Request from Dennis: Contact Congress about Iraq War Funding
From Dennis Kucinich
With Congress on the verge of approving an additional $183 billion appropriation, most of it earmarked to continue the Iraq war beyond on the end of the Bush presidency and well into the next Administration, Congressman Dennis Kucinich is calling on citizens all across the country to contact their elected representatives in Washington before that crucial vote.
"People are losing their homes, losing their jobs, losing their health care, losing their pensions...while we continue to pursue war."
"I'll keep standing up and speaking out," says Kucinich in this new video message to America. "I'm asking for you to do the same thing."
Go here to contact your Congressperson:
https://forms.house.gov/wyr/welcome.shtml
Here's what I sent my representative:
Dear Mr. Honda,
I'm contacting you to let you know that I believe any further support of the Iraq war is just as criminal as what started it in the first place. It's time the Democrats stand up and follow through on their stated convictions: make a change, take a stand, stop supporting a failed foreign policy and halt the spread of democracy through the barrel of a gun.
Thank you,
Mark Dunn
Saturday, July 05, 2008
Friday, March 28, 2008
People who say "If you don't vote, you can't complain."
It absolutely infuriates me when people say "Well if you don't vote, then you shouldn't talk," as if I'm not voting out of apathy instead of what I'm really doing, which is casting my vote through non-participation in a system that I feel is inherently flawed and corrupt.
The only thing more annoying than that is when I point out that I choose to not vote because there is no candidate that accurately represents what I believe in they say, "But isn't there a candidate that you feel would be best out of what's available? You should choose to keep someone like [insert name here]out of office!"
What's so amazing about people like that is that it never occurs to them that they should look at it like this: telling me to put aside what I believe in and vote to keep "the other guy" out of office is akin to me saying that I support Democrats and them trying to convince me that I should vote for Republicans.
Talking with some (most) people about politics is a complete waste of time. Instead of listening, the average person only wants to convince you how right they are or how wrong you are. I should just not talk about politics with anyone, ever.
My next entry is a great elaboration by George Carlin on a similar line of thinking.
The only thing more annoying than that is when I point out that I choose to not vote because there is no candidate that accurately represents what I believe in they say, "But isn't there a candidate that you feel would be best out of what's available? You should choose to keep someone like [insert name here]
What's so amazing about people like that is that it never occurs to them that they should look at it like this: telling me to put aside what I believe in and vote to keep "the other guy" out of office is akin to me saying that I support Democrats and them trying to convince me that I should vote for Republicans.
Talking with some (most) people about politics is a complete waste of time. Instead of listening, the average person only wants to convince you how right they are or how wrong you are. I should just not talk about politics with anyone, ever.
My next entry is a great elaboration by George Carlin on a similar line of thinking.
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