[Peace-discuss] TODAY: Help me press Durbin, Duckworth in Chicago on Saudi-Yemen war powers

[Stuart Levy]

Hello Robert,

We talked at AWARE last Sunday about actions we might take, and it
occurred to us: should we try to send a delegation to Rodney Davis'
office, urging him to support the use of the War Powers Act, and hold
our new president to the anti-interventionism that he ran on?

Davis likely wouldn't do it, but it could be good for him to hear that
his constituents care.

Would you be interested in participating if we did?

On 2/7/17 1:39 PM, Robert Naiman, Just Foreign Policy wrote:
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> Dear Stuart,
>
> President Trump has already "*increased logistical support*
> <http://org.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=zHxFkG2i6aoelVt3Th4hEmtJGMEJHxbo>"
> for the Saudi bombing of Houthis in Yemen. [1] Trump Administration
> officials are threatening to conduct *drone strikes against the
> Houthis*
> <http://org.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=1vMvmq83xbrnxstDe8U9BWtJGMEJHxbo>.
> [2] But *Congress never authorized this war*. Under the War Powers
> Resolution, a *single Member of Congress* could force a debate and
> vote on what Trump is doing. Unfortunately, we haven't got a single
> Member of Congress to agree to do this yet.
>
> That’s why I'm going to visit the offices of *Senator Durbin* and
> *Senator Duckworth* in Chicago today. I'm going to deliver the
> Illinois signatures on *this petition
> <http://org.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=NsuGDvhozoKSCY%2B3AyVpYhhrisRGBRE6>*,
> urging Durbin and Duckworth to stand up on Saudi-Yemen war powers
> before Trump can further escalate the war.
>
> *Here's how you can help:*
>
> 1. *Call* Durbin's Chicago office at *312-353-4952* and/or Duckworth's
> Chicago office at *(312) 886-3506*. When you reach a staffer or leave
> a message, you can say:
>
>     "I urge Senator Durbin and Senator Duckworth to invoke the War
>     Powers Resolution to force Congressional debate on Trump's
>     escalation of the Saudi war in Yemen."
>
> When you've made your call(s), *please report that here
> <http://org.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=PpkOABPojO16xaAX8vV%2FxGtJGMEJHxbo>.*
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>
> 2. *Sign and share our petition
> <http://org.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=mYeWnFtQeiGjdmQxoeQZfWtJGMEJHxbo>*
> if you haven't already. If you already signed and shared, please share
> it again.
>
> Thanks for all you do to help make U.S. foreign policy more just,
>
> Robert Naiman
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> References:
> 1. http://www.reuters.com/article/us-yemen-security-trump-idUSKBN15M1HP
> 2. "Yemen Is the First Battleground in Trump’s Confrontation With
> Iran: The administration has its sights set on checkmating Tehran’s
> ambitions across the region. Iran’s proxies in Yemen are in the
> crosshairs," Foreign Policy, February 3,
> http://foreignpolicy.com/2017/02/03/yemen-is-the-first-battleground-in-trumps-confrontation-with-iran/
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