[Iowa-dx] FW: Bring home the National Guard! ~ LT News 4.4

Mon, 11 Feb 2008 16:53:21 -0600

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Liberty Tree News 4.4

Join the campaign: States move toward recalling the Guard from Iraq!

February 11, 2008

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URGENT ACTION - DEMOCRATIZING DEFENSE
It begins, again, in Vermont . . . where it ends is in your hands.

The debate over the Iraq War changed last week in a simple, but profound wa=
y. A bill introduced on Tuesday in the Vermont State Legislature declares t=
hat the 2002 federal authorization to call up the State National Guard has =
expired, and would set in motion steps to recall members of the Vermont Gua=
rd. Rep. Michael Fisher, lead sponsor of the Vermont bill says that:

It is clear that the mission that Congress authorized no longer exists. The=
 President has no current or permanent legal authority to keep Guard member=
s in Iraq. The Governor as Commander-in-Chief of the Vermont National Guard=
 should take necessary steps to bring them home.

In addition to the Vermont legislation, sponsored by Rep. Michael Fisher an=
d Senate President Pro-Tempore Peter Shumlin, legislators in Minnesota, New=
 Hampshire, Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island plan to sponsor similar National=
 Guard legislation in the current legislative session. Legislators in six o=
ther states, notably Maryland, Maine, and Wisconsin are working on the issu=
e and considering following suit.

In recent years, twelve state legislatures and over 300 communities have pa=
ssed resolutions protesting the Iraq War and calling withdrawal of U.S. tro=
ops from Iraq. This new legislation is something very different. This legis=
lation actually recalls the Guard from Iraq.

News media from public radio, to CBS News, to Pacifica and AlterNet have al=
ready picked up the story. This new campaign to inject some democracy into =
our system of national defense is building.

Intrigued?

Please take a moment to read more. We've provided you with a copy of the Ve=
rmont legislation itself, an FAQ, media reports, and several articles by Li=
berty Tree's Ben Manski and IPS' Karen Dolan. Just go to our resources page=
 at: http://www.LibertyTreeFDR.org/guard.php<http://ent.groundspring.org/Em=
ailNow/pub.php?module=3DURLTracker&cmd=3Dtrack&j=3D190373629&u=3D1919260>

Compelled?

Once you are done reading, it's time for action. Please see below for what =
you should do.

If you live in VT, WI, RI, PA, NH, MN, ME or MD:

Contact the lead legislators and let them know that you support efforts to =
recall the Guard from Iraq. Offer to help them mobilize public support. And=
 ask to be kept informed of the legislation's progress. The lead legislator=
s are listed below:

Vermont: Rep. Michael Fisher, 802-989-9806
Wisconsin: Rep. Spencer Black, 608-266-7521
Rhode Island: Rep. David Segal, 401-432-7049
Pennsylvania: Rep. Tony Payton, Jr., 215-744-7901
New Hampshire: Rep. Charles Weed, 603-352-8309
Minnesota: Rep. Frank Hornstein, 651-296-9281
Maryland: Sen. Jamie Raskin, 301-858-3634
Maine: Rep. Ted Koffman, 207-288-5015

Please contact us<http://ent.groundspring.org/EmailNow/pub.php?module=3DURL=
Tracker&cmd=3Dtrack&j=3D190373629&u=3D1919261> to let us know of your invol=
vement. We'll keep you in the loop!

If you live anywhere else in the U.S.A.:

Guard recall legislation should be introduced in every single state in the =
country. You can help make that happen.

Contact your favorite state legislators. Ask them to follow Vermont's lead.=
 Provide them with a copy of the legislation and our other supporting mater=
ials, all available on our website at http://www.LibertyTreeFDR.org/guard.p=
hp<http://ent.groundspring.org/EmailNow/pub.php?module=3DURLTracker&cmd=3Dt=
rack&j=3D190373629&u=3D1919262>

Once you've done that, please contact us to let us know. We'll keep you in =
the loop, and we'll follow up with any interested legislators to keep them =
in the loop too!

For more information:

Once again, there are plenty of useful materials at . . . http://www.Libert=
yTreeFDR.org/guard.php<http://ent.groundspring.org/EmailNow/pub.php?module=
=3DURLTracker&cmd=3Dtrack&j=3D190373629&u=3D1919263>

But if you'd rather click through from here, you'll find . . .

* Our media release at http://www.libertytreefdr.org/guardrelease1.php<http=
://ent.groundspring.org/EmailNow/pub.php?module=3DURLTracker&cmd=3Dtrack&j=
=3D190373629&u=3D1919264>

* The Vermont legislation at http://www.leg.state.vt.us/database/status/sum=
mary.cfm?Bill=3DH%2E0746&Session=3D2008<http://ent.groundspring.org/EmailNo=
w/pub.php?module=3DURLTracker&cmd=3Dtrack&j=3D190373629&u=3D1919265>

* A legal FAQ at http://www.libertytreefdr.org/guardfaq.php<http://ent.grou=
ndspring.org/EmailNow/pub.php?module=3DURLTracker&cmd=3Dtrack&j=3D190373629=
&u=3D1919266>

* AlterNet article by Ben Manski & Karen Dolan at http://www.libertytreefdr=
.org/democracyNews.php#news67<http://ent.groundspring.org/EmailNow/pub.php?=
module=3DURLTracker&cmd=3Dtrack&j=3D190373629&u=3D1919267>

* And the latest Liberty Tree Journal, filled with articles about the Natio=
nal Guard, Iraq Veterans Against the War, and debate and discussion into ho=
w to democratize defense at http://www.libertytreefdr.org/journal.php?journ=
al_id=3D11<http://ent.groundspring.org/EmailNow/pub.php?module=3DURLTracker=
&cmd=3Dtrack&j=3D190373629&u=3D1919268>

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