Today Is A Crucial Day To Prevent War With Iran (Support Webb Iran War Declaration Amendment)

[Hissyspit]

http://www.justforeignpolicy.org/blog/?p=213

TODAY is a crucial day to prevent war with Iran

Today is an important day of action on Iraq and to prevent war with Iran. If your Senators have not heard from you before on this issue - and even if they have - it is crucial that they get a phone call from you today.

Sometime this week, perhaps as early as today, the Senate is going to vote on an amendment that would prevent President Bush from attacking Iran on his own say-so, without a public debate. The amendment is based on legislation (S. 759) introduced by Senator Jim Webb, which many of you wrote your Senators to support. It would require the President to get Congressional authorization before launching an unprovoked attack against Iran.

Senator Webb is trying to attach his amendment to a large war spending - or “supplemental appropriations” - bill now moving through Congress. Many, including us, have objected to more money for war in Iraq. But this spending looks likely to be approved. The Senate can attach two important conditions: one naming a deadline for withdrawal from Iraq and another designed to prevent war with Iran.

Please call both of your Senators TODAY. You can reach them by calling 202-224-3121 and asking for one of the Senators from your state. (You can look up your Senators’ names and direct phone numbers here.)

Call the switchboard at 202-224-3121. When the Senator’s staff person answers, request that the Senator vote “yes” on Senator Jim Webb’s Iran amendment and in favor of a deadline for withdrawal from Iraq.

[BOSSHOG]

1. Isn't it a shame that Senators

have to jump through these hoops to keep a madman from setting the planet on fire.

[LiberalHeart]

2. Is this why he carries a gun? Fear of retaliation?

[patrice]

4. I don't think he does carry one, but if you've ever seen the way some of

these war supporters act, it makes you think maybe you ought to!

[patrice]

3. Today!

and tomorrow!
and the day after tomorrow!
and the day after that . . . .

Then the Congress Critters are coming home on break, so go find them wherever they are and talk to them.

[EFerrari]

5. kick

[Hissyspit]

6. .

[TacticalPeek]

7. K & R

:kick:

[redqueen]

8. K&R

Hutchison's line has been busy all afternoon grrrrr....

[Tom Joad]

9. Most important vote of the month. this will tell us if our Senators support war, and support

Bush's judgment (??!?), or if they support at least congressional constitutionally-mandated sole power to declare war.

This is the litmus test of 2007.
I don't know how any Senator, of any party, can really oppose this amendment.

[Megahurtz]

10. ...

[Clarkie1]

11. This is even more important than the withdrawl date language.

It's critical. Please call your senators!

[Gregorian]

12. Thanks.

Thanks to your post I got a call in to Sen. Feinstein's office. Let's hope this can go through.

[freedomfries]

13. K&R

[Moses2SandyKoufax]

14. K&R n/t