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LSK Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-18-05 04:00 PM
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Democrats, this is your chance, become obvious to everyone where you stand
Edited on Fri Nov-18-05 04:01 PM by LSK
Become the opposition party that America craves. Dont keep being seen as week and Republican-Lite. Dont keep stepping away from the plate. This is your chance. This is 4th and 10.

The Republicans have forced this vote for purely political reasons. You all know it doesnt have much chance to pass.

EVERY DEMOCRAT MUST VOTE FOR THIS. DO IT. DONT BACK DOWN ANYMORE. PLEASE TELL AMERICA THAT YOU DO NOT SUPPORT THE OCCUPATION OF IRAQ.
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rainy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-18-05 04:01 PM
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1. Stand for something Dems!!!!!!!
Stand for something!
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stop the bleeding Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-18-05 04:02 PM
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2. is the Senate and the House voting now? n/t
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blm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-18-05 04:02 PM
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3. What EXACTLY are they voting for? Murtha's plan wasn't specific
so what could GOPs put in the language to make it specific?
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LSK Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-18-05 04:05 PM
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5. does the GOP want it passed?
If it is something that the GOP does not want passed, it will not get passed. The GOP will make sure. Therefore the Dems have nothing to loose voting for it and lots to loose by not voting for it.
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blm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-18-05 04:11 PM
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7. They should tell Hastert to stick it so far up his ass that Jeff Gannon
couldn't even find it.
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mattclearing Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-18-05 04:05 PM
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6. I'm sure it will not be a straight vote on withdrawal.
The language will not be plain or direct enough to support...they will put something in to discourage Dems from voting for it.
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mattclearing Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-18-05 05:11 PM
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10. Here it is:
http://rawstory.com/other/pdfs/GOPpulloutrawstory.pdf

109TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION H. RES. 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the deployment
of United States forces in Iraq be terminated immediately.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

RESOLUTION
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that
the deployment of United States forces in Iraq be terminated
immediately.

Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Rep-
resentatives that the deployment of United States forces
in Iraq be terminated immediately.
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fooj Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-18-05 04:02 PM
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4. You betcha! All on the heels of that rat bastard Cheney
accusing DEMS of political BS!!!
Give me a frickin' break!

Peace.
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raysr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-18-05 04:32 PM
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8. Dems should refrain from voting, this is a trick!
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LSK Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-18-05 04:34 PM
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9. wrong, they should all vote for it
Edited on Fri Nov-18-05 04:35 PM by LSK
No republicans will vote for it. It will not pass. All Dems should vote for it whether they want to withdraw or not. The GOP is playing POKER and this is a BLUFF!

They need to send a loud and clear message that the Democrats are the OPPOSITION PARTY.
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goodhue Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-18-05 05:14 PM
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11. amen
Voting against the war should not be a hard choice. It is a golden opportunity to dissent. It will backfire on GOP. Abstaining plays right into image of Dems as weak-kneeded.
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mattclearing Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-18-05 05:15 PM
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12. That would be great, except it isn't their position. n/t
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wiggs Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-18-05 05:17 PM
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13. Right on! And one more thing
...this chance extends beyond the vote (which may be lost). Be vocal about the dem position and about the war on a daily basis. Carpe diem!
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LSK Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-18-05 06:34 PM
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14. kick
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