JUST THREE more votes to stop the war funding bill! (from Voters for Peace)

[Triana]

Just a quick update on the vote for the war supplemental funding bill.

There was rumor that the House might vote today but since the leadership still does not have the votes, the vote has not been scheduled.
According to Democrats.com which is keeping a running head count on likely votes:

"All 178 House Republicans plan to vote against the $100 billion Iraq/AfPak War Supplemental to protest $5 billion for the International Monetary Fund. That means 39 Democratic opponents could defeat the bill. 36 Democrats promised to vote no, so we only need 3 more."

Only three more votes and the war funding bill can be stopped.

Please call your representative in the Congress and urge them to vote "no" on the war supplemental. Call 202-224-3121.

If you want to send an email to your representative, http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/1312/t/6850/campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=27117">click here to do so.

Please take action now. Defeat of the war funding bill would be a tremendous victory for the anti-war movement and will push the Congress and White House to reconsider their plans and let them know how weak support for the war is in Congress and among the people.

Sincerely,

Kevin Zeese
Executive Director
Voters for Peace

[timeforpeace]

1. Here's hoping it's defeated.

It will be good for the Democrats in the House in the long run. They can avoid being labeled warmongers if they are defeated on this.

[BuyingThyme]

2. kcik

Where's Nancy on this one?

[kenny blankenship]

3. Done. Of course my Rep., the honorable John Lewis was already pledged to vote no

Here is the current list of patriotic American Congressional Reps who are committed to pull the plug on our monstrously misguided Murderous Mystery Tour.

Tammy Baldwin
Michael Capuano
Yvette Clarke
John Conyers
Jerry Costello
Peter DeFazio
Lloyd Doggett
Donna Edwards
Keith Ellison
Sam Farr
Bob Filner
Alan Grayson
Raul Grijalva
Luis Gutierrez
Jay Inslee
Steve Kagen
Marcy Kaptur
Dennis Kucinich
Barbara Lee
John Lewis
Eric Massa
James McGovern
Michael Michaud
Richard Neal
Jim Oberstar
Chellie Pingree
Jose Serrano
Carol Shea-Porter
Brad Sherman
Jackie Speier
Pete Stark
Nikki Tsongas
Nydia Velasquez
Maxine Waters
Diane Watson
Lynn Woolsey

If your Representative's name isn't on the list at democrats.com, please contact him or her now, via the provided link at votersforpeace.us
If you want instead to go on spending trillions we don't have, killing young American servicepeople and Iraqis, Afghanis, Pakistanis, and other folks in a broad swathe from the Mediterranean to the Himalayas, please go to your sink right now and swallow Drano, D-Con, lye or whatever else can be found down there.

[Triana]

4. I just sent mine...

..it would be great news if this damn thing was defeated. Of course, they'll just ram it through another way but still - they need to GET THE MESSAGE that Americans are sick and tired of wasting money on an immoral occupation.

[Triana]

5. Kick for evening crowd. n/t

[bananas]

6. k&r nt