Santa Cruz California, July 21, 2007 12:00 PM
Senator Mike Gravel one of the 8 democratic candidates for President and http://www.VotingOnTheInternet.com have jointly authorized the launch of the first Online Petition that would force our "Rubber Stamp Congress", the "Best Congress that money can buy" to bring the Troops home by Christmas of this year as well as take away funding for the war. The Gravel candidacy, based mainly on the platform of giving the power of democracy to the people by Voting On The Internet, has inspired the signature gathering process that is guaranteed under the 1st Amendment of the United States Constitution, in that 'The people have the right to Petition the Government for a redress of Grievances'. Senator Gravel was instrumental in stopping the Viet Nam War and therefore has entered the Presidential race primarily to lend his own ideas into the ongoing debate this election year.
"This historic Petition will accomplish several things at once," Senator Gravel has stated. "First of all, this new Online Petition Process will help to increase participation in democracy. Second, it will give the American people a new tool in using the power of government to gain better government, more honest government and more representative laws and regulations that serve the majority of citizens and not just the fortunate few. Thirdly, this particular Petition will rescind Congresses Resolution of 2002 which gave President Bush the power to invade Iraq and to pass new legislation that requires all troops to be removed from Iraq by Christmas of this year, to cease all federal spending to support the war and provides strict penalties for failure to comply or enter into any conspiracy to curtail this law. That's asking a great deal of this one little Internet web site, but it can and must happen."
Once again, Senator Gravel is attempting to change history. No other Democratic candidate has Senator Gravel's track record or experience for opposing unnecessary, fraudulent and unpopular wars. During the Viet Nam War, Senator Gravel filibustered for 125 days in the Senate and this brave and courageous action helped end the Draft of American youth to fight President Nixon's senseless, ill-advised invasion of a country also in the throes of a civil war that had nothing to do with us. Senator Gravel's actions were key in helping to end end the War in Viet Nam, an illegal and unprovoked war that eventually claimed more than 50,000 US lives and the wounding and maiming of several thousand more veterans, not to mention the slaying and wounding of hundreds of thousands of innocent men, women and children in Southeast Asia. Senator Gravel is working hard to prevent this same thing from happening in Iraq. He is asking for the support and the participation of every thinking American citizen to prevail in this valiant and historic effort. "If we had the Internet, during the Viet Nam War, don't you think that the American people would have put a stop to it?" Senator Gravel has said.
"President Bush intends to keep US Troops in Iraq for the duration of his Presidency and even beyond by building permanent military bases and embassies in Iraq that cost the American People hundreds of billions of dollars and the cost continues to skyrocket. We must take the reigns of government from the corrupt dictators in Washington D.C. and give it to the people." Senator Gravel has stated.
The First National Petition for Removing our Troops from Iraq and making it illegal to defy the will of the People is available now at the web site: http://www.votingontheinternet.com. History awaits.
While President Bush has repeatedly stated publicly that "The majority of Americans agree with me." and, "I'm the Decider.", we feel that it's time that the President is taught a major civics lesson in that the PEOPLE are the deciders in a real democracy Let's let the people decide this important issue, and soon after, flexing the muscles of our new Direct Democracy and Voting On The Internet, other lessons will follow. "We appeal to each and every American to sign and help us circulate this Petition." Senator Gravel said today.
"Each generation has a right to choose for itself the form of government it believes most promotive of its happiness."
Thomas Jefferson, 1812
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Santa Cruz, CA
Michael Mathiesen
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