[Sosfbay-discuss] [Fwd: ACTION ALERT]

Thu Jul 17 01:12:56 PDT 2008

This is a BIG deal!!!

On Jul 17, 2008, at 12:41 AM, Merriam Kathaleen wrote:

> Hi All,
>
> What do you think?  Do we get excited about this development, did  
> the Republicans really brake rank or is it just another ploy by them  
> like the House voting game was when Kucinich presented his 35  
> Articles for Impeachment?
>
> Any discussion on this is greatly appreciated.  Maybe I'm a bit too  
> skeptical today.
>
> Merriam
> Silicon Valley Impeachment Coalition
>
> From: "Tobi Dragert, Coordinator" <tdragert at gmail.com>
> Date: July 16, 2008 2:44:43 PM PDT
> To: mkmusic at greens.org
> Subject: ACTION ALERT
> Reply-To: tdragert at gmail.com
>
>
> NATIONAL IMPEACHMENT NETWORK
> ACTION ALERT: THEY'RE BREAKING RANKS!
> July 16, 2008
> Sorry - this is longer than an action alert should be, but it's all  
> such good stuff!  Tobi
>
> 9 Republicans Vote for Impeachment Hearings, 10 Abstain
> by Ralph Lopez
> Wed Jul 16, 2008 at 01:10:01 PM PDT
>
> On Daily Kos, Ralph Lopez reports:  In a stunning development which  
> fell with the silence of a feather yesterday, 9 Republicans broke  
> with their iron-fisted party to put country first, and voted to send  
> Rep. Dennis Kucinich's article of impeachment HR 1345 to the  
> Judiciary, where Chairman John Conyers will hold a hearings on  
> abuses of power by the Bush administration, according to the  
> Congressional Quaterly's CQToday.  (Ten Republicans abstained in  
> this critical moment.)
>
> Those 9 Republicans are:
>
> Congressman Kevin Brady (TX)
> Phone:   (202)225-4901
> Fax:       (202)225-5524
> Email: rep.brady at mail.house.gov
>
> Congressman Wayne Gilchrest  (MD)
> Phone 202-225-5311
> Fax 202-225-0254
>
> Congressman Walter B. Jones (NC)
> Phone: 252-931-1003
> Fax: 252-931-1002
>
> Congressman Don Manzullo (IL)
> Phone - (202) 225-5676
> Fax - (202)225-5284
>
> Congressman Tim Murphy(PA)
> Phone: (202) 225-2301
> Fax: (202) 225-1844 322
>
> Congressman Ron Paul (TX)
> Phone: (202) 225-2831
>
> Congressman Dave Reichert (WA)
> Phone: (202) 225-7761
> Fax: (202) 225-4282
>
> Congressman Christopher Shays (CT)
> Phone: 202/225-5541
> Fax: 202/225-9629
>
> Congressman Mike Turner (OH)
> Phone:  (202) 225-6465
> Fax:  (202) 225-6754
>
> One of the Republicans, Walter Jones, represents Camp LeJeune in  
> North Carolina, one of the largest Marine bases in the country, and  
> one which has borne heavily the sacrifice of the Iraq War.
>
> CQ said of Conyers' hearings:
> The anticipated hearing would review more than a year of committee  
> inquiry into such matters as the firing of U.S. attorneys, the leak  
> of the identity of former CIA operative Valerie Plame and the  
> information provided to Congress in the run-up to the Iraq War.
> Kucinich has promised a surprise foreign official as a witness in  
> the hearing.  His article focuses on administration claims that  
> Saddam possessed WMD in the run-up to the Iraq war, and that there  
> was a connection between Hussein and 9/11.
>
> Hit the media outlets:  (PLEASE REPORT ON THE KUCINICH ARTICLE AND  
> ON THE 9 REPUBLICANS WHO VOTED FOR IMPEACHMENT HEARINGS!)
> letters at jackson.gannett.com,
> theforum at usatoday.com,
> oped at nytimes.com,
> op-ed at latimes.com,
> oped at phillynews.com,
> ctc-COMMENT at tribune.com,
> opinion at startribune.com,
> letters at RockyMountainNews.com,
> viewpoints at chron.com,
> oped at newsday.com,
> viewpoints at dallasnews.com,
> shuntley at suntimes.com,
> forum at sfchronicle.com,
> my.turns at pni.com,
> m_Pritchard at globe.com,
> HeraldEd at herald.com,
> oped at herald.com,
> oped at starledger.com,
> forum at plaind.com,
> oped at news.oregonian.com,
> editpg at freepress.com,
> gailey at sptimes.com,
> openforum at denverpost.com,
> netaudr at abc.com,
> nightline at abcnews.com,
> 2020 at abc.com,
> nightly at msnbc.com,
> today at nbc.com,
> dateline at nbc.com,
> evening at cbsnews.com,
> earlyshow at cbs.com,
> hardball at msnbc.com,
> msnbcreports at msnbc.com,
> newshour at pbs.org,
> ombudsman at npr.or
>
> Keep hitting Congress (below)  -- DO NOT LET UP -- RIGHT NOW IS  
> CRUCIAL!
>
> If you know any Republicans, ask them to call the 9 (above) in  
> support!
>
> CALL NOW:
>
> House Judiciary Chairman John Conyers, Jr.:
> (202) 225-5126  (PLEASE SCHEDULE IMPEACHMENT HEARINGS RIGHT AWAY)
>
> House Speaker Nancy Pelosi:   (202) 225-4965 (THANK YOU FOR LETTING  
> IMPEACHMENT HEARINGS BEGIN)
>
> Call Toll Free 800-828-0498 & ask for your Rep.
>
> (I AM VERY MUCH IN FAVOR OF IMPEACHMENT HEARINGS, AND AM VERY  
> CONCERNED THAT THIS PRESIDENT WILL NOT BE MADE TO ANSWER FOR HIS  
> ACTIONS, WHICH WERE LAID OUT IN DETAIL IN DENNIS KUCINICH'S ARTICLE  
> ON TUESDAY, THE 15TH)
>
> Or see http://www.house.gov/house
>
> If we fail to motivate our Congressmen to call for Impeachment  
> Hearings before the Election, we will lose all of our power to  
> change America for four years.
>
> LET'S MAKE IMPEACHMENT HAPPEN!!
> Tobi Dragert
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