Al Gore for President?
Upon being chosen for the Nobel Peace Prize, Al Gore wrote:
"We face a true planetary emergency. The climate crisis is not a political issue, it is a moral and spiritual challenge to all of humanity. It is also our greatest opportunity to lift global consciousness to a higher level."
Democrats.com began in 2000 at the convention that nominated Al Gore. We exposed the media's endless lies about Gore, as well as the truth about Bush - especially his still-unreported desertion from the Texas Air National Guard.
When Palm Beach voters sounded the alarm about the vote-altering "butterfly ballots," we led the fight to "count every vote" by organizing street protests across the country. When the Felonious Five on the Supreme Court threw out 175,000 never-counted votes to appoint Bush and Cheney, we helped write the famous Congressional Black Caucus challenge to Florida's electors. When not one Senator would stand with them, we helped organize the huge protests at Bush's inauguration. We never "got over" the Stolen Election of 2000 and we never will.
Many of you have already chosen your Democratic candidate for 2008, and we respect them all. But if you'd like Al Gore to run, please sign our petition:
http://democrats.com/run-al-gore
_____________________
Bush's Wiretaps: Impeachment not Immunity
This week Joseph Nacchio, the former CEO of Qwest, revealed the Bush Administration started muscling telephone companies to wiretap American citizens without a warrant on Feb. 27, 2001. When Qwest refused, they were cut out of government contracts and Nacchio was prosecuted for insider trading.
So we now know Bush began violating FISA and the 4th Amendment just 1 month after stealing the White House. And since the 9/11 attack was 7 months later, Bush has lied about 9/11 being the justification for warrantless wiretapping for the past two years. Yet Democrats in Congress still don't get it.
Together we have sent 69,153 emails to Congress calling for impeachment, not immunity. But Democrats are still trying to expand Bush's wiretapping power, even though Bush has all the power he needs - or should ever get - under the FISA law.
There is nothing in the Protect Wiretappers Act that should be renewed when it expires in February. It's time for Democrats to Just Say No to Bush on warrantless wiretapping, and to impeach him for the illegal wiretapping he began on 2/27/01.
Email your Representatives to demand impeachment not immunity:
http://www.democrats.com/peoplesemailnetwork/114
If you have time, call your Representative and Senators at 202-225-3121 and politely express your outrage and your demand for impeachment, not immunity, for Bush's illegal wiretapping.
_____________________
Iraq: "A Nightmare with No End in Sight"
That's not some peacenik - that's retired Lt. Gen. Ricardo S. Sanchez, the former top American commander in Iraq, who is finally speaking out.
Sanchez blamed the administration for a "catastrophically flawed, unrealistically optimistic war plan" and denounced the current "surge" strategy as a "desperate" move that will not achieve long-term stability. He said civilian officials have been "derelict in their duties" and guilty of a "lust for power."
If America's top generals think the war is a "nightmare with no end in sight," why have only 88 Members of Congress signed the Peace Pledge to restrict any news funds to bringing our troops safely home?
A new poll by Rep. Barbara Lee found only 22% want to give Bush a $200 billion blank check, while 24% want Congress to cut all funds and 46% would give Bush $200 billion only for redeployment.
Tell your Representatives to sign the Peace Pledge:
http://democrats.com/peoplesemailnetwork/115
_____________________
10/21-23 No War No Warming
Join a global movement rising up against war and global warming by participating in a massive intervention in Washington DC or your own community. We need to take immediate action to:
- STOP the war in Iraq and future resource wars by ending our addiction to fossil fuels.
- SHIFT government funding to rebuild New Orleans and all communities suffering from racism and corporate greed.
- GO green and promote environmental justice with new jobs in a clean energy economy.
_____________________
10/27 National Mobilization to End the War in Iraq
70% of Americans want to end the U.S. Occupation of Iraq, but Bush wants to keep us there for decades - no matter how much it costs in U.S. or Iraqi lives and treasure.
Regional events are planned in 11 locations around the country on October 27th. Now is the time to start planning your busses, trains, and car pools.
_____________________
11/9 Warmup for 12/7 National Caucus
When it comes to choosing our Presidential candidates, why does Iowa take priority over the rest of the country?
The National Presidential Caucus was created to give citizens across the country - Democrats, Republicans, and Independents - a chance to gather in small groups (up to 50 people) to discuss the candidates and vote.
Of course this vote is informal and will not choose any delegates for the convention. But it will get a lot of media coverage and will be a lot more meaningful than the polls - particularly for longer-shot candidates whose lower poll rankings reflects the Corporate Media's bias against them.
The full Caucus will be held on Friday December 7, using Meetup-style tools to help citizens connect. There will also be a Preliminary Straw Poll & Caucus Warmup on Friday, November 9, 2007
Democrats.com is a co-sponsor of the National Presidential Caucus. For more details:
http://www.nationalcaucus.com
#####
Forward this message to everyone you know!
No comments:
Post a Comment