[Peace-discuss] FCNL: Your Rep. Is One of a Few With Influence to End the Government Shutdown

Fri Oct 4 23:08:07 UTC 2013

It is not quite certain if it is a lack of gravity or excessive levity.

On 10/05/13 4:24, C. G. Estabrook wrote:
> Did you say something about a lack of gravity, Wayne?
>
> Or is that about a movie that hasn't opened yet?
>
> The Congressman from the already stressed economy in Wadesville, IN, 
> asseverated,
>
> "We have to get something out of this - and I don’t know what that 
> even is!"
>
> Krugman I think has got at least a bit of it right:
>
> "... my working theory is that wealthy individuals bought themselves a 
> radical right party, believing — correctly — that it would cut their 
> taxes and remove regulations, but failed to realize that eventually 
> the craziness would take on a life of its own, and that the monster 
> they created would turn on its creators as well as the little people.
>
> "And nobody knows how it ends."
>
> But it does remind one of events of 80 years ago.
>
> Chaos may be preferable.
>
>
> On Oct 4, 2013, at 10:58 AM, E. Wayne Johnson 朱稳森 <ewj at pigsqq.org 
> <mailto:ewj at pigsqq.org>> wrote:
>
>> Some parts of the US are reporting lack of sunshine, hail and 
>> damaging winds, and
>> there is loss of gravity in some parts of Ohio due to the government 
>> shutdown.
>>
>> It is rumored that the Wabash river may quit flowing which may damage
>> the mosquito population in Posey County Indiana's Point Township.
>> Local sporting goods stores fear a drop in DEET sales that could
>> substantially damage the already stressed economy in Wadesville, IN,
>> and in New Haven, IL they are searching for a pencil to write to
>> their congressman and a map to find out which district they are in
>> this week.
>>
>> It's total chaos, folks.
>>
>>
>> On 10/04/13 22:21, Robert Naiman wrote:
>>>
>>> FCNL's toll free number connects you to the Capitol Switchboard. 
>>> Then you ask for Rep. Rodney Davis' office. If you want to call 
>>> Davis' office directly, the number is (202) 225-2371 
>>> <tel:%28202%29%20225-2371>.
>>>
>>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>>> From: *Jim Cason, FCNL* <fcnlinfo at fcnl.org <mailto:fcnlinfo at fcnl.org>>
>>> Date: Fri, Oct 4, 2013 at 9:11 AM
>>> Subject: Your Rep. Is One of a Few With Influence to End the 
>>> Government Shutdown
>>> To: Robert Naiman <naiman.uiuc at gmail.com <mailto:naiman.uiuc at gmail.com>>
>>>
>>>
>>> 	
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>>>
>>>
>>> Dear Robert Naiman,
>>>
>>> Your representative is one of a small group of lawmakers who might 
>>> be able to influence the House leadership to end the government 
>>> shutdown.
>>>
>>> Will you call his or her office today? Please call 877-429-0678 
>>> <tel:877-429-0678> and ask for your representative by name (you can 
>>> look up the name here 
>>> <http://fcnl.org/r/E/Mjk5NjI1/Mzc1NzU/0/0/bmFpbWFuLnVpdWNAZ21haWwuY29t/aHR0cDovL2NhcHdpei5jb20vZmNvbmwvZGJxL29mZmljaWFscy8jISMh/4870/0>). 
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>>>       federal government at the same levels as last year without
>>>       adding other policy issues.
>>>     * Will the representative support a "clean" Continuing
>>>       Resolution and encourage other members to do the same?
>>>     * I look forward to hearing about the representative's work to
>>>       end this government shutdown.
>>>
>>> Shutting down the federal government to make a political point is 
>>> going too far. This closure is unnecessary and costly to our 
>>> country. Please ask your representative to take action to bring it 
>>> to an end.
>>>
>>> Thank you,
>>>
>>> Jim Cason
>>> Associate Executive Secretary
>>> for Strategic Advocacy
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