MoveOn: Call Congress ... NOW :

[Faryn Balyncd]

Here's today's MoveOn email:

Dear MoveOn member,

Yesterday, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee began debating whether to authorize the use of military force in Syria in response to reports of chemical weapons use by the Syrian government.1

Because this is such a big decision, we asked every MoveOn member to weigh in on whether MoveOn should support or oppose the congressional authorization to use military force in Syria.

The results are in, and they are unequivocal:

73% said MoveOn should oppose the congressional Authorization to Use Military Force in Syria.

History has shown again and again that even a "limited" military engagement can quickly become a slippery slope to seemingly endless war. But stopping this war is within reach.

Consistent polling shows that the majority of Americans are opposed to this military intervention, and more than 147 members of Congress are on record as firmly opposed to or leaning against it. But mainstream media outlets and many elected officials are trying hard to make us think that strikes are inevitable.

So we need to unleash the power of our more than 8 million member community right away to make it clear to Congress that we oppose military action in Syria. Congress will vote on the authorization to use military force as soon as next week, and members of Congress are making up their minds right now, so we need to act fact.

Can you call your Senators and Representative right now and tell them to 'Vote No' on the use of military force in Syria?

. . .

Here is a link to the contact numbers for, not only your Representative and Senators, but to every Representative and Senator in the U.S.A.:

http://www.contactingthecongress.org/




(Personally, I was delighted to learn that my Representative will vote "no", but also found out that several other Senators and Representatives have not yet made a firm decision.

They need to hear from us.)

[NuclearDem]

1. RIGHT FUCKING NOW

[HappyMe]

2. lol!

[pinboy3niner]

6. A classic blast from the past, lol

Tyler Durden Donating Member Thu Aug-10-06 08:26 AM
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Call Congress. RIGHT FUCKING NOW.
I just called Senators Levin/Stabenow and Rep. Camp.

DO IT. RIGHT NOW.

Then post here to say you did it.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=364&topic_id=1871714

[deutsey]

15. That is indeed classic

[questionseverything]

3. the rebels the USA would prop up

Al-Qaida-linked rebels launched an assault Wednesday on a regime-held Christian village in the densely populated west of Syria and new clashes erupted near the capital, Damascus — part of a brutal battle of attrition each side believes it can win despite more than two years of deadlock.

As the world focused on possible U.S. military action against Syria, rebels commandeered a mountaintop hotel in the village of Maaloula and shelled the community below, said a nun, speaking by phone from a convent in the village. She spoke on condition of anonymity for fear of reprisals.

The attack came hours before a Senate panel voted to give President Barack Obama authority to use military force against Syria — the first time lawmakers have voted to allow military action since the October 2002 votes authorizing the invasion of Iraq.

http://www.businessweek.com/ap/2013-09-04/french-parliament-to-debate-syria-strikes

[HardTimes99]

4. K&R. Your reps and Senators need to understand there will be

clear consequences to their votes.

Well, except for Dianne Feinstein, who seems to have taken her phone off the hook (at least at her DC and Los Angeles offices). I won't be voting for Barbara Boxer for anything ever again (unless Obama submits the matter to the U.N. Security Council as he should have from the get-go).

[Faryn Balyncd]

5. Lousiana, NewMexico, Ohio, Texas . . . delegations : UNDECIDED:

http://www.dailyworld.com/viewart/20130905/NEWS01/309050009/Louisiana-members-Congress-largely-undecided-Syria

http://www.lcsun-news.com/las_cruces-news/ci_24008058/n-m-congressional-delegation-undecided-syria

http://wosu.org/2012/news/2013/09/03/ohio-congressional-delegation-undecided-on-syria-strike/

http://www.myfoxhouston.com/story/23330541/2013/09/03/houston-congressional-leaders-undecided-on-syria

Congress split Syria: Obama's call has Congress undecided over Syria strike


Congress split Syria: After President Barack Obama called this week for military action — namely that of an offensive strike on Syria — lawmakers in Congress remained undecided
http://www.examiner.com/article/congress-split-syria-obama-s-call-has-congress-undecided-over-syria-strike ...

[Nictuku]

7. Before you call....

... read up on other nations that have recently used chemical weapons (with no repercussions)



http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/us-forces-used-chemical-weapons-during-assault-on-city-of-fallujah-514433.html

Israel used them in Gaza:

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2009/jan/21/gaza-phosphorus-shells

I guess some country's get a pass on this. They call it something else, and think that makes it OK. No War for Hypocrisy!

(I have contacted all 3 of my congress critters and voiced my objections)

[bullwinkle428]

8. My Democratic Congressman just sent an e-mail poll asking

for my opinion, so I happily obliged with my "NO INTERVENTION" choice!

