[Peace-discuss] Fwd: [ronpaul-305] Fw: URGENT: Libya Vote TOMORROW

Tue May 31 19:33:55 CDT 2011

Vote on Kucinich resolution.

"Pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 
1544(c)), Congress directs the President to remove the United States 
Armed Forces from Libya by not later than the date that is 15 days after 
the date of the adoption of this concurrent resolution." H.CON.RES.51.IH 
<http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c112:H.CON.RES.51:>

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Subject: 	[ronpaul-305] Fw: URGENT: Libya Vote TOMORROW
Date: 	Tue, 31 May 2011 17:47:42 -0400
From: 	Barry Holley <blh9783 at yahoo.com>
Reply-To: 	ronpaul-305 at meetup.com
To: 	ronpaul-305 at meetup.com

Urgent call to stop President Obama's rougue WAR of AGGRESSION he 
all-by-himself perpetrated on Libya.
Sometimes there are highly targeted actions we can take that use only a 
minute of our time.  This one is very important.  Vote YES on H.Con. 
Res. 51 which is tomorrow June 1, 2011. THIS PUTS THEM ALL ON RECORD.    
blood and treasure lost because of ONE man, acting by himself.

Tim Johnson: House of Representatives
Phone: 202-225-2371
webform: 
http://www.congress.org/congressorg/webreturn/?url=http://timjohnson.house.gov

Senator Richard Durbin
phone: (202) 224-2152; fax: (202) 228-0400
Web form for generic contact: 
http://durbin.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/contact

Senator Mark Kirk
(202) 224-2854
Web form for generic contac: 
http://kirk.senate.gov/?p=comment_on_legislation

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*Sent:* Tue, May 31, 2011 2:30:53 PM
*Subject:* URGENT: Libya Vote TOMORROW

*QUOTE OF THE DAY:* "Pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers 
Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1544(c)), Congress directs the President to remove 
the United States Armed Forces from Libya by not later than the date 
that is 15 days after the date of the adoption of this concurrent 
resolution." H.CON.RES.51.IH 
<http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c112:H.CON.RES.51:>

Rep. Dennis Kucinich has introduced H.Con.Res.51, a resolution ordering 
President Obama to withdraw armed forces from the war on Libya. This 
resolution is scheduled for a House vote TOMORROW, Wednesday June 1.

There is bipartisan skepticism toward U.S. intervention in Libya's civil 
war. We strongly encourage you to tell your Representative and Senators 
to support this resolution using DownsizeDC.org's "Stay out of Libya" 
campaign. <https://secure.downsizedc.org/etp/campaigns/143>

The hard-wired message states, "Please end the President's intervention 
in Libya's civil war."

To this I added these personal comments, which you may borrow from or 
copy . . .

    I support Rep. Kucinich's H.Con.Res.51, a resolution that directs
    the President to remove our military from Libya.

    The President violated the Constitution and launched this war with
    no form of Congressional authorization whatsoever.

    Even AFTER launching the war, the President has never explained how
    this war impacts U.S. security interests. Perhaps even the President
    realizes it is AGAINST our interests because . . .

      1) We can't afford this war
      2) It exposes Americans to terrorist retaliation

    The President also changed the stated reason for the war, from
    protecting civilians to regime change. Bad as Gadhafi is, we have no
    idea whether a replacement regime will be any better. Moreover, the
    U.S. is trapped into a policy that will achieve neither victory, nor
    an end to the war . . .

      * It is difficult to impossible to defeat a country by air power
    alone, and yet . . .
      * The House already voted 416-5 to prohibit the introduction of
    ground troops, meaning . . .
      * The only strategy is more bombing, which will likely result in
    more civilian deaths -- the very thing the President originally
    claimed he wanted to prevent

    BUT HERE'S THE MOST IMPORTANT PART . . .

    The 60-day deadline imposed by the War Powers Act came and went on
    May 20. This war is no longer legal!

    Yet Congress has failed to act, one way or another. The House has
    ignored a request by the Obama Administration to endorse this
    intervention; it's as if Congress wants to remain silent and let
    this war go away.
    (http://thehill.com/homenews/house/163379-house-lawmakers-ignore-presidents-request-on-libya)

    Congress can no longer sit on the fence. You must tell the President
    to end this war. When you do so, it will send a powerful message to
    your constituents, and to the world, that you . . .

      * Support the rule of law
      * Oppose intervention in countries where U.S. security interests
    are not at stake

    But if you refuse to direct the President to withdraw the military
    from Libya, YOU are breaking the law -- a law passed with a
    supermajority, over President Richard Nixon's veto. The War Powers
    Act will be a dead article, and you will have killed it, without the
    benefit of a proper, legal process.

    The U.S. will be STRONGER and MORE SECURE when we stop meddling in
    the internal affairs of other countries. That's why I hope you'll do
    the right thing, and support H.Con.Res.51

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