[Peace] Fwd: Congress Overwhelmed With Anti-War Calls From "The Silenced Majority"

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> Congress Overwhelmed With Anti-War Calls From "The
> Silenced Majority"
> 
> Democracy Now
> http://www.democracynow.org/CongressCalls.htm
> 
> 29 September 2002
> 
> Republican and Democratic Senate offices report
> "overwhelming" opposition from their constituents to
> war with Iraq. This comes as Congress prepares to pass
> a war resolution granting President Bush sweeping
> powers to invade Iraq.
> 
> The national news radio show Democracy Now! conducted
> an informal survey on Thursday of 70 Republican and
> Democratic Senate offices.
> 
> Of the 26 offices which responded to our inquires, 22
> reported an overwhelming majority - in some cases up to
> 99 percent -- of constituents opposed war in Iraq;
> three said the response was split and just one office
> reported a majority called backing the war. Among the
> findings:
> 
> Democrats
> 
> * Wisconsin Sen. Herb Kohl: Aides say they are
> receiving 1,000-2,000 calls per week with the
> overwhelming number opposed to an attack on Iraq.
> 
> * Washington Sen. Patty Murray: Over 5,000 letters and
> phone calls were received last week on Iraq, aides say.
> Only about 100 came from constituents who supported an
> attack.
> 
> * California Sen. Dianne Feinstein: Staff in her San
> Francisco office reported about 200 calls a day with 99
> percent of the callers opposing the war.
> 
> * New Mexico Sen. Jeff Bingaman: The D.C. office has
> been receiving at least 1,300 calls a day with about 70
> percent opposed to war.
> 
> Republicans
> 
> * North Carolina Sen.Jesse Helms: Staff declined to
> give figures but said the "majority is against" when it
> comes to calls on Iraq.
> 
> * Nebraska Sen. Charles Hegal: According to aides,
> constituents favor diplomacy over war at a rate of 5 to
> 1.
> 
> * Virginia Sen. John Warner: About 150 constituents a
> day are calling into the D.C. offices. "A very small
> minority supported military action," said one aide.
> 
> "It's extraordinary that, as Senators work with the
> Bush Administration to draft a war resolution, their
> constituents are expressing overwhelming opposition to
> an attack against Iraq," said Amy Goodman, the host of
> Democracy Now! "Unfortunately we are hearing very
> little about this in the media.  These calls represent
> the silenced majority, not the silent majority."
> 
> Democracy Now is a daily nationwide news show based in
> New York. It is broadcast on over 130 public radio and
> television stations around the country.
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