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Democratic Party Denies Democracy “We will not cut off funding for the troops”

by Open-Publishing - Thursday 7 December 2006

Wars and conflicts Parties USA

It is generally understood that the recent overthrow of Republican control of congress was a direct result of the war in Iraq. As if ‘ taking Impeachment off the table wasn’t enough’, now Democratic ‘leaders’ are promising to stay the course in Iraq. Americans are tired of destroying an innocent nation, killing hundreds of thousands and poisoning possibly millions with Depleted Uranium just so Halliburton can continue it’s looting.

The problem however, is that the Democratic leadership doesn’t feel the same way about humanity as the rest of us. They think that We the People put them in power so that they could get more corporate donations than the Republicans.

Congressman Kucinich has been leading the effort to educate Americans as well as his fellow Congressmen, that Congress has no power over Bush’s war but to cut off his allowance...

Congress can debate and pass legislation for redeployment, phased redeployment, or an over the horizon presence. Congress can vote for a resolution to end the war and a resolution to bring the troops home. However, none of this will have any legal effect. Each appropriations approval was a vote to continue the Iraq war.

Instead of taking a hint after the recent election, Bush has instead asked for even more money for Iraq than last year...

In the spring of 2007 a new Supplemental Appropriations bill, estimated in published reports at $130 billion will be brought to Congress. Added to the $70 billion bridge fund, this equals $200 billion for Iraq in FY2007 alone. Compare this with $117.6 Billion for all missions in FY06.

and Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi are prepared to give him anything he asks for...

“We’re not going to do anything to limit funding or cut off funds,” says Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid, D-Nev.

“We will not cut off funding for the troops,” Pelosi said. “Absolutely not,” she said.

and this is Nancy Pelosi’s reasoning??!!

“Let me remove all doubt in anyone’s mind; as long as our troops are in harm’s way, Democrats will be there to support them”

As Congressman Kucinich states

Well, we have abandoned the troops in the field already. We have abandoned them to lies about why the war was being fought. We have abandoned them to getting shot from all sides. We have left them in a type of hell while we profess a strange love for them by keeping them there.

Kucinich explains that there is plenty of money to bring the troops home...

The money’s there to bring the troops home and that money is continued in the so-called bridge fund that was passed September 30th, 2006. We have the money to bring the troops home. The idea that the troops will be stranded is false and is being spread by people who want to keep the war and the war spending going.

and I have news for Steny Hoyer...

“None of us want to fail; none of us want to see Iraq as a failure,”

Iraq is a failure. Invading a nation to steal their resources meanwhile killing hundreds of thousands of innocent people is a failure of humanity. Bush being in office, and Democrats continuing his ‘policies’ is a failure of our own Democracy.

It is time for the American people to wake Congress up. Never before has it been so evident that they live in a bubble. They think they can do whatever they want with our once great nation and no one can stop them. It is time to get in Congress’ face.

Find out what your Congressperson is doing for their Christmas break, and make sure they don’t have a Merry Christmas this year. They do not deserve one. Why should they enjoy an extended vacation in their plush homes while Iraqi women and children continue to be murdered?

Take a trip to your local Congressperson’s office and let them know how you feel about allowing this massacre to continue simply so Cheney can have a happy Christmas. Tell them how you feel about allowing war criminals to continue their policies in office when they should have been impeached already and sent to the Hague.

Demand they Impeach Bush and Cheney as soon as they return to DC. Stand outside their office and scream, whatever you can do to let them know that We the People will not be silenced!

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