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