Fwd: Rep. Lee Demands Answers to Drones Program

[Angelina Llongueras]

IT'S ABOUT TIME!      (read about letter below)

I have been wondering whether there was any moral fabric left in any of our Congress folk!

What is so important about this letter is that it addresses the wrongfulness of the entire drone assassination program, not just the "killing of Americans on American soil!"  Toby

For those of us who have time:  

1.  Call their offices today, thank them, and ask them to work diligently on this: 

more signatures on letter, strong anti-drone legislation, a bill to put a moratorium on drone strikes and an extensive congressional investigation and hearing on illegal drone program!

(Local/DC offices)

Reps. Lee   (510) 763-0370,  (202) 225-2661

Conyers   313-961-5670    202-225-5126

Ellison   612-522-1212   202-225-4755

Grijalva   (623) 536-3388    (202) 225-2435

Edwards  301-516-7601     202-225-8699 

Honda    408-436-2720      202-225-2631

Holt     609-750-9365      202-750-0618

McGovern     (508) 831-7356    (202) 225-6101

2.  Call your own Rep.'s office (if different) and ask them to sign onto this letter NOW!

On Mar 12, 2013, at 6:33 AM, Gael Murphy wrote:

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

March 11, 2013
Contact: Carrie Adams (202) 225-2661

Rep. Lee Demands Administration’s Full Response on Drones

Washington, D.C.— Today, Congresswoman Barbara Lee, along with several members of Congress, sent a letter to White House requesting the full, unclassified release of information surrounding the Administration’s done policy.

Signed by Reps. Conyers, Ellison, Grijalva, Edwards, Honda, Holt, and McGovern, the letter seeks a full response and formal report to Congress outlining the architecture of the drone program going forward and reads, “The executive branch’s claim of authority to deprive citizens of life, and to do so without explaining the legal bases for doing so, sets a dangerous precedent and is a model of behavior that the United States would not want other nations to emulate.”

Rep. Lee, Chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus Peace and Security Task Force said of the letter, “It is far past time that the White House openly discuss the drones program. The President has full reign to protect the United States as Commander in Chief, but Congress has a vital oversight role in this issue, and we cannot shy away from those responsibilities. We have to protect the checks and balances that are at the heart of our democracy.”

The letter cites several concerning factors of the Administration’s drone policy including, “An unbounded geographic scope; unidentified ‘high-level; officials with authority to approve kill-lists; a vaguely defined definition of whether a capture is “feasible,” an overly broad definition of the phrase “imminent threat,” which re-defines the word in a way that strays significantly from its traditional and legal meaning.”

Full text of the letter can be found here.

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Follow Barbara Lee on Facebook and Twitter @RepBarbaraLee. To learn more, visit lee.house.gov

Congresswoman Barbara Lee is a former Co-Chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) and currently serves as CPC Whip and Chair of the Taskforce on Global Peace and Security.

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Gael Murphy
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