PLEDGE TO ABSTAIN - stop funding the war

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Whereas: the U.S. military occupation of Iraq is a cruel and illegal occupation that has cost nearly 700,000 lives, shattered a viable society, and displaced more than a million people, and

Whereas: the occupation itself is the single greatest causative agent of inter-Iraqi violence, and

Whereas: the majority of Iraqis want an immediate end to the occupation, and

Whereas: the majority of Americans now want the U.S. out of Iraq, and

Whereas: the Executive Branch of the U.S. government has declared its intention to remain in Iraq, and

Whereas: the war will end when the Legislative Branch refuses to fund it,

BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVED:

We, the undersigned, pledge that we will abstain from voting in 2008 for any elected official or candidate who votes or declares her/his intention to vote to continue funding of the war, no matter the electoral consequences. The scale of this crime that is the war in Iraq and its urgency is such that it has become an issue that overrides all other issues, and we are pledging to become single-minded, single-issue voters on this matter.

1174 Signatures

  • Stan Goff, Raleigh
  • Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg
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    • City Belt, Co-Publisher
  • Shaun Niel
  • Jon Levine
  • Edith D. Smith
  • Daniel Farago
    • Comments
    • Impeach, Investigate, Indict, Incarcerate
  • ken lusk
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    • Iraq is a defeat, it most be made clear that it is Bush's and the Republicans defeat. They must not be allowed to deflect the responsibility for their defeat in Iraq .
  • Laura Prigmore
  • Juliette Page
  • Lanny Younger
    • Comments
    • This obscenity must end!!
  • Garett Reppenhagen
    • Comments
    • PEACE NOW
  • Jorge Figueiredo
    • Comments
    • Visit http://resistir.info
  • Joshua Frank
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  • Dexx Jones
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    • i am donating the max to reality based candidates ONLY
  • tom brennan
  • Dr. Stephen V Poulter
  • steven rigney
  • Stephanie Farmer
  • Martin Eder
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    • No we are not calling for the removal of funds for protective armor for our young soldiers, rather we are insisting that they be brought home so that they will not need protective armor. If the Administration and the Congres want peace, then send the funds we would have spent on the war to rebuild the shattered lives of Iraqi families.
  • Erik Carlos Toren
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    • Bring the Troops Back! Peace Now!
  • Nancy A. Butterfield
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    • Stop the war in Iraq now and do not attack Iran. Do not support Israel in attacking Iran. Do not continue to claim that you have no ability to do anything since Bush is President. You have the authority and power to stop this war - you just lack the courage. If you are not willing to do your job, step down and let someone else take your place.
  • rhonda lieberman
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  • mashoud janjua
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    • non resident disgusted with this mayhem and outrage brought upon innocent women and children and destroying an ancient land.
  • Lisa Wines
  • Steve Savitch
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    • SEND THE BUSH TWINS TO IRAQ!
  • Margaret Misch, Carrboro, NC
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    • We, the People, must be heard!
  • Penelope Curtis
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    • 2008 is too late. IMPEACH BUSH & CHENEY NOW!
  • Patricia Wilken
  • Ann Quick
  • Bridget M Borer
  • Peter Wooldridge
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  • micah holmquist
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  • Rosemary Neidenberg
  • Carrol B. Cox
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    • I will work actively to oppose the election of any DP candidate who has voted funds for the war.
  • Dot Jackson
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    • NEVER has an administration -- and a Congress -- shown such contempt for the will, and the better natures, of the American people. Either this ends or democracy is finished.
  • Anthony Shore
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  • Barbara J. Graser
  • Margo Goode
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    • It's about time the American people get serious and "hit 'em where it hurts"!
  • Kim Garecht
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    • To the Democratic Congress: I will not vote in '08 if you do not deny funding for any conflicts/occupations/wars in the Middle East. Your chances in '08 will be negatively affected if any of you vote in favor of additional funding for the aforementioned. Call the Republicans' bluff or they will regain power in '08. A majority of your constituency would like to have our country returned to the people. Respect for the Democrats that, we, the people, voted for in November is fast waning.
  • Dennis Coughlin
  • Leigh Meyers
    • Comments
    • Not in my name! There will be NO MORE transfusions of blood for oil, and you WILL NOT silence us!
  • Phyllis Younger
    • Comments
    • This war must end. Think of the children.
  • Frank Reuter
  • Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
  • Diane Boeck
  • William J Hudspeth
  • James LaPierre
    • Comments
    • you all should be ashamed of your greed
  • Charles Knowles
  • Dan Williams
  • Mary Kietrys