[Melissa G]

9. I did this off a firedoglake action

One of the few times my Repub Congresscritter and I are aligned. I called Lloyd Doggett who used to be my rep as well. So far so good with Doggett.

Stop the drums of war now!

[Melissa G]

10. Call Cornyn if you are in TEXAS

He is still undecided. Put some pressure there folks!!!

[Fantastic Anarchist]

11. Who are the 27% of MoveOn members that voted yea?

Holy shit, this country is worse than I thought when supposed people on the Left want to strike a nation that has done nothing to us.

O_o

[totodeinhere]

13. Many of the 27% probably don't want to cross the president.

I think that a similar sentiment is behind most of the defenders of a strike against Syria in this forum. If this were a Republican president trying this I suspect that there would be almost unanimous opposition to it at DU. But since it's Barack Obama there are some who will look for any rationalization they can find to support it.

[Fantastic Anarchist]

14. Very sad.

Party before principle.

Tragic.

[Fantastic Anarchist]

12. Is there a listing of Senators and Congressman ...

... that shows their stance on this; whether it's yes, no, or undecided?

I'd like to know where to concentrate my efforts.

[pinboy3niner]

17. TPM has a running tally of individual members

http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2013/09/how-congress-will-vote-on-syria-tracking-votes-on-military-intervention.php

Their graphics won't display properly for me, but they have detailed information for the Senate and House in their source links. Here's the Senate (with a tab at the top to switch to the House):

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/pub?key=0AoY4UgDGYTBQdFUxRzdTNkI4TEZVR3VmNk4ydXY5SWc&output=html

[proverbialwisdom]

19. Great information, thank you. nt

[pinboy3niner]

20. You're welcome

I also posted the info as an OP for visibility:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023604374

[Fantastic Anarchist]

21. Thank you!

[Fantastic Anarchist]

23. Cool, I just created a filterable spreadsheet.

Thanks for posting!

[pinboy3niner]

24. Cool--and you're welcome!

TPM also invites help in keeping its lists updated, providing an email addy at the bottom of its main article:

http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2013/09/how-congress-will-vote-on-syria-tracking-votes-on-military-intervention.php

[pinboy3niner]

25. n2doc has posted a link to another running vote count by CNN

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023604848

[whathehell]

16. Received the notice from MoveOn and called both of my senators and my Representative. n/t

[MNBrewer]

18. Contacted Ellison, Klobuchar and Franken today via email

to tell them I oppose the President in his plan to attack Syria. It should be referred to an international body for resolution. Attacking would be a violation of international law.

[proverbialwisdom]

22. I think it applies.

http://www.motherjones.com/mojo/2013/08/video-and-transcript-president-obama-speech-50th-anniversary-mlk-i-have-dream

Video and Transcript: President Obama's Speech on 50th Anniversary of MLK's "I Have a Dream"
By Asawin Suebsaeng| Wed Aug. 28, 2013 1:07 PM PDT

<>

We might not face the same dangers as 1963, but the fierce urgency of now remains. We may never duplicate the swelling crowds and dazzling processions of that day so long ago, no one can match King's brilliance, but the same flames that lit the heart of all who are willing to take a first step for justice, I know that flame remains. (Applause.)

That tireless teacher who gets to class early and stays late and dips into her own pocket to buy supplies because she believes that every child is her charge -- she's marching. (Applause.) That successful businessman who doesn't have to, but pays his workers a fair wage and then offers a shot to a man, maybe an ex-con, who's down on his luck -- he's marching.

(Cheers, applause.) The mother who pours her love into her daughter so that she grows up with the confidence to walk through the same doors as anybody's son -- she's marching. (Cheers, applause.) The father who realizes the most important job he'll ever have is raising his boy right, even if he didn't have a father, especially if he didn't have a father at home -- he's marching. (Applause.) The battle-scarred veterans who devote themselves not only to helping their fellow warriors stand again and walk again and run again, but to keep serving their country when they come home -- they are marching. (Applause.) Everyone who realizes what those glorious patriots knew on that day, that change does not come from Washington but to Washington, that change has always been built on our willingness, we, the people, to take on the mantle of citizenship -- you are marching. (Applause.)

And that's the lesson of our past, that's the promise of tomorrow, that in the face of impossible odds, people who love their country can change it. And when millions of Americans of every race and every region, every faith and every station can join together in a spirit of brotherhood, then those mountains will be made low, and those rough places will be made plain, and those crooked places, they straighten out towards grace, and we will vindicate the faith of those who sacrificed so much and live up to the true meaning of our creed as one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. (Cheers, applause.)