I live in country where I still have freedom of speech, so I choose to use it.
I urge you to read this USA Today article
http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2003-03-27-war-cost-usat_x.htm.
Use your voice and contact your representatives, if only by email.
If you read the headlines, you know that President Bush has asked Congress for $75M to support the war in Iraq. What is less obvious is that tied this request, which will military does need for the war, is a request for 'flexibility' in that spending.
It is a common political tactic to tack on a little something to a bigger more important issue, just so it gets through. Those little things can have important consequences and are often tacked on because they will cause a HUGE hub bub if they are brought up
independently. So ya try to 'sneak' it through, hope nobody's watching. Everything in me screams that's what's happening here.
According to the article, Rep. David Obey, D-Wis "says the administration's proposal would give the Pentagon the authority to wage secret wars, support foreign armies or build military installations anywhere in the world without prior authorization of Congress."
This issue is really about it is whiddling away at the three branches of government.
"Separation of power and checks and balances have served the people well for 215 years," said Sen. Robert Byrd, D-W.Va.
Whether you think we should be in Iraq or not, allowing one branch of our government free reign is not a good thing. This isn't just a Democrat vs. Republican issue. The article reports that both sides of the fence are raising eyebrows over it.
Our forefathers DIED to win us the right to have a voice in what our goverment is saying, doing and supporting. They DIED to preserve our system of goverment. They DIED to prove that it was a better system. To give this away without adequate debate would be to devalue every life that Americans gave to
win it. The issue of military flexibility deserves its own platform.
Use your voice to tell our decision makers you think this flexibility idea warrants more discussion. It needs to be separate from any support that our troops need now.
You can find out how to contact your Representative here: http://www.house.gov/writerep/
And your Senator here: http://www.senate.gov/
I urge you to read this USA Today article
http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2003-03-27-war-cost-usat_x.htm.
Use your voice and contact your representatives, if only by email.
If you read the headlines, you know that President Bush has asked Congress for $75M to support the war in Iraq. What is less obvious is that tied this request, which will military does need for the war, is a request for 'flexibility' in that spending.
It is a common political tactic to tack on a little something to a bigger more important issue, just so it gets through. Those little things can have important consequences and are often tacked on because they will cause a HUGE hub bub if they are brought up
independently. So ya try to 'sneak' it through, hope nobody's watching. Everything in me screams that's what's happening here.
According to the article, Rep. David Obey, D-Wis "says the administration's proposal would give the Pentagon the authority to wage secret wars, support foreign armies or build military installations anywhere in the world without prior authorization of Congress."
This issue is really about it is whiddling away at the three branches of government.
"Separation of power and checks and balances have served the people well for 215 years," said Sen. Robert Byrd, D-W.Va.
Whether you think we should be in Iraq or not, allowing one branch of our government free reign is not a good thing. This isn't just a Democrat vs. Republican issue. The article reports that both sides of the fence are raising eyebrows over it.
Our forefathers DIED to win us the right to have a voice in what our goverment is saying, doing and supporting. They DIED to preserve our system of goverment. They DIED to prove that it was a better system. To give this away without adequate debate would be to devalue every life that Americans gave to
win it. The issue of military flexibility deserves its own platform.
Use your voice to tell our decision makers you think this flexibility idea warrants more discussion. It needs to be separate from any support that our troops need now.
You can find out how to contact your Representative here: http://www.house.gov/writerep/
And your Senator here: http://www.senate.gov/
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