The Spanish version of the petition is here: http://www.justforeignpolicy.org/node/1592
---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Just Foreign Policy <[email protected]> Date: Sat, Mar 7, 2015 at 12:47 PM Subject: Menendez Should Resign From Leadership While Facing Charges To: [email protected] [image: Just Foreign Policy] <http://org.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?key=-1&url_num=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.justforeignpolicy.org> Dear Robert, Urge Senators to press Sen. Menendez to step down from leadership while corruption charges are unresolved. *Sign the Petition* <http://org.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?key=-1&url_num=2&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.justforeignpolicy.org%2Fact%2Fmenendez-resign> The Justice Department is preparing to file corruption charges against New Jersey Sen. Robert Menendez following a 2-year investigation into allegations he accepted gifts and lavish vacations in exchange for political favors. [1] This has been long expected. In 2013 Menendez and Sen. Mitch McConnell were named by Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) as the two most corrupt Senators. [2] *Urge Senators to press Menendez to step down from Senate leadership while he is facing corruption charges by signing our petition at MoveOn: * *http://www.justforeignpolicy.org/act/menendez-resign* <http://org.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?key=-1&url_num=3&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.justforeignpolicy.org%2Fact%2Fmenendez-resign> Senator Menendez, like every other American, is entitled to a presumption of innocence when facing criminal prosecution. But he should not continue to serve in a position of leadership in the Senate while he remains under a cloud of suspicion of trading the power of his office for money. In 2008-2009, the New York Times [3], the Washington Post [4], and many Democrats [5] called for Rep. Charlie Rangel to step down from his chairmanship of the Ways and Means Committee while ethics allegations against him were investigated. In March 2010, he did so. [6] Senator Menendez currently serves as Democratic leader – “ranking member” – on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Thus, for example, he has a leading role in formulating the policy of Senate Democrats regarding U.S. diplomacy with Iran. Under a cloud of suspicion for trading political favors for money, Menendez should step down from this leadership position. *Urge Senators to press Menendez to step down from Senate leadership until the corruption charges are resolved by signing and sharing our petition: * *http://www.justforeignpolicy.org/act/menendez-resign* <http://org.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?key=-1&url_num=4&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.justforeignpolicy.org%2Fact%2Fmenendez-resign> Thanks for all you do to help make U.S. foreign policy more transparent and accountable, Robert Naiman and Megan Iorio Just Foreign Policy *Like what we do? Help keep us going with a $15 tax-deductible donation. * We're funded by people like you, so if you value what we do, help us keep it going with a $15 tax-deductible donation. *http://www.justforeignpolicy.org/donate* <http://org.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?key=-1&url_num=5&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.justforeignpolicy.org%2Fdonate> References: 1. http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/07/us/menendez-expected-to-face-federal-corruption-charges.html 2. http://www.citizensforethics.org/pages/robert-menendez-new-jersey-crew-most-corrupt-members-of-congress 3. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/15/opinion/15mon1.html 4. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/09/02/AR2009090203082.html 5. http://voices.washingtonpost.com/washingtonpostinvestigations/2008/12/ethics_questions_still_houndin.html 6. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/04/nyregion/04rangel.html [image: Please support our work. Donate for a Just Foreign Policy] <http://org.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?key=-1&url_num=6&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.justforeignpolicy.org%2Fdonate>
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