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**LesLattis** · 02-16-2007, 08:28 PM

Leaving aside the particulars of Iraq for a moment, we have here a substantive majority of the House of Representative who believe that they received a mandate from the American people to change something in our government.

So they've boldly struck a dynamic pose before the TV cameras and done....

nothing.

No definitive action taken. More a "well, gee, we kinda sorta think that maybe, you know, you might want to not do that".

If the majority of Americans want something changed, and if the majority of the House truly believes the American people want it changed, then why take such a meaningless step?

Matt

This was just a message.... the meaningful steps will be to vote "no" to proposals that ask for additional funding of the war.

The big debate will be whether cutting funding means leaving our troops hang out to dry or if it only forces us to set a timeline for withdrawl before the current allocated funds dry up.

We will hear about this debate in the press ad nauseum for months. I suppose if we want to be active citizens, we can write our representatives about how we feel about the legislation when it is proposed.

02-16-2007, 08:28 PM	#6
LesLattis Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 616 Senior Member	Leaving aside the particulars of Iraq for a moment, we have here a substantive majority of the House of Representative who believe that they received a mandate from the American people to change something in our government. So they've boldly struck a dynamic pose before the TV cameras and done.... nothing. No definitive action taken. More a "well, gee, we kinda sorta think that maybe, you know, you might want to not do that". If the majority of Americans want something changed, and if the majority of the House truly believes the American people want it changed, then why take such a meaningless step? Matt This was just a message.... the meaningful steps will be to vote "no" to proposals that ask for additional funding of the war. The big debate will be whether cutting funding means leaving our troops hang out to dry or if it only forces us to set a timeline for withdrawl before the current allocated funds dry up. We will hear about this debate in the press ad nauseum for months. I suppose if we want to be active citizens, we can write our representatives about how we feel about the legislation when it is proposed.
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