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Fw: "Moving On in 1999."
WARNING: This will irritate some readers!
However, DO NOT automatically hit the <Delete> "key".
See what is going on with respect to the "Remove-Censure-Resign" issue. Isn't
it the responsibility of knowledgeable citizens to know what the "other side"
is thinking and doing? (E.g., a key to success in international diplomacy,
war, football, retailing, and even love, is to know what the other side is
thinking and doing in order to define one's strategy and to launch appropriate
actions.)
There are at least three positions: two "sides" and somewhere in between.
If you do not side with that below, then what does your "side" offer that the
rest of us on V2020 might consider, or, at the least, review for our
"education"?
"America", the Pacific Northwest, Idaho, North Idaho, the Palouse, Latah
County, Moscow, and even your neighborhoods, comprise individuals of varying
viewpoints. We are necessarily polyglot.
With best regards in '99,
Sam Scripter
MoscowSam@moscow.com
-----Original Message-----
From: Censure and Move On <announce-unsubscribe-191371@list.moveon.org>
Date: Friday, January 01, 1999 1:36 PM
Subject: Moving On in 1999.
>Happy New Year! Congratulations on being part of the vocal majority last
>year. Our voices were heard in congressional offices across the nation, in
>the media, in the halls of Congress, and in the November election. We have
>formed an effective, centrist movement with over 450,000 petitioners and
>5,000 volunteers, reflecting broad opposition to impeachment and rampant
>partisanship. The overwhelming majority of Americans -- Democrats,
>Republicans, and Independents -- want to Censure and Move On.
>
>Despite the American electorate's eloquent message on election day, the
>House voted along party lines to impeach the President. Americans are
>fair-minded and far-sighted. Apparently, some of our representatives are
>not.
>
>One minute after the House voted to impeach, we launched the "We Will
>Remember" campaign. In just one week, 14,000 individuals have pledged more
>than $8.5 MILLION dollars to congressional campaigns in the year 2000
>election. This is just the beginning. To add your voice, make your "We
>will remember" pledge at
>
> http://www.moveon.org/pledge.htm
>
>Whether $25 or $20,000, a pledge highlights your substantial support for a
>change in congressional leadership. Pledgers will donate funds directly to
>congressional campaigns in the spring of 2000.
>
>Ex-Senator Alan Simpson said, "The attention span of Americans is which
>movie is coming out next month and whether the quarterly report on their
>stock will change." This disdain for the American people is unfounded and
>anti-democratic. We will oppose representatives who put partisanship above
>the public good. We will support candidates who share our values and
>respect constituents. We will remember.
>
>There is much work to do in 1999. In the next week, your Senators will
>receive your petitions, and we will lobby for speedy closure to this
>divisive episode. In the coming year we will also oppose the current
>Independent Council statute, which is up for renewal. By the end of the
>year, our attention will shift to monitoring emerging candidates for the
>year 2000 election.
>
>On a personal note, we want to thank you for your "move on" efforts this
>last year. It has been a pleasure meeting so many of you online, over the
>phone, and in person. We apologize to anyone we failed to reply to in the
>more hectic times. The wonderful people we've met through MoveOn.org have
>given us hope for the political process, in spite of the sad situation in
>Washington. You've made the world safe for optimists.
>
>Thank you,
>
>Joan and Wes.
>________
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