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What their "base" thinks Democrats should be doing

From an e-mail I got today:

Four Ways Democrats Can End the War in Iraq

It's been nearly 4 months since the American people voted Democrats into power to get U.S. troops out of Iraq, yet Democratic in Congress cannot agree on any minimally effective plan to stop Bush's escalation and begin a responsible redeployment out of the crossfire of Iraq's civil war.

Here are four strategies that would work if Democrats would fight for them:

1. The only certain way to end the war is to cut off funds, but Speaker Pelosi has insanely taken that "off the table." On March 19, San Francisco activists will rally in front of Pelosi's office urging her to stop funding the war:
http://www.stopfundingthewar.com/home/

2. The next best way is to impeach Bush and Cheney and replace them with an anti-war Democrat or Republican acceptable to Congress (like Gerald Ford), but Pelosi has insanely taken that "off the table" too. Join over 70,000 activists who have emailed their Representatives to Impeach Bush and Cheney:
http://www.democrats.com/peoplesemailnetwork/88?ad=d6

3. Just 40 Senators could filibuster all war funding bills, starting with the $93 billion Supplemental in early March. Russ Feingold could start this filibuster with the support of the handful of Democratic Senators who truly want to end the war: John Kerry, Ted Kennedy, Barack Obama, and Ben Cardin. All we need are 40 of the 50 Democrats for the filibuster to succeed. Email them (and personalize the letter if you can)

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4. House Democrats could raise taxes on the rich to pay for the war, starting with an amendment to the $93 billion Supplemental in early March. Since Republicans will never vote to tax the rich, adding this as an amendment to the Supplemental would guarantee Republicans defeat the bill - or Bush vetoes it. Call your Representative at 202-224-3121 (the Capitol switchboard - ask for your Congressperson) and urge him or her to add a War Tax to the Supplemental.

Discuss this strategy here:
http://www.democrats.com/four-ways-to-end-the-iraq-war


While the people represented at this site are not a majority of Democratic voters, they a part of a group (including Moveon.org and others) that believes they had much to do with any success the Democrats have had recently, and expect serious payback. Hillary is currently being reamed by this group, and if they get behind another candidate, it's not going to make her life any easier. Pelosi, as far as they're concerned, is still on probation.

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