What will you do to change using our military, CIA, Contractors, etc. for offense, while our security at home, health care, infrastructure, economy, education system, climate, etc. are in peril?
Cities, counties, and states across the US are nearing bankruptcy. How long will you wait to demand a very different foreign policy - one which does not include striking first, one which requires following the Constitution before going to war, one which does not fuel the hatred against us.
Please see this moving video AMAZING SPEECH BY WAR VETERAN and read on...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=akm3nYN8aG8&feature=player_embedded
Fellow Citizens,
Who would Jesus bomb?
Violence begets violence.
Using terrorism to end terrorism is insane and immoral.
How will you use your power to stop this madness, and use our might to heal, not hurt, our country's citizens and our world neighbors?
At least 30% of current "war" vets need mental health help; that figure would not be so high if their service were only on the line of defense. The brave serviceman in this video clearly brings to light the truth of the illegitimacy of our offensive military action.
In the Press Democrat (Santa Rosa, CA) headline story today, it said that Obama reads 10 emails sent to his website each day. Will you commit to send him one each day, and cc your reps in the House, Senate, state and local electeds; each day until the real change is made?
In my opinion; if you are not doing something to change our use of offensive force, you are enabling it. You enable it by not holding accountable those who pass the DEFENSE budget, and approve of engaging in WW III without a declaration of war.
Any politician can put out "look good" resolutions & platforms to keep their base happy. It was only by our insistence, on a massive level, that we were able to slow the Wall St. bail out down. It will take all that and more to stop what Congress enabled with the passing of PL 107-243, the use of force without declaration of war in Iraq. (Please see the Phil Donahue DVD, "Body of War" for more on that. www.bodyofwar.com)
Your city/county/state can make a big difference if you compel them to pass a resolution demanding appropriate appropriations in funding defense, not offense based military missions. Not in their job description? Budget cuts to core services our cities and counties and states are making are only addressing the symptom - and it's getting worse each week.
Every elected official takes the oath to uphold and defend the Constitution, not just find money to pave potholes. Please hold them to it, this is the only way to save our country. Individuals have less power than public bodies like cities/counties/states. They use your taxes to lobby all the time, but not always for the right reasons, and most are silent on this trespass against the Constitution.
I will take guts and persistence to get them to take on the primary reason for the cuts - our endless unconstitutional war funding; but think of the consequences if we don't take action.
If the US owns up to the truth of our violations to our own Constitution, and that of our international war crimes, and takes a corrective course of action; only then will our enemies be compelled to cease fire.
Wouldn't that be true if we were the ones being occupied by force now?
Soon, I will share my plan with you. I'd like to hear yours.
In peace,
Colleen
www.campaignforpeace.org