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funding for war. I vote
against preparation for
the military. I will never
again go down that road."
--Rep. John Lewis
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This week Congress will
debate and vote on a bill
-- the so-called "Defense
Appropriations Act" --
that will make us less
safe by dumping over $600
billion into preparations
for war. Combined with
military spending in other
departments, this is 57%
of all federal
discretionary spending.
Let Congress know we
oppose this bloated
spending.
Included in the bill is
$88 billion for continued
war right now in Iraq and
Afghanistan. Pretending
those wars are over
doesn't stop the flow of
funds -- which are needed
for such domestic human
needs as education,
healthcare, and clean
energy.
Tell Congress to make its
priorities match ours, not
Lockheed Martin's.
Moving our representatives
toward decent spending
priorities is a long-term
project. But should they
pass this bill, we can at
least force them to begin
some military cuts. We
can insist that they keep
the bipartisan ban on
military sponsorships of
NASCAR and other sporting
events -- and vote for
amendments being proposed
by Rep. Barbara Lee to:
cut military spending
on Afghanistan except
to fund withdrawal;
cut military spending
to that of the next 14
nations combined (from
our current level
which equals that of
all nations combined);
cut military spending
to 2008 level, unless
the Pentagon produces
auditable books;
cut military spending
to comply with last
year's Budget Control
Act.
Tell your Representative
to support these
amendments, and that
you'll be watching.
Youâll remember that
Barbara Lee was the only
member of Congress who
voted against the Sept 14,
2001, blank check to
George Bush for endless
military adventure known
as the â2001
Authorization to Use
Military Force.â
Please forward to everyone
you know this recent
comment from Rep. John
Lewis, the legendary civil
rights activist:
"War is obsolete. It
cannot be used as a tool
of our foreign policy.
It's barbaric. ... If I
had to do it all over
again, I would have voted
with Barbara Lee. It was
raw courage on her part.
So, because of that, I
donât vote for funding
for war. I vote against
preparation for the
military. I will never
again go down that road."
P.P.S. RootsAction is an
independent online force
endorsed by Jim Hightower,
Barbara Ehrenreich, Cornel
West, Daniel Ellsberg,
Glenn Greenwald, Naomi
Klein, Bill Fletcher Jr.,
Laura Flanders, former
U.S. Senator James
Abourezk, Coleen Rowley,
and many others.
Background:
Democracy Now: Rep. John
Lewis, Civil Rights Icon
Linda Bilmes (Boston
Globe): Afghanistan Is
Missing From the Campaign
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