[Peace-discuss] Local Congressional representative & war

Carl G. Estabrook galliher at illinois.edu
Wed Apr 4 23:57:12 UTC 2012


The Chicago Tribune: <http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/politics/clout/chi-rep-tim-johnson-wont-run-again-sources-say-20120404,0,3387798.story 
 >.

Johnson's connection to the Ron Paul campaign - Tim introduced Paul at  
a large rally on campus - suggests that the Paul campaign might be  
urged to suggest and press for an (anti-war) Republican candidate for  
Congress in this district.


On Apr 4, 2012, at 6:42 PM, C. G. Estabrook wrote:

> It's rumored - rumored - that Tim Johnson "intends to drop out of  
> his reelection race ... Johnson apparently believes that this is now  
> a safe seat since perennial candidate David Gill won the Democratic  
> primary race, so it’s OK to leave without partisan worry. Possible  
> replacements include Rodney Davis, Rep. Chapin Rose, Rep. Adam  
> Brown, Sen. Sam McCann, Johnson’s former chief of staff Jerry Clarke  
> and his current chief of staff Mark Shelden."
>
> AFAIK none of these worthies will have Tim's settled opposition to  
> Mideast war. Admitting that he was wrong a decade ago to vote for  
> the invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq, Tim reversed his position and  
> now for some time has voted consistently against funds for war. He  
> even joined other members of Congress from both parties in a suit  
> against the illegal attack on Libya.
>
> David Gill's position isn't clear. If he's changed it to approximate  
> Tim's, as he seems recently to indicate - he hasn't been as honest  
> about renouncing his earlier support for Obama's position on  
> Afghanistan.
>
> If it's true that we'll have two 'major party' Congressional  
> candidates with ambiguous positions on war, we might want to consult  
> with other anti-war groups in the district - the Greens, Occupy,  
> etc., here and in BloNo, etc. - about whether a third-party antiwar  
> candidate would be a good idea.
>
> --CGE
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