Re: Don't Let the Senate Derail the Talks with Iran

[Leigh Meyers <leighcmeyers@xxxxxxxxx>]

Yoshie Furuhashi wrote:
> On 9/29/06, Robert Naiman <naiman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> <snip>
>
> Thanks for your excellent work, as always.  FWIW, I just posted this
> to MRZine.  I hope they haven't voted yet!
.
I wouldn't hold my breath. Just yesterday the Senate flushed a big chunk 
of the constitution down the toilet without even bothering to wipe their 
asses afterwards, and they are in a hurry to get business of America 
done (and currently, that business is genocide) so they can go on vacation.

There are posters up around town for mass demonstrations on October 5... 
Headlined as "No More Business As Usual". I would suggest that approach 
will be much more effective than whining to our elected representatives. 
Their minds are already made up, and any one of them that supports an 
anti-war position is in a teeny tiny minority with no power to change 
the course of events AT ALL.

I would wholeheartedly suggest that sitting-in their office when they 
come home to meet their constituents and refusing to leave *is* an 
effective method, and calling or writing them is anachronistic and 
absolutely ineffectual... Sort of like the "left" itself.

Phone calling your way to political change only works if you have the 
right phone numbers (unlisted) and more importantly, the right friends 
in political power.  The anti-war element of American society has neither.


[September 29 2006] Travus T. Hipp Morning News & Commentary
http://leighm.net/blog/?p=686 [New, Improved Format]

In The News:

Iraq & The Middle East: The President of the United States is making a 
speech about the âWar on Terrorâ right now, and 13 minutes inâ there is 
NO TALK OF IRAQ or The Middle East.

Showdown time in Congress: Itâs like democracy on the auction block, and 
the Senator calling the bills sounds like heâs been an auctioneer. Details.

Russia/Georgia relations unravelling over a spy scandal, and the U.S. is 
ostensibly involved. Details.

Senate passes Detainee Tribunal & Interogation bill, gone to conference 
committee which will likely lead to âlame duckâ session because the 
appropriation bills for government operations are not done, and expire 
on Monday.

al-Qaeda in Iraq leader says their body count is 4000 dead fighters, and 
is calling for high tech jihadis who are requested to use American bases 
in Iraq for âWeapons Developmentâ