out of this nasty WAR ~ let's keep calling nt

[Sapphire Blue]

5. Thanks for posting this, stephinrome! K & R!

[Sapphire Blue]

9. kick!

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[otohara]

7. Kicking

and calling

[Sapphire Blue]

8. Welcome to DU, stephinrome!

:hi: :hi: :hi:

[stephinrome]

10. Thanks...

...for the kicks and the welcome.

Keep calling!

[mdmc]

11. put this on the greatest page

k/r peace and low stress

[Sapphire Blue]

12. Needs 1 more Recommendation!!!

[mdmc]

13. i'm sure we can track down one more

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[Viva_La_Revolution]

14. at your service!

:)

[Sapphire Blue]

16. Thanks, Viva_La_Revolution!

:hi:

[mdmc]

18. viva la revolution

:yourock:

[Sapphire Blue]

15. Got it!!!

[Sapphire Blue]

17. Related thread:

***** Demand an Open & Honest Debate on the War ***** APRIL 5 *****

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x841417

[Sapphire Blue]

19. Call & email!!!

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[bigtree]

20. kick

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[Sapphire Blue]

21. kick; CALL!

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[lonestarnot]

22. R & kickaroonie

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[lonestarnot]

23. kick

[stephinrome]

24. 4 more reps signed the petition

Just checked, 4 more signed today. Keep calling!

Wednesday, April 5, 2006
81. Wayne T. Gilchrest Maryland
82. Walter B. Jones North Carolina
83. Ron Paul Texas
84. Adam Smith Washington

But wait, three of the above authored the letter sent on March 22. Why are they just signing today?

I just called my rep again. Every dem should be backing this.

[lonestarnot]

25. kick

[calimary]

26. Kicking this. EVERY day should be a national call-in day to end the war.

Keep pushing, guys. This is SO important. As though your life depended on it. Because it does. Certainly, some GI marooned outside the Green Zone's life depends on it.

[stephinrome]

27. my rep signed!

85. Mark Udall Colorado

What a great way to start the day. I just know it was my second phone call that did it :)

He is going to get a nice thank you call today.

Keep calling! As calimary said, everyday should be national call-in day!