Its that LOBBYING time of the week again!!

This week we are going to do something a little different, and that is offer you a variety of links and websites to visit to sign some petitions.

The first site is to the Progressive Democrats of America, asking our old friend Howard Dean, the current DNC Chairman, to end the occupation of Iraq. www.pdamerica.org. The site also has a variety of interesting articles.

The second site is that of Michigan Representative John Conyers, http://www.johnconyers.com. Rep. Conyers has written a letter to Geo. Bush asking for answers to questions relating to the so-called Downing Street Memo (detailing plans to invade Iraq months before the beginning of the build-up). This letter has already been signed by over 90 other members of Congress, and you can add your name to it as well!!

The third thing is a bill that is due to be introduced this week:

Bill to Bring Troops Home From Iraq Due to be Introduced on June 8

On June 8, Dennis Kucinich will introduce the Homeward Bound Act, the bill he and Rep. Neil Abercrombie (D-HI) have been preparing to set a date certain for ending the occupation of Iraq. Watch (www.kucinich.us) for details.

And as always, be sure to contact your representative on Thursday this week and leave a message asking that they support any of the above. The contact numbers follow:
TOLL-FREE CAPITAL SWITCHBOARD: 1-877-762-8762

or

call the local office of whatever Rep. or Sen. you wish. Suggested script follows:


MISSOURI
Kit Bond: D.C. (202-224-5721)
KC office: 816-471-7141; fax: 816-471-7338

Jim Talent: D.C. ((202-224-6154)
KC office: 816-421-1639; fax: 816-421-2562

KANSAS
Sam Brownback: D.C.(202-224-6521)
Overland Park office: 913-492-6378; fax: 913-492-7253

Pat Roberts: D.C. (202-224-4774)
Overland Park office: 913-451-9343;  fax: 913-451-9446

REPRESENTATIVES
4th Dist. Ike Skelton: (202-225-2876)
Blue Springs: 816-228-4242; Sedalia: 660-826-2675

Dennis Moore: (202-225-2865)
Overland Park: 913-383-2013, fax: 913-383-2088
KCK: 913-621-0832, fax: 913-621-1533

5th Dist. Emmanuel Cleaver
KC & Indep. office: 816-842-4545
fax: 816-471-5215

6th Dist. Sam Graves
St. Joe: 816-233-9818, fax: 816-233-9848
Liberty: 816-792-3976, fax: 816-792-0694
 

SCRIPT:
Hi! I'm ___________ and I'm one of Sen/Rep _______'s constituents. I'm calling today because of the increased violence in Iraq. Larger and more sophisticated bombs are being used by the insurgents, and the carnage is growing. The killing of innocent civilians and American soldiers will continue as long as the U.S. is occupying that land.
 
 I’d like you to pass this message along to Sen/Rep _______; that the U.S. should abandon plans for permanent military bases in Iraq and pull out now!