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In reply to the discussion: Why on Earth should we nominate a presidential candidate who voted for war with Iraq? [View all]KoKo
(84,711 posts)Can't remember exact;u how many signatures they got...but it was huge...They had boxes of them with a truck to deliver. Never heard what happened to them. And the Protests to stop the Invasion before the vote were huge all over the US and even in the smaller cities. It's all over there archived in DU-2.
It was a terrible time...that vote. Then candlelight vigils and protests that even went on all over North Carolina. People standing every weekend on street corners and public places being given either High Fives with a Honk or "Get A Job You Losers!"
Went on for a long time...even the Marches on DC...but then folks started to say they were useless because it was just those "United for Peace and A.N.S.W.E.R Folks" and all they are about is Anarchy and Socialism. There was push back here on DU. Cyndie Sheehan got a lot of support here...but, then the war faded and she was "Under the Bus."
It's been long years of this...