[Peace-discuss] Fwd: Call Your Rep. Today to Oppose U.S.-Israel Military Ties

Tue May 8 16:33:02 UTC 2012

You could also ask his possible successor:

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From: Habeeb Habeeb <info at champaigncountyrepublicans.org>
Date: Mon, May 7, 2012 at 5:35 AM
Subject: Congressional Candidates Forum in Champaign this Saturday
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#AskIL13 Candidates Forum: Get to know the 13th Congressional District  
Candidates
Where:
Hilton Garden Conference Center
1501 South Neil Street
Champaign, IL 61820

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When:
Saturday May 12, 2012 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM CDT
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The Champaign County Republican Party is hosting a candidates forum  
for voters of the Illinois 13th Congressional District to meet the  
individuals seeking the candidate nomination to replace retiring  
congressman Rep. Tim Johnson. Chairman Habeeb is committed to an open  
and transparent nomination process and encourages all registered  
voters residing in the 13th congressional district to submit questions  
for the candidates and attend the forum. The 14 Republican County  
Chairman who represent the district are expected to select the nominee  
on Saturday, May 19.

What: #AskIL13 Candidates Forum. Each candidate will have five minutes  
to introduce themselves prior to a joint question and answer session.

When: Saturday, May 12, 2012 6:00-8:00PM (Doors will open at 5:15pm)

Where: Hilton Garden Inn Conference Center, Champaign

Who: The four Republican finalists seeking the nomination to replace  
Congressman Tim Johnson on the ballot for the 13th Congressional  
District: Jerry Clarke, Rodney Davis, Erika Harold, Kathy Wassink. The  
forum will be moderated by Habeeb Habeeb, Champaign County Republican  
Party Chairman and voting member of the 13th Congressional District  
Committee.

How to submit questions for the candidates:  During the Q&A session,  
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submitted by voters of the 13th Congressional district. Voters are  
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or submit their questions on the forum registration form linked below  
by 10AM on Saturday, May 12. Forum attendees will also be able to  
submit questions via a form at the event.

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On May 8, 2012, at 11:15 AM, Morton K. Brussel wrote:

> I recommend calling Tim Johnson about this.
>
> --mkb
>
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>> From: "Josh Ruebner, National Advocacy Director" <uscampaign at endtheoccupation.org 
>> >
>> Date: May 8, 2012 10:56:42 AM CDT
>> To: mkb0029 at gmail.com
>> Subject: Call Your Rep. Today to Oppose U.S.-Israel Military Ties
>> Reply-To: uscampaign at endtheoccupation.org
>>
>>
>>
>> Thank you for signing our petition to Majority Leader Eric Cantor  
>> opposing H.R.4133, the U.S.-Israel Enhanced Security Cooperation  
>> Act of 2012.
>>
>> Can we count on you to take some additional actions to help us  
>> oppose this resolution and change U.S. policy?
>>
>> 1. Call your Representative today and ask him/her to vote no or  
>> abstain on H.R.4133.
>>
>> Find out if your Representative is a cosponsor of this resolution  
>> by clicking here. If your Representative is not a cosponsor, please  
>> be sure to thank him/her. Then get the phone number for your  
>> Representative on our website by clicking here.
>>
>> Here's a suggested script for your phone call:
>>
>> "Hi, I'm a constituent of Representative X and I strongly urge him/ 
>> her to vote no or abstain on H.R.4133, the U.S.-Israel Enhanced  
>> Security Cooperation Act of 2012. The U.S.-Israel military  
>> relationship has already grown to unprecedented proportions under  
>> the Obama Administration, making us even more deeply complicit in  
>> Israel's daily human rights violations of Palestinians living under  
>> Israeli military occupation. Rather than enhancing U.S.-Israel  
>> military ties, the United States should sanction Israel for  
>> violating the Arms Export Control and Foreign Assistance Acts by  
>> ending U.S. military aid.  By further deepening U.S.-Israel  
>> military ties, the United States is only making a bad situation  
>> worse."
>>
>> 2. Spread the word about this resolution and our petition via email  
>> and social media.
>>
>> Click on the widget below to spread the word to your friends.
>>
>>
>>
>> 3. Join our long-term campaign to end U.S. military aid to Israel.
>>
>> Sign up to receive a free packet in the mail to educate and  
>> organize people in your community to end U.S. military aid to  
>> Israel.  When you do, you'll be joining thousands of people in more  
>> than 1,000 cities across the country who are going out into their  
>> communities to educate and organize people to challenge our  
>> government's policy of arming Israel to commit human rights abuses  
>> of Palestinians.
>>
>> We'll send you postcards, petitions, fact sheets, flyers, posters,  
>> and more--everything that you'll need to educate and organize  
>> people in your city.
>>
>> 4. Join our Congressional District Coordinator Network.
>>
>> Become a Congressional District Coordinator and help coordinate  
>> efforts in your Congressional district to change U.S. policy toward  
>> Israel/Palestine to support human rights, international law, and  
>> equality.
>>
>> Please contact Legislative Coordinator Mike Coogan at cdcnetwork at endtheoccupation.org 
>>  for more details about getting involved.
>>
>> Thanks for taking action!
>>
>> Josh Ruebner
>> National Advocacy Director
>>
>
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