Give In or Dig In? Put Congress on Alert
By Tim Carpenter
May 6, 2008
PDA has been a consistent voice against war. We supported HR
4232, The End the War in Iraq Act, and
HR 746, The Safe and Orderly Withdrawal Act. We have protested, lobbied, made phone calls and written letters. We've fought against the war since our birth in 2004, and we helped elect the Democratic Congress in 2006 to end the occupation of Iraq.
It still rages on. Do we continue the fight or do we give up?
In a game of political one-upmanship, the Democratic House will vote this Thursday to authorize more money to fund the violent occupation of Iraq.
Do we give up the fight, or do we dig in?
Democrats want to tarnish Republicans by forcing them to vote against veteran’s benefits and unemployment insurance extensions in an election year, a
strategy developed by Democratic leadership. It appears they have given up on ending the occupation of Iraq now—in favor of more violence, bloodshed, and lost treasure—so they can end it after the election.
Do we give up the fight, or do we dig in? I say we dig in, roll up our sleeves, and take it to the streets!
We elected this Congress to clean up this mess. Now, we’re going to clean up Congress by electing progressive candidates who support "
Healthcare NOT Warfare."
On Saturday May 17 and May 24, PDAers will be joining with our
endorsed candidates in the Healthcare NOT Warfare canvass. We’ll be helping out the campaigns by hitting high Democratic-propensity precincts, knocking on doors, and distributing flyers. To help out, contact
Mike@pdamerica.org.
If you don’t live near an endorsed candidate, you can still canvass your neighborhood! Tell your neighbors about Healthcare NOT Warfare--ask them to sign the online petition and to only support democratic candidates who will vote for Healthcare NOT Warfare. Order your neighborhood canvass kit,
here.
We’re putting Congress on alert! Please
send an email to your member of Congress—tell them you’ll be voting only for anti-war, pro-single payer healthcare Democratic candidates, and you’ll be canvassing your neighbors to convince them to do the same.
Dig in and keep fighting--Healthcare NOT Warfare!--
sign the petition!
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