[O29] [brookline-announce] Help get antiwar referendum question on Statewide Ballot!

[sharon sandalow]

please remove my name from all email lists

thanks,
sharon

Amy Hendrickson wrote:

> Dear Activists--
>  
> Getting the MA-National-Guard-out-of-Iraq referendum question on the 
> statewide
> ballot is probably the most important antiwar action any of us can 
> accomplish in the
> next few weeks. We have a Nov 15 deadline to get 100,000 signatures-- 
> which is
> thoroughly possible, but will take effort from all of us.
>  
> Please consider the message below seriously, and
> I hope you can join in and make this happen!
>  
> Sincerely,
> Amy Hendrickson
>  
> [please share with your lists-- thanks!]
>  
> What if you could vote to end the war in Iraq? Soon you will be able to.
>
> I am writing to tell you about HomeFromIraqNow.org, an exciting
> campaign that is getting underway in Massachusetts. The goal of
> HomeFromIraqNow.org is to place a binding initiative on the
> Massachusetts ballot to prevent the governor from sending any more
> National Guard troops to Iraq. A yes vote on this initiative will not
> only stop future deployments of the National Guard to Iraq, but will
> also send a very strong message to our elected leaders that we want
> them to end the war and bring all of our troops home immediately.
>
> The HomeFromIraqNow.org initiative was crafted by constitutional law
> experts who have litigated past National Guard cases on behalf of the
> state of Massachusetts and was certified as constitutional by the
> Attorney General of Massachusetts. It relies on a US Supreme Court
> ruling that authorizes a governor to refuse a presidential request to
> deploy the Guard abroad if that deployment impairs the Guard's
> ability to respond to domestic public safety or security emergencies
> - conditions that clearly prevail today. The HomeFromIraqNow.org
> binding initiative requires the governor to exercise that authority
> to refuse to send more National Guard troops to Iraq.
>
> This is the first time in American history that a ballot initiative
> is being used to empower voters to take matters into their own hands
> to end a war.  But to get it on the ballot, the campaign needs to
> collect 100,000 signatures of Massachusetts voters by November 15.
> You can help (even if you don't live in Massachusetts.) Please visit
> their website  at www.HomeFromIraqNow.org 
> <http://www.HomeFromIraqNow.org> today,  and take action to
> get this initiative on the ballot.
>
> Here are some things you can do right now:
>
> 1. Send in your signature
> You can download the petition right now at www.HomeFromIraqNow.org 
> <http://www.HomeFromIraqNow.org>,
> print it, sign it, get everyone who lives with you to sign it, and
> mail back to the campaign. If everyone reading this email were to
> send just five signatures, that would be enough to put the initiative
> on the ballot.
>
> 2. Volunteer to collect signatures
> You can sign up to volunteer at www.HomeFromIraqNow.org 
> <http://www.HomeFromIraqNow.org>, and you can
> download the petition as well as a guide to collecting signatures.
> And if you're a member of a political, religious or community
> organization, you can get them involved as well. Even if you don't
> live in Massachusetts, please consider visiting the state for a day
> with your friends to collect signatures.
>
> 3. Spread the word
> There is very little time to collect 100,000 signatures, but you can
> help spread the word about this campaign by forwarding this email to
> all of your friends today and asking them to join the campaign and
> send in their signatures. Only Massachusetts voters can sign, but
> everyone can help spread the word. Also, if you're a part of a group
> that has an email list, please ask them to send out a notice about
> this campaign too.
>
> 4. Give
> Right now, this campaign is being run by volunteers who are donating
> their time and paying campaign expenses out of their own pockets. To
> get the word out and to reach their goal of collecting 100,000
> signatures, they're going to need to hire organizers, make copies,
> and pay for phone calls and mailings. You can make a contribution at
> www.HomeFromIraqNow.org <http://www.HomeFromIraqNow.org>.
>
> This ballot initiative is a unique opportunity to change the course
> of the war. If this signature drive is a success in Massachusetts,
> there are plans to expand the campaign to other states. There are 23
> other states that have ballot deadlines in the coming months, and if
> similar initiatives could be put on the ballot of some of those
> states, this has the potential to be a national referendum on the
> war. Kicking this campaign off with a bang in Massachusetts is an
> essential first step before it can move forward.
>
> So please visit the campaign website at www.HomeFromIraqNow.org 
> <http://www.HomeFromIraqNow.org> now
> and help get this campaign moving!
>
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