[Peace] action of the week, ii / Congressional to vote about war in Libya Tomorrow.

[Karen Medina]

[see the letter from Kucinich below for more information]:
Contact your congress people and ask them to:
Vote YES on House Concurrent Resolution 51

'This vote shouldn't be necessary, of course. The United States
Constitution requires congressional authorization to go to war. The
administration has disregarded the Constitution. Instead, they have
spun the conflict as a minor intervention or as part of NATO, but the
fact remains that we're bombing another country and we pay, by far,
the largest percentage of NATO's military bills. This is a war that
we're leading - and it's a war that violates our Constitution and the
War Powers Act. It's time we end this war. '

Tim Johnson: House of Representatives
Phone: 202-225-2371
webform: http://www.congress.org/congressorg/webreturn/?url=http://timjohnson.house.gov

Senator Richard Durbin
phone: (202) 224-2152; fax: (202) 228-0400
Web form for generic contact: http://durbin.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/contact

Senator Mark Kirk
(202) 224-2854
Web form for generic contac: http://kirk.senate.gov/?p=comment_on_legislation
--- Forwarded message ----------

Kucinich wrote:

Last week, I laid out our strategy for ending the War in Libya and
we're making progress. The House leadership has agreed to a floor vote
on a resolution that exercises the War Powers Act of 1973. This vote
could end the illegal War in Libya.

The vote is scheduled for tomorrow, Wednesday June1st.

It is urgent that you call your Congressperson and ask him or her to
vote YES on House Concurrent Resolution 51. You can look up your
member of congress at the following link:
http://www.congress.org/congressorg/directory/congdir.tt

This vote shouldn't be necessary, of course. The United States
Constitution requires congressional authorization to go to war. The
administration has disregarded the Constitution. Instead, they have
spun the conflict as a minor intervention or as part of NATO, but the
fact remains that we're bombing another country and we pay, by far,
the largest percentage of NATO's military bills. This is a war that
we're leading - and it's a war that violates our Constitution and the
War Powers Act. It's time we end this war.

Congress must find its voice and the American people must call upon
Congress to take the Administration off the war path. This is an
opportunity to do exactly that, and I need your help. Can you call
your Congressperson right now and tell him or her to vote for House
Concurrent Resolution 51 and end the war in Libya. Click here:

http://www.congress.org/congressorg/directory/congdir.tt

With respect,


Dennis Kucinich