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<div><br></div> <div style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 18pt;"> <div style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div dir="ltr"> <hr size="1"> <font face="Arial" size="2"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> John Thielking <pagesincolor@yahoo.com><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> Spencer Graves <spencer.graves@structuremonitoring.com> <br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Cc:</span></b> GPSCC <sosfbay-discuss@cagreens.org>; Donna Wallach <palestineis@dslextreme.com> <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Tuesday, September 3, 2013 10:28 PM<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [GPSCC-chat] Zoe Lofgren's Office Protest Thursday 4-5PM<br> </font> </div> <div class="y_msg_container"><br><div id="yiv3501852308"><div><div
style="color:#000;background-color:#fff;font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:18pt;">Interesting blog post Spencer. Any clue as to how to enable comments posting?<br><br>John Thielking<br><div><span></span></div><div><br></div> <div style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:18pt;"> <div style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt;"> <div dir="ltr"> <hr size="1"> <font face="Arial" size="2"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> Spencer Graves <spencer.graves@structuremonitoring.com><br> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">To:</span></b> John Thielking <pagesincolor@yahoo.com> <br><b><span style="font-weight:bold;">Cc:</span></b> GPSCC <sosfbay-discuss@cagreens.org>; Donna Wallach <palestineis@dslextreme.com> <br> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">Sent:</span></b> Tuesday, September 3, 2013 10:05 PM<br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [GPSCC-chat] Zoe Lofgren's Office Protest Thursday 4-5PM<br> </font> </div> <div class="yiv3501852308y_msg_container"><br><div id="yiv3501852308">
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<div class="yiv3501852308moz-cite-prefix"> Thanks, John, for this. <br>
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Zoe may be officially undecided, but she signed two
different letters reminding Obama that he does NOT have the
authority to attack Syria without explicit authorization from
Congress. One of these letters states essentially that the
decision to use force in Libya was unconstitutional. Reading
between the lines, this suggests to me (and I hope to Obama) that
if he goes into Syria and it turns into a mess (which it most
likely will), he could convince enough Democrats to join with most
Republicans to approve articles of Impeachment in the House and
convict in the Senate; see "<a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://lofgren.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=825:zoe-on-the-crisis-in-syria-the-us-constitution-and-the-war-powers-resolution&catid=41:of-note-content&Itemid=160">http://lofgren.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=825:zoe-on-the-crisis-in-syria-the-us-constitution-and-the-war-powers-resolution&catid=41:of-note-content&Itemid=160</a>".
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I agree that protesting and lobbying Zoe and other members
of the House and Senate is wise. Boxer and Feinstein have both
stated support for intervention. A recent poll indicated 56%
opposed, 19% for with 25% undecided (<a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/09/03/us-syria-crisis-usa-idUSBRE97T0NB20130903">http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/09/03/us-syria-crisis-usa-idUSBRE97T0NB20130903</a>).
Boxer and Feinstein should know that if US involvement in Syria
produces seriously negative results, it could be trouble for
them. <br>
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Best Wishes, <br>
Spencer <br>
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p.s. You may be interested in my blog on Syria if you haven't
seen it already (<a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://sites.google.com/site/effectivedefenseorg/blog/intervening-in-syria">https://sites.google.com/site/effectivedefenseorg/blog/intervening-in-syria</a>).
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On 9/3/2013 9:40 PM, John Thielking wrote:<br>
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<div style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:24px;font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;background-color:transparent;font-style:normal;">There will be a protest
against the impending US war against Syria in front of Zoe
Lofgren's office this Thursday September 5, 2013 from
4PM-5PM. The office is located at 635 N 1st Street, San Jose,
CA. Zoe Lofgren is undecided on how to vote on the war
resolution concerning Syria, though she sympathizes with Sam
Farr who is going to vote against it. We need to show her that
we are serious. Thank you.</div>
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<div style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:24px;font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;background-color:transparent;font-style:normal;">Sincerely,</div>
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