Topic: America Has Spoken!
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Thu 09/05/13 04:22 PM
Edited by Sojourning_Soul on Thu 09/05/13 04:42 PM

The American People Have Spoken: Calls to Congress 499 to 1 against Syria war

Americans are slamming at least 24 members of Congress with thousands of phone calls and emails, urging lawmakers not to approve a military strike on Syria � by a margin of as much as 499 to 1.

A national debate is raging on Twitter. Tweets and statements from members of Congress � both Democrat and Republican � show tremendously strong opposition to President Obama�s call for an air strike on Syria:

http://www.globalresearch.ca/the-american-people-have-spoken-calls-to-congress-499-to-1-against-syria-war/5348397

Rep. Jim McDermott, D-Wash., tweeted, �Calls and emails from my constituents is 100 to 1 AGAINST getting involved in Syria. The American people are speaking.�

Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., said 99 percent of the calls his office oppose an attack.

Rep. Andy Harris, R-Md., said, �Constituents who have contacted my office by phone or mail oppose action in Syria 523-4 so far.�

Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., tweeted, �My phones are blowing up, and an overwhelming amount of constituents oppose U.S. military intervention in Syria.�

Rep. Matt Salmon, R-Ariz., tweeted, �Syria constituent calls 489-2 against.�

Rep. Shelley Capito, R-W.V., said of �about 1,000 calls to my office, maybe 5 are for.�

Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Fla., said calls and emails to his offices are 600 to 9 against striking Syria.

Contact Congress and let your lawmakers know how you feel about authorizing President Obama to strike Syria.

Rep. Tim Griffin, R-Ark., tweeted, �I received 225 emails via www.griffin.house.gov website over the weekend regarding Syria, and out of the 225 only 3 support U.S. military action against Syria.�

Rep. Steve Chabot, R-Ohio, said he is getting swamped with phone calls and on-the-street comments from constituents telling him to oppose a strike on Syria.

Rep. Rand Paul, R-Ky., said, �I�m told the phone calls are 9 out of 10 against a strike in Syria, from my constituents in Kentucky.�

Rep. Ralph Hall, R-Texas: �I have received hundreds of calls and letters from constituents expressing strong opposition.�

Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., tweeted, �My office has been inundated with constituent phone calls and emails about Syria. Virtually unanimous opposition to military intervention.�

Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, tweeted, �So far about 500 emails regarding Syria. 499 say NO and 1 say YES go to war� and �Hundreds of calls to our Provo and Washington, D.C., office. So far not a single call in favor of bombing Syria.�

Rep. Paul Gosar, R-Ariz., tweeted, �The phones in my office are ringing off the hook and mail is flowing in. Almost all of the people are opposed to intervention in Syria.�

Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, tells WND his office is hearing the same overwhelming opposition to intervention.

Rep. Brad Sherman, D-Calif., said, �I don�t know a member of Congress whose e-mails and phone calls are in favor of [bombing Syria.]�

Rep. Steve Southerland, R-Fla., said 96 percent of his emails and phone calls are from constituents who want to express their opposition to military action. He said, �Overwhelmingly, we are hearing pushback from our citizens against military intervention in Syria.�

Rep. Jeff Duncan, R-S.C., said he�s heard no support from his constituents for striking Syria: �I have not had a single person, not a single person, in over 92 Facebook posts just a little while ago in a question we posed, having a single constituent or a South Carolinian saying let�s go to war in Syria.�

Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, said �a very high percentage� of the constituents contacting his office have been against U.S. involvement in Syria. He estimated that 90 percent of more than 1,000 calls and emails from Americans have been urging him not to support intervention.

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., said, �I can tell you that in my office, the phones are bopping off the hook there. And almost unanimously people are opposed to what the president is talking about.�

Rep. Ted Yoho, R-Fla., told the House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing he and his constituents say �not just no, but heck no!� to Syria intervention.

Rep. Alan Lowenthal, D-Calif., has received more than 653 e-mails, phone calls and social-media. Only 11 of the comments favored strikes.

Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., admitted her constituents� calls were �overwhelmingly negative� over a possible Syria intervention, but she added, �They don�t know what I know.� (Typical for this hag! She doesn't care what the people want!)

Rep. Justin Amash, R-Mich., tweeted, �I�ve been hearing a lot from members of our armed forces. The message I consistently hear: Please vote no on military action against Syria.�

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Thu 09/05/13 04:48 PM

Republican congressman withdraws support for Syria strike

Rep. Michael Grimm (R-N.Y.), who on Saturday said he supported President Obama�s decision to launch military action in Syria, has changed his mind.

In a statement Thursday, Grimm says the window for action has now passed and that the feedback from his constituents has made him re-think his previous position.

�Thus, after much thought, deliberation and prayer, I am no longer convinced that a U.S. strike on Syria will yield a benefit to the United States that will not be greatly outweighed by the extreme cost of war,� Grimm said.

Grimm added: �Now that the Assad regime has seen our playbook and has been given enough time to prepare and safeguard potential targets, I do not feel that we have enough to gain as a nation by moving forward with this attack on our own.�

The remarks stand in stark contrast to what Grimm said less than a week ago.

The Staten Island Advance quoted Grimm as saying he was �supporting the president on this.�

�We have to keep our word; this is about our credibility,� Grimm said. �We can�t permit a precedent where there is a use of chemical weapons and there is no response.�

Grimm is the 91st House member to express opposition to military action in Syria, along with 93 who have expressed skepticism. That means the ranks of those likely to vote against a use of force resolution is getting close to the 217 that will be required to defeat it.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2013/09/05/republican-congressman-withdraws-support-for-syria-strike/?print=1

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Thu 09/05/13 04:52 PM


NOW WE'RE TALKIN!

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Fri 09/06/13 02:48 AM
about time the Buggers have to start worrying about their Jobs!
The ordinary Citizen has to every day!

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Fri 09/06/13 06:39 AM
Edited by willing2 on Fri 09/06/13 06:41 AM
Barry's Buddies?



Barry wants to take away our guns.

Sheite!! We need to be as well armed as his companieros.

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Fri 09/06/13 06:43 AM
Now would be a good time for all president's to retire. Then again, when isn't it?

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Sat 09/07/13 07:45 AM

So let me get this straight . Americans being killed in Libya and we blame a video and do NOTHING ? But Muslim extremist killing Muslim extremist and we are going to war> To support witch side ? And why ? PRIDE!!! REALLY? having THE POTENTIAL OF world war three. to send our boys to fight in a war that is set up to fail .
Muslim extremist killing Muslim extremist , What's not to like ????


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Sat 09/07/13 01:05 PM
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
I'm in love!!! flowerforyou

Beautifully put!

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Sat 09/07/13 04:45 PM

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Sat 09/07/13 04:53 PM
Rep. Andy Harris, R-Md., said, �Constituents who have contacted my office by phone or mail oppose action in Syria 523-4 so far.�

I am one of those 523...