[Peace] Message sent to elected officials

[Jan & Durl Kruse]

The following "elected" Officials have been informed of the local  
referenda results: President Bush, Vice President Cheney, Senator  
Obama, Senator Durbin and Representative Johnson.  (abbreviated  
message)


AWARE, Anti War Anti Racism Effort of Urbana/Champaign, placed three  
advisory referenda on the February 5th primary ballot.  Below is an  
article printed in the News-Gazette regarding the results.  We hope you  
take the time to ponder these results and make every effort to  
represent the views of your constituents on these vital matters of  
public concern.  It is time to restore the United States' stature in  
the world, stop the erosion of civil liberties at home, renew our  
commitment to international law and the Geneva Conventions, and change  
our failed policy on the war on terrorism from a military to a more  
diplomatic approach,  (end of the occupation of Iraq, bring the troops  
home).


AWARE happy with advisory results
By Mike Monson 

Friday February 8, 2008

URBANA – A member of a local activist group said the group will  
probably seek to place more advisory referendums on the Nov. 4 ballot  
after voters in Cunningham and City of Champaign townships gave  
overwhelming approval to six questions on last Tuesday's ballot.

Find this article at: 

http://www.news-gazette.com/news/2008/02/08/ 
awarehappy_with_advisory_results


All advisory referenda passed by large, mostly overwhelming, margins.

In Champaign:

  Poverty referendum:        71% Yes, 29% No   !!!
  Military Commissions Act:  68% Yes, 32% No
  De-fund Iraq War:          61% Yes, 39% No

In Urbana/Cunningham:

  No Unauthorized Iran War:  81% Yes, 19% No
  Detainees' Rights/M.C.A.:  79% Yes, 21% No
  De-fund Iraq War:          69% Yes, 31% No

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