[Peace-discuss] referendum time: Afghanistan

[C. G. Estabrook]

I think so, but I admit I'm not up to date on it.

That's why I say we should ask Frerichs & co. to enlighten us.

I think the Kruses may have dealt with the new rules, in re the instant run-off 
referendum in Urbana...


Robert Naiman wrote:
> oops - what did I miss? Please enlighten. I knew that such legislation
> had been pending, but I did not realize that it had passed.
> 
> On Thu, Mar 4, 2010 at 6:40 PM, C. G. Estabrook <galliher at illinois.edu> wrote:
>> The Illinois legislature, deeply offended by the notion that people were
>> expressing their opinions on public questions like this, has made it nearly
>> impossible to do so.
>>
>> Maybe we should start with our state senators and representatives: go to
>> their offices and ask why they thought to right to prevent public
>> expressions of opinion. --CGE
>>
>>
>> Robert Naiman wrote:
>>> Isn't it about time to think about referenda for the fall election?
>>>
>>> Here's an idea: propose a reasonable-sounding yet meaningful
>>> referendum on ending the war in Afghanistan, ask Johnson and Gill to
>>> endorse it, try to get 70% of the vote.
>>>
>>> For example: "Congress should establish a timetable for the withdrawal
>>> of all U.S. military forces from Afghanistan."
>>>
>>>
>>>
> 
> 
> 

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