Action req'd: Tell CSPAN to cover Resolution of Inquiry Into WHIG

By email from the BACKBONE campaign.

Rep. Kucinich's Resolution of Inquiry Into WHIG (White House Iraq Group)
ALERT!! CONTACT C-SPAN IMMEDIATELY, PLEASE
H.RES 505N VOTE WILL BE TOMORROW
10:30 a.m. ET on WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9TH.

The Backbone Campaign and the After Downing Street Coalition members, allies have done a great job recruiting co-sponsors and lobbying for Congressman Dennis Kucinich's Resolution of Inquiry H. Res. 505 calling for a release of documents from the White House Iraq Group (WHIG).

Congressman Smith and Kucinich's offices have worked very hard on this effort. Now we need you to give the last push. We need the cameras in the room to expose Republican stonewalling. Contact C-Span first and then any other media you can to be sure they have someone in the room and know that "This Is News!"
Contact C-Span Tonight: events@c-span.org
or for those on the East Coast early tomorrow morning at (202) 737-3220. They'll be deciding early in the morning.


Please politely and in your own words ask C-Span to cover this event:

WHAT:
House International Relations Committee scheduled to debate and vote on H. Res. 505, a Resolution of Inquiry into the White House Iraq Group
WHEN:
10:30 a.m. ET, Wednesday, November 9, 2005

WHERE:
Rayburn House Office Building, Room 2172.
(Southwest of the Capitol on a site bounded by Independence Avenue, South Capitol Street, First Street, and C Street, S.W., Washington, D.C.)

SIGNIFICANCE:
H Res 505 now has 100 co-sponsors! This will be the first vote Congress takes on investigating the White House Iraq Group (WHIG) and the first vote related to the war since Vice Presidential Chief of Staff Lewis Libby was indicted. This vote will be a key test of whether Republicans will continue to stand behind the White House's case for war.

BACKGROUND: On September 14, the International Relations Committee defeated by one vote a Resolution of Inquiry (H. Res. 375) into White House and State Department communications with the United Kingdom involving Iraq war plans. Every Democrat present voted in support of the resolution, as did one Republican (J. Leach R-IA). A second Republican voted "Present" (R. Paul R-TX).

Information about H. Res. 505 and the WHIG:
http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/whig


Then see the Congressmembers in the right hand column
that are essential to winning tomorrow in committee.

:sarcasm: