[Peace-discuss] Re: [Peace] Message sent to elected officials

[Morton K. Brussel]

It's great that you thought of, and acted, on this!  It would also be  
useful to distribute the message to the wider world, e.g., through  
the AP and other news services. Perhaps this is done automatically  
via Monson's article in the N-G. Attention: Bob Naimon and Just  
Foreign Policy.

  --Mort

On Feb 11, 2008, at 11:15 AM, Jan & Durl Kruse wrote:

> The following "elected" Officials have been informed of the local  
> referenda results: President Bush, Vice President Cheney, Senator  
> Obama, Senator Durbin and Representative Johnson.  (abbreviated  
> message)
>
>
> AWARE, Anti War Anti Racism Effort of Urbana/Champaign, placed  
> three advisory referenda on the February 5th primary ballot.  Below  
> is an article printed in the News-Gazette regarding the results.   
> We hope you take the time to ponder these results and make every  
> effort to represent the views of your constituents on these vital  
> matters of public concern.  It is time to restore the United  
> States' stature in the world, stop the erosion of civil liberties  
> at home, renew our commitment to international law and the Geneva  
> Conventions, and change our failed policy on the war on terrorism  
> from a military to a more diplomatic approach,  (end of the  
> occupation of Iraq, bring the troops home).
>
>
> AWARE happy with advisory results
> By Mike Monson
>
> Friday February 8, 2008
>
> URBANA – A member of a local activist group said the group will  
> probably seek to place more advisory referendums on the Nov. 4  
> ballot after voters in Cunningham and City of Champaign townships  
> gave overwhelming approval to six questions on last Tuesday's ballot.
>
> Find this article at:
>
> http://www.news-gazette.com/news/2008/02/08/ 
> awarehappy_with_advisory_results
>
>
> All advisory referenda passed by large, mostly overwhelming, margins.
>
> In Champaign:
>
>   Poverty referendum:        71% Yes, 29% No   !!!
>   Military Commissions Act:  68% Yes, 32% No
>   De-fund Iraq War:          61% Yes, 39% No
>
> In Urbana/Cunningham:
>
>   No Unauthorized Iran War:  81% Yes, 19% No
>   Detainees' Rights/M.C.A.:  79% Yes, 21% No
>   De-fund Iraq War:          69% Yes, 31% No
>
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