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From www.ImpeachForPeace.org

Please forward this to everyone you know who "gets it" and favors full accountability for the Bush Administration through impeachment.

Capitol Switchboard for all Congressional offices: (202) 224-3121 (If in Minnesota 's 5th District call Representative Ellison's office directly at (202) 225-4755)

Impeachment activists, fellow citizen patriots, defenders of our Constitution,

We have arrived at a crossroads that we have struggled ceaselessly to achieve over the last 2, 3, 4, even 7 years for some. Maybe this Friday's House Judicial Committee appearance in response to Kucinich' Impeachment Article was initiated in an attempt to molify us, but that is irrelevant. What is pertinent is that this coming Friday, July 25th, impeachable offenses - by any name - will be the exclusive topic of a House Judiciary Committee hearing.

Proposed George W. Bush Sewage Plant makes ballot

A measure seeking to commemorate President Bush's years in office by slapping his name on a San Francisco sewage plant has qualified for the November ballot.

The measure certified Thursday would rename the Oceanside Water Pollution Control Plant the George W. Bush Sewage Plant.

Supporters say the idea is to commemorate the mess they claim Bush has left behind by actions such as the war in Iraq.

Local Republicans say the plan stinks and they will oppose it.

By Philip A Farruggio, Populist Party

You know, guess what? Yeah, I am ' mad as hell and not gonna take it anymore ' to quote the character Howard Beale from the film Network . So, I write columns like this one ( 4 or 5 a month ) , I write letters to the editor, and I do the single most important thing I do with my life: I stand on the street corner of my town in peaceful protest.

Sadly, after 5 years of this travesty in Iraq , at a cost of over 600 billion of our tax dollars, I am lucky to attract 4 or 5 to stand with me each week. For the rest of the ( literally ) thousand drivers that cruise by our corner protest........ Silence!

From http://www.usalone.com

We made a commitment to you that when the time came, we would do everything we could to help Cindy Sheehan. That time is now.

Cindy Sheehan is making a courageous run for the Congressional seat in San Francisco, to challenge Nancy Pelosi, who has done nothing but cave in to the Bush/Cheney criminal war agenda, while the approval rating of Congress drops into single digits for the first time ever.

But FIRST Cindy needs to get on the ballot, and to do that as an independent she still needs another 6,000 petitions signatures in the next couple weeks.

Even with her many valiant volunteers, you can really help now by making a donation to put more paid signature gatherers for Cindy Sheehan on the street to give the voters of San Francisco a pro-courage choice. Help put Cindy safely over the top with enough margin of petition signatures that they cannot keep her off the ballot.

By xofferson, Docudharma

Today is Iraq Moratorium day, a day to take action to end the war and occupation of Iraq. This month, it leads into three days of action to prevent war with Iran. A number of Moratorium events will connect the two, as participants in today's events make cell phone calls to Congressional offices, leaflet about Iran, or write or email their representatives.

Much of the focus is on a House resolution which essentially calls for a blockade of Iran.

Does it matter? United for Peace and Justice reports that two members of Congress already have changed their minds after being challenged by local peace organizations. This report from St. Louis tells of one of the successes.

What would you like to ask Nancy Pelosi about? Do it here.

• Bringing the troops home?
• Impeachment?
• Mortgage mess?
• Impeachment?
• Banking meltdown?
• Impeachment?
• Credit crunch?
• Impeachment?
• Skyrocketing energy costs?
• Impeachment?
• Food safety?

VISIT THE LA TIMES BLOG ON THIS TOO!

By Elliott Adams

A CALL TO ACTION FOR IMPEACHMENT
http://www.veteransforpeace.org

An intense 7-day VFP campaign of calls to congress for impeachment. Get everyone you know to call Congress before July 25 demanding for impeachment now

Lobbying Day for Impeachment - July 24th Wash, DC
VFP attends Judiciary Committee Hearing - 10AM July 25th Wash, DC
VFP meets with Chairman of Judiciary Committee, Rep. Conyers - 12 Noon July 25th Wash, DC

Dear VFP Members

Believe it or not, we finally had to threaten a sit-in.

After more than two months of trying to schedule a brief meeting with Rep. John Conyers (D-MI) to deliver VFP's 23,000 impeachment signatures, we politely informed the Chair of the House Judiciary Committee, in writing, that we would drop by his Washington office with them. And we would sit there until he met with us or hauled us off in handcuffs.

What would a good political platform look like?

By Marc Joffe

Come Die-in at Speaker Pelosi's home to demonstrate the human cost of any potential attack on Iran by the United States or its allies. There will be a non-arrestable component of the demonstration and we will have an altar featuring photos, candles and momentos of people inside Iran.

