[Peace] RE: [Peace-discuss] Advisory referendum on the Primary ballot 2008

[Robert Naiman]

I also thank Durl and Jan and Mort and Jamie and Barbara and everyone
else. No-one will be surprised to know that I am particularly
enthusiastic about the referendum against war with Iran. I believe
that Urbana is the first community in the country to succeed in
putting such a referendum in place. (The Berkeley and Portland city
councils have passed resolutions.)

It's a shame that the use of this tool is not more widespread in
Illinois. There were some efforts in the Chicago area, some of them
successful - there will be an Iraq referendum in Berwyn, for example.

Hopefully, next year there will be more efforts and more successes in
more Illinois communities...it may be that the ability next year to
act in April to put a referendum on the ballot in November will make
the effort more attractive.

There was some coverage of the referenda on WILL this morning. AWARE
was mentioned, and the successful referenda last year (I'm sorry to
report that my interpretation that "Champaign-Urbana" passed the
impeachment referendum has not been adopted by our local media,
although Mike Monson reported it in the News-Gazette at the time.)

On 4/11/07, Barbara kessel <barkes at gmail.com> wrote:
> And I add my Hurrah and thanks. I became suddenly so moved in the
> middle of the meeting that I thought I would start crying openly. This
> is a glimpse of the civic/democratic participation I had always
> dreamed of. Barbara Kessel
>
> On 4/11/07, Belden Fields <a-fields at uiuc.edu> wrote:
> > And I second that!
> > Belden
> >
> >
> > On Apr 11, 2007, at 10:11 AM, Conrad Wetzel wrote:
> >
> > > To: Jan and Durl Kruse and all who created the referenda
> > > From: Conrad Wetzel
> > >
> > > All of us owe an enormous debt of gratitude to those of you, who
> > > spent so much quality time selecting the topics for the Cunningham
> > > and Champaign referenda and for doing such an excellent jog of
> > > writing them in such a clear and cogent manner. This great victory
> > > in both Urbana and Champaign would not have been possible, if this
> > > devoted background preparation had not been done.
> > >
> > > So, thanks, guys; your're the greatest!
> > > Conrad
> > > ____________________________________________________________________
> > >
> > >> From: Jan & Durl Kruse <jandurl at insightbb.com>
> > >> To: Peace at lists.chambana.net
> > >> CC: peace-discuss at lists.chambana.net
> > >> Subject: [Peace-discuss] Advisory referendum on the Primary ballot
> > >> 2008
> > >> Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2007 23:58:11 -0500
> > >>
> > >>> With all present voting in favor Urbana Cunningham Township will
> > >>> have:
> > >>
> > >>> 3 important referenda on the Primary election Ballot 2008
> > >>> =============================================================
> > >>> Cut Funding for War and Occupation of Iraq
> > >>>
> > >>> Shall the voters call upon their elected representatives in
> > >>> Congress to pursue all available means to limit military funding
> > >>> in Iraq to only what is required to bring all U.S. troops home
> > >>> safely?
> > >>>
> > >>> ==============================================================
> > >>> Detainees' Rights Referendum
> > >>>
> > >>> Shall the voters call upon their elected representatives in
> > >>> Congress to do all in their power to repeal or amend the Military
> > >>> Commissions Act in order to restore the U.S. Constitutional right
> > >>> of habeas corpus and to uphold internationally recognized rules
> > >>> of law, thereby preventing the cruel and inhuman treatment and
> > >>> the arbitrary and indefinite detention for all detainees held by
> > >>> the U.S. government?
> > >>>
> > >>> ==============================================================
> > >>
> > >>> Prevent War with Iran
> > >> Shall the voters call upon their elected representatives in
> > >> Congress to pursue all available means to prevent war with iran,
> > >> including passing legislation that would explicitly prohibit the
> > >> President from attacking Iran without Congressional authorization?
> > >>