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

[Ricky Baldwin]

Here!  Here!

A round of back-slapping for us all!

Great work, folks!

-Ricky

--- "Morton K. Brussel" <brussel at uiuc.edu> wrote:

> 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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> > Peace-discuss at lists.chambana.net
> >
>
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