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Do
we give in or dig in?
Will you take the next
step...
Dear Joanne,
PDA has been a consistent voice against war. We
supported HR
4232, The End the War in Iraq Act, and HR
746, The Safe and Orderly Withdrawal Act. We have protested,
lobbied, made phone calls and written letters. We've fought
against the war since our birth in 2004, and we helped
elect the Democratic Congress in 2006 to end the occupation of
Iraq.
It still rages on. Do we continue
the fight or do we give up?
In a game of political
one-upmanship, the Democratic House will vote this
Thursday to authorize more money to fund the violent
occupation of Iraq.
Do we give up the fight, or do
we dig in?
Democrats want to
tarnish Republicans by forcing them to vote against veteran’s
benefits and unemployment insurance extensions in an election year,
a strategy
developed by Democratic leadership. It appears they have given up on
ending the occupation of Iraq now—for more violence,
bloodshed, and lost treasure—so they can end it after the
election!
Do we give up the fight, or do we dig in? I say we
dig in, roll up our sleeves, and take it to the streets!
We
elected this Congress to clean up this mess. Now, we’re
going to clean up Congress by electing progressive
candidates who support "Healthcare
NOT Warfare."
On Saturday May 17
and May 24, PDAers will be joining with our endorsed candidates in
the Healthcare NOT Warfare
canvass. We’ll be helping out the
campaigns by hitting high Democratic-propensity precincts, knocking
on doors, and distributing flyers. To help out, contact
Mi...@pdamerica.org.
If you don’t live near an endorsed
candidate, you can still canvass your neighborhood!
Tell your neighbors about Healthcare NOT Warfare--ask them to sign
the online petition and to only support candidates who will vote for
Healthcare NOT Warfare. Order your neighborhood canvass kit,
here.
We’re
putting Congress on alert! Please send
an email to your member of Congress—tell them you’ll be voting
only for anti-war, pro-single payer healthcare candidates, and
you’ll be canvassing your neighbors to convince them to do the same.
Dig in and keep fighting… Healthcare NOT
Warfare!
Yours in the movement,
Tim
Carpenter
P.S. Some Democrats have worked tirelessly to
end the occupation of Iraq. Please express your appreciation to the
chairwomen of the Out of Iraq and Congressional Progressive Caucuses
for their leadership, integrity, and efforts to stop this
madness:
Rep. Maxine Waters (202)
225-2201
Rep. Lynn Woolsey (202) 225-5161
Rep. Barbara Lee (202)
225-2661
Progressive Democrats of
America is a
grassroots PAC that works both inside the Democratic Party and
outside in movements for peace and justice. Our goal: Elect a
permanent, progressive majority in 2008. PDA's advisory board
includes seven members of Congress and activist leaders such as Tom
Hayden, Medea Benjamin, Thom Hartmann and Rev. Lennox Yearwood. More
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