Don't Attack Iran!
Die-in at Pelosi's Home!
Saturday, July 19th, 4PM
2640 Broadway (between Scott & Divisadero) in San Francisco

Come Die-in at Speaker Pelosi's home to demonstrate the human cost of any potential attack on Iran by the United States or its allies. There will be a non-arrestable component of the demonstration and we will have an altar featuring photos, candles and momentos of people inside Iran.

By Bruce Wolf, OPEIU Local 2 Social Justice Committee

Tuesday evening, July 15, 2008 the Executive Board of Office and Professional Employees International Union Local 2 voted to designate November 2008 LABOR AGAINST WAR MONTH.

We will be seeking endorsements from the Washington Metropolitan Labor Council and the Northern Virginia Central Labor Council (which do not meet until September). We hope to engage unions and peace groups as well. The goal is to call upon workers to get active in the struggle to end war and US ambitions of empire.

This can be another opportunity to make it clear through the actions of thousands of workers where Labor stands on the issue of war. The historical role of the labor movement is to be in the vanguard of building a better world. Ending the pursuit of war and empire is an important part of that vision.

Please join in endorsing Labor Against War Month and spread the word. Please let me know if you support our call.

by Linda Milazzo

Today on CNN's Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer, Democratic Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi, responded to a viewer who asked why she took the impeachment of George W. Bush off the table. Pelosi's response (below in video and text), is categoric proof of her incompetence, dereliction of duty, disdain for the Constitution and disregard for the people of this nation. It underscores why she should NOT continue as Speaker of the House and why she should NOT be reelected in November.

By not going forward with her Constitutionally mandated requirement to impeach George W. Bush and Dick Cheney for their high crimes and misdemeanors, Mrs. Pelosi has cemented her legacy and secured her "BUT" forever. Let me be clear - I don't mean the double "TT" derriere kind of "BUTT." I mean the single "T" conjunction kind of "BUT." The proviso. The disclaimer. The tiny word that will ever be the prefix to her legacy. The "BUT" her grandchildren will hear from those who know history and politics - and who care about humanity - when they mention that Pelosi is their grandmother. The "BUT" like:

"BUT" wasn't your grandmother the one who wouldn't impeach George W. Bush?

"BUT" wasn't your grandmother the one who let Bush get away with murder?

"BUT" why did your grandmother do that?"

From Debra Sweet, The World Can't Wait

Earlier this week, when we heard that protest groups in Denver are not planning one march against the occupation of Iraq and the potential attack on Iran, we wrote this. I'm inviting you to sign on to the letter here.

16 July 2008: In six weeks, the Democrats meet in Denver.

As recent news makes clear, an attack on Iran could happen before the election, driving the Bush Agenda into the next administration, no matter who the president is.

Who will stop an attack on Iran?

Not the Democrats who secretly authorized military operations George Bush already has underway inside Iran. Not the Democratic leaders - including Senator Obama - who insist, again and again, that "all options" remain on the table for military action against Iran, including the use of nuclear weapons!

Here's the Nation's take on MoveOn.org at age 10.

Gore: Make U.S. electrical energy carbon-free
CNN

The United States should be making all of its electricity with renewable and carbon-free energy in 10 years, former Vice President Al Gore said Thursday.

"The survival of the United States of America as we know it is at risk," Gore said.

In a speech at Washington's Constitution Hall, Gore touched on an array of the nation's current woes, saying the economic, environmental and national security crises are all related.

"I don't remember a time in our country when so many things seemed to be going so wrong simultaneously," Gore said.

To begin to fix all the problems, Gore said, "the answer is to end our reliance on carbon-based fuels."

By Dave Lindorff

The sorry performance of the US corporate media, which blacked out stories questioning the official line on the so-called “Iraq Threat” until the nation was deeply mired in to pointless, bloody war in that country, and which has almost completely ignored a three-year, nation-wide movement calling for the impeachment of the president and vice president, has continued.

Late Monday night, the City of Bellingham became the first city in Washington to take an official stance against US military intervention in Iran. The council’s unanimous 7-0 vote received a standing ovation from a crowd of supporters.

Bellingham is now the thirteenth city in the nation to have approved a resolution regarding opposition to war with Iran.

“We are thrilled tonight,” stated Marie Marchand, executive director of the Whatcom Peace & Justice Center. “It is not often that my elected officials represent my viewpoint, especially given the abdication of power on the part of our national leaders. However, it’s different at the local level. The Bellingham City Council has, once again, stepped up to do their job and represent the people.”

International Human Rights and Environmental Advocate

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