Protest at Chucky's (Schumer) Place

[marmar]

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Protest at Schumer's Home
Submitted by davidswanson on Mon, 2007-11-05 20:03. Activism


PROTEST VIGIL - TUESDAY, NOV 6th, 6:00 pm
at Senator Schumer's residence: 9 Prospect Park West (corner of President Street in Park Slope)

• Protest Schumer's support of Michael Mukasey - who will support Bush's continued use of torture.
• Protest Schumer's increasing support of military action against Iran and Bush's attempt to launch a new war.
• Protest Schumer's continuing support of funding for the war against Iraq.

Senator Schumer, abandoning his own party and angering many of his constituents, has announed that he will support the nomination of Mukasey. This, despite Mukasey's repeated refusal to state, categorically, his opposition to waterboarding, a form of torture. Mukasey also stated his belief that President Bush has the right to ignore laws passed by Congress in his capacity of Commander-In-Chief, thus showing that he would continue the drift toward authoritarian rule which has become a hallmark of the Bush Administration.

Futhermore, Schumer, originally one of the strongest supporters of the war in Iraq , has been supportive of the increasing bellicose plans of Bush and Cheney to foment a new and even more dangerous war against Iran. He voted in favor of the Kyl-Lieberman bill which many experts beliee Bush can use as justification to launch a new war and he refused to join 30 other Democrats in supporting the Webb bill which warns the President that he has no authority from Congress to take military action against Iran.

Now is the time for Brooklynites to express their anger and concern for Schumer's increasingly pro-war and anti-democratic positions. The election of November 2006 demonstrated clearly that Americans want to end the war in Iraq and reverse the disastrous course of the Bush Administration. Charles Schumer is ignoring the will of those voters and is serving, instead, the interests of George Bush which is to pursue the war, launch new ones and undermine our democratic rights.

** Please attend the protest vigil this Tuesday, November 6th at 6pm outside Schumer's residence at 9 Prospect Pk West.

** Please contact all your friends, family and colleague so that hundreds will gather to protest the Senator from New York who ignores the will of his constituents.

** Call Charles Schumer to tell him he must change his position and oppose Mukasey as nothing short of our constitution and democracy are at stake. Call now Congressional switchboard, ask for Congressman Schumer's office: [phone] or direct: [phone].

For more information call Brooklyn For Peace at [phone]

[MiniMe]

1. Minor point, but won't he be at his home in DC then?

The Senate is in session. Seems it would be more effective to protest his house in DC.

[shadowknows69]

2. We could always occupy his Albany office until he comes for a visit

[EFerrari]

3. Good. I was initially against these actions.

But, the time to be nice has passed. It's long passed.

K&R

[CatWoman]

4. nother

K&R

:kick:

[EFerrari]

5. Feinstein's site is down.

It must be hard to ignore so many voters.

[Solly Mack]

6. K/R

[Whisp]

7. k&r

enough of this nice guy crap. start yellin'.
I hope CodePink shows up at chuckie's place and gives him whatfor.

[movonne]

8. I love them, they are everwhere..I hope their group gets bigger and bigger..

[Whisp]

11. they are my Heroes.

so very very few of those about these days.
I love each and every one and support Whatever they think will work to get some attention to important issues and start Changing things.

this is what democracy should look like:

[MagickMuffin]

9. Why aren't they doing this today

tomorrow he will have already voted for Mukasey?

It doesn't make much sense to protest after he has already voted to confirm Mukasey.

Am I missing something here?:shrug:

[robinlynne]

10. protest outside Feinstein's office in Los Angeles at 2:30Pm pacific.

sorry, forgot to post!

"We must get in the streets and tell her how we feel. Join CODEPINK and Ann Wright outside her LA office on Monday between 2:30 and 3:30 pm. 11111 Santa Monica Blvd. NW corner of Santa Monica Blvd and Sepulveda in West Los Angeles. If you can’t join us in the streets flood her office with calls between 2:30 and 3:30. 310-914-7300."

[EFerrari]

12. Kick