[Peace-discuss] Champaign-Urbana Votes to Withdraw from Iraq and Impeach Bush-Cheney

[Morton K. Brussel]

I think it would not be uncalled for for AWARE members to feel proud  
of what they contributed to these referenda---the fact that they came  
to pass and that they passed.

--mkb


On Nov 8, 2006, at 2:52 AM, Robert Naiman wrote:

> [please forward where appropriate]
>
> Champaign-Urbana Votes to Withdraw from Iraq and Impeach Bush-Cheney
>
> Final results from the Champaign County Clerk's office, 100% of
> precincts reporting:
>
> Withdraw US Troops from Iraq ("orderly and rapid"):
>
> 		       Yes	No
> Champaign	9888	7104
> 		       58%	42%
>
> Urbana		   5729	   3029	
> 		       65%	35%
>
> Champaign-Urbana
> 		     Yes	No
> 		   15618	10134			
> 		     61%	39%			
>
> Impeach Bush/Cheney for War, Torture, Illegal Surveillance:
>
> 		       Yes	No
> Champaign	7877	9140		
> 		       46%	54%		
>
> Urbana		   5171	  3614	
> 		      59%	41%	
>
> Champaign-Urbana
> 		    13049	12755		
> 		   50.6%	49.4%		
>
> Governor should resist deployment of Illinois National Guard to Iraq:
>
> 		     Yes	No
> Urbana:	        4812	3154
> 		     60%	40%
>
> In many Republican precincts in Champaign - as judged by the vote in
> the Secretary of State's race - the majority voted in favor of
> withdrawal from Iraq. In 32 of Champaign's 38 precincts and in 22 of
> Urbana's 23 precincts a majority voted in favor of withdrawal.
>
> As we were tallying the votes at the County building, Republican Rep.
> Tim Johnson gave a press conference on his victory in the
> Congressional election. He acknowledged that the US position in Iraq
> was a "quagmire" and that Americans would not tolerate the status quo
> for another two years.
>
> In the spring the Urbana City Council passed a resolution in favor of
> withdrawal. At the time, peace activists claimed that the council was
> reflecting majority sentiment in Urbana.
> This completes the argument.
>
> Thanks to everyone who worked to give people in Champaign-Urbana the
> opportunity to vote on these questions and who worked to publicize
> these initiatives.
>
> -Robert Naiman
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