Capitulation is Unacceptable
Any compromise that funds the war through the end of the fiscal year is not a compromise at all. It’s a capitulation. Recently, majority of congressional Democrats caved and sent Bush another blank check to continue the war in Iraq.
The troops in the field, who continue there noble sacrifice and their families waiting at home lost more than anyone by the continued funding of the war. The rest of us that are against the continued occupation of Iraq don’t have the luxury of getting discouraged. The battle is not over it has only begun.
It is clear that no one is going to end this war for us, because Bush will not listen and many in Congress want to avoid a fight. Under the Constitution, it’s up to “we the people”, to be the ultimate deciders and bring our troops home.
Democrats in Congress blinked on the issue of a troop withdrawal and claim they simply don’t have the votes to override a presidential veto. In fact, this is a dereliction of duty by members of the House. Members of the House took an oath of office to protect the Constitution, but instead they have allowed the executive branch of government to take absolute control of the situation in Iraq. A vote in the Senate is not necessary, because all funding must originate in the House of Representatives and if House leadership doesn’t send up another bill to fund the war, it’s Bush who is deciding not to fund the troops.
Their cynical game is to continue to submit funding bills for the war, with a timetable for withdrawal, which Bush will continue to veto. Thereby, our representatives in the House leave it up to the Senate to secure enough votes to override Bush’s veto. In September the number of Republican votes in the Senate to over ride Bush’s veto will again fall short.
This is not about politics. It’s about life and death and the American people want a different course in Iraq, which they made clear in the last election. The Democrats in Congress must stand their ground. All the candidates that are running for office in 2008, especially those in the House must be held accountable, for the positions they’ve taken.
Senators Clinton, Obama, Dodd and Congressman Kucinich must continue to support bills that have a timetable for withdrawal, because that’s what a majority of the American people want.
It’s clear that Bush is not going to compromise or negotiate about withdrawal of our troops, because he does not think he’s capable of doing anything wrong. The House of Representatives has the constitutional power to fund or not fund the war and needs to use that power to force Bush to change course.
The troops in the field, who continue there noble sacrifice and their families waiting at home lost more than anyone by the continued funding of the war. The rest of us that are against the continued occupation of Iraq don’t have the luxury of getting discouraged. The battle is not over it has only begun.
It is clear that no one is going to end this war for us, because Bush will not listen and many in Congress want to avoid a fight. Under the Constitution, it’s up to “we the people”, to be the ultimate deciders and bring our troops home.
Democrats in Congress blinked on the issue of a troop withdrawal and claim they simply don’t have the votes to override a presidential veto. In fact, this is a dereliction of duty by members of the House. Members of the House took an oath of office to protect the Constitution, but instead they have allowed the executive branch of government to take absolute control of the situation in Iraq. A vote in the Senate is not necessary, because all funding must originate in the House of Representatives and if House leadership doesn’t send up another bill to fund the war, it’s Bush who is deciding not to fund the troops.
Their cynical game is to continue to submit funding bills for the war, with a timetable for withdrawal, which Bush will continue to veto. Thereby, our representatives in the House leave it up to the Senate to secure enough votes to override Bush’s veto. In September the number of Republican votes in the Senate to over ride Bush’s veto will again fall short.
This is not about politics. It’s about life and death and the American people want a different course in Iraq, which they made clear in the last election. The Democrats in Congress must stand their ground. All the candidates that are running for office in 2008, especially those in the House must be held accountable, for the positions they’ve taken.
Senators Clinton, Obama, Dodd and Congressman Kucinich must continue to support bills that have a timetable for withdrawal, because that’s what a majority of the American people want.
It’s clear that Bush is not going to compromise or negotiate about withdrawal of our troops, because he does not think he’s capable of doing anything wrong. The House of Representatives has the constitutional power to fund or not fund the war and needs to use that power to force Bush to change course.
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