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FLOOD CONGRESS WITH POSTCARDS! PLEASE RETURN POSTCARDS TO THE WILPF NATIONAL OFFICE It is time. More than 3,900 U.S. soldiers are dead. More than 650,000 Iraqis have been killed. The war in Iraq escalates to absurd levels of brutality, and George W. Bush, despite warnings from the U.S. Congress, military personnel, and the American public, has dispatched 20,000 more troops to Iraq. It is time that our voices are finally heard. While there has been an effort in Congress to reign in Bush and his hawks, no action will be taken without a grassroots movement of citizens demanding an end to this war. Goal: Bring the Troops Home Now!
Action: Pressure the House of Representatives to pass:"The Safe and Orderly Withdrawal Act" [Rep. Jim McGovern ]ORH. R. 508 -- Bring Our Troops Home and Sovereignty of Iraq Restoration Act of 2007 [Rep. Lynn Woolsey]At meetings and events, have people write postcards to your representatives (samples below) and use them in one of two ways: 1. Deliver the postcards to your representative’s office and use the contact to make an appointment to discuss national and international concerns. (please contact (wilpf@WILPF.org. or call 215 563 7110) with a report of the number of cards delivered. Or.. 2. Send the postcards to WILPF at 1213 Race St., Philadelphia PA 19107 for distribution to the Washington office of your Representative. Sample postcards: Dear Representative Please vote yes on "The Safe and Orderly Withdrawal Act", introduced by Rep. Jim McGovern. Congress has the power to stop this war that has taken so many lives. This war has gone on longer than our involvement in WW II. We must support our troops by bringing them home! Sincerely, _____________________ Or Dear Representative, Please vote yes on H. R. 508 -- Bring Our Troops Home and Sovereignty of Iraq Restoration Act of 2007, introduced by Rep. Lynn Woolsey. It will save lives, bodies, and minds, and it will give Iraq back to the Iraqis. It is an important step in regaining our credibility in the region and throughout the world, and provides the President, and this Congress, with a comprehensive way to respond to the majority of Americans who want our troops to come home. Sincerely, _____________________ Or Dear Representative, Thank you so much for your commitment towards ending the war in Iraq. I support your actions on ____________ and would like to commend you for your commitment to acting in the interest of your constituency. Text of Bills "The Safe and Orderly Withdrawal Act", introduced by Rep. Jim McGovern has not been introduced at the time of writing H.R.508- Bring Our Troops Home and Sovereignty of Iraq Restoration Act of 2007 Title: To require United States military disengagement from Iraq, to provide United States assistance for reconstruction and reconciliation in Iraq, and for other purposes. For full text of bill, visit Thomas.loc.gov Sponsor: Rep Woolsey, Lynn C. [CA-6] (introduced 1/17/2007) Cosponsors (25) Latest Major Action: 1/17/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, Veterans' Affairs, Rules, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. COSPONSORS(25), ALPHABETICAL [followed by Cosponsors withdrawn]: Rep Brady, Robert A. [PA-1] - 1/22/2007 |
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