One of the soldiers who was in DC this weekend has been called back to Iraq!!

[proud2BlibKansan]

Tina helped organize the bus trip from MO to DC this past weekend. Her son Cloy is a 23 year old Marine who has been to Iraq TWICE and was discharged. He was on the bus with us. Then as soon as he got back home, he was called back to duty.

Cloy is also one of the soldiers in the movie The Ground Truth.

PLEASE contact these senators today and ask that the back door draft be eliminated. If you talk to any of them, call Tina. Her number is at the bottom of her email, which is below.

This has been a truly amazing experience. It has been wonderful working with everyone on the bus committee and the advocacy days.

I am now absolutely convinced there are no coincidences. My son called me tonight to let me know the Marine Mobilization Unit has requested him to report for duty. He has an appointment tomorrow with severe repercussions if he doesn't comply. I told him I was so fortunate to be here in DC an extra day. I would holler through the halls of congress until his voice is heard.
I am asking everyone that has already worked so hard to please pitch in and flood the Armed Services Committee Senators with phone calls and emails and tell them "Stop the backdoor draft" and ask them to meet with me. I will be going to every office and requesting a meeting. If they agree to a meeting time on the phone, please call me.
Time is quickly running out for Cloy.



DEMOCRATS

Carl Levin (Michigan)
Chairman

Edward M. Kennedy (Massachusetts)
Robert C. Byrd (West Virginia)
Joseph I. Lieberman (Connecticut)
Jack Reed (Rhode Island)
Daniel K. Akaka (Hawaii)
Bill Nelson (Florida)
E. Benjamin Nelson (Nebraska)
Evan Bayh (Indiana)
Hillary Rodham Clinton (New York)
Mark L. Pryor (Arkansas)
Jim Webb (Virginia)
Claire McCaskill (Missouri)

REPUBLICANS

John McCain (Arizona)
Ranking Member

John W. Warner (Virginia)
James M. Inhofe (Oklahoma)
Jeff Sessions (Alabama)
Susan M. Collins (Maine)
John Ensign (Nevada)
Saxby Chambliss (Georgia)
Lindsey O. Graham (South Carolina)
Elizabeth Dole (North Carolina)
John Cornyn (Texas)
John Thune (South Dakota)
Mel Martinez (Florida)

Tina Richards
573.247.8059

[babylonsister]

1. NOM! A soldier's mom was just yelling on the floor of this meeting:

"Exercising Congress's Constitutional Power to End a War." I wonder if it was Mrs. Richards?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x80116

[proud2BlibKansan]

12. Sounds like Tina

She's a hell raiser, like all good peace activists. :)

[femmedem]

2. MO residents especially should contact McCaskill.

Say you are a constituent, calling on behalf of a constituent.

[Jeanette in FL]

3. Floridians call Bill Nelson's and Mel Martinez' offices

And tell them to stop the back door draft. Here is a toll free number, 1-800-828-0498 for the Capitol switchboard. Ask for the Senators office.

This is the least that we can do for Tina and Cloy Richards.

Thanks for sending me a link to this.

[proud2BlibKansan]

4. I am crying and trying to work up the nerve to call David

He LOVES Cloy and went on and on last night about being able to sit with Cloy on the bus home and how much he admires Cloy. He also said Cloy is back in school and didn't think he would be recalled.

Damn damn damn.

How am I going to tell David? What can I say to Tina? I am dying to call her but need to calm down first. I can't even imagine how she feels today.

[Jeanette in FL]

6. Oh that is very sad.

Please let Tina know that I made the phone calls for Florida.

[proud2BlibKansan]

10. I will

Thanks :hug:

[Jeanette in FL]

5. Here are the contact people for Nelson and Martinez's office FL

Here are the two contact people in Senators Nelson and Martinez' office for the Armed Services Committee:

Nelson - Jeff Benson
Martinez - David Brown

ask to speak with them, you will probably get their voice message.

I said to them that I was calling to let the Senator know that we need to stop the "back door draft". There is a Mom in Washington DC who would like to have a meeting with the Senator regarding her son, whose has had 2 tours of duty in Iraq and was discharged. He has been called back to duty. Please ask the Senator to meet with her. Her name is Tina Richards and her phone number is 573-247-8059.

Very simple to do and remember they work for us, not the other way around.

[Breeze54]

7. This sucks!!!!!!!!

Fuck!!!!!!

[Mabus]

8. Cloy is going back?!?

That's really effed up. I remember meeting both Tina and Cloy at evl's house.

Looks like I'll be making phone calls today.

[proud2BlibKansan]

11. Thanks Mabus

[evlbstrd]

9. Goddammit!

This is fucked up! Cloy is a great kid. None of these kids deserve any of this. Contacting McCaskill now.

[proud2BlibKansan]

13. Thanks evl

Hey I got out of my meeting. So I have a free day off. Going camera shopping.

[evlbstrd]

14. That was lucky.

I came in to work today, all optimistic and still buzzed about the march. The news about Cloy just knocked me the fuck down. I forwarded the news and Senate contact links to my co-workers hoping to kick their complacent young asses.
I'll help hide him or do anything I can to stop this.

[proud2BlibKansan]

16. I am calling Tina later today

I will email you. We need to have this discussion privately.

[evlbstrd]

18. Check.

[Pyrzqxgl]

22. Maybe we need an Underground Railroad like we had in the Viet Nam years

Get these kids to Canada or where ever else they'll be safe from these monsters.

[EFerrari]

15. This HAS TO STOP. Dammit.

:mad:

:kick:

[proud2BlibKansan]

17. Tell me about it

Damn! Cloy is such a nice kid. This really upsets me.

[EFerrari]

20. Our government is homicidal. As Conyers said, it's our obligation

to stop these mofos. Okay, he didn't say "mofo".

[evlbstrd]

19. Please visit this thread

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x3086522

and let eddiemunster know what a compassionate progressive you think he is.

[proud2BlibKansan]

21. He is now posting on the spitting thread

and the mods are ignoring our pleas to delete his posts on Aundria's thread.

I give up.

If a mod is reading this, please PM me.