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please remove my name from all email lists<br>
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thanks,<br>
sharon<br>
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Amy Hendrickson wrote:<br>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="2">Dear Activists--</font></div>
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<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>
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<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>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="2">Sincerely,</font></div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="2">Amy Hendrickson</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="2">[please share with your lists--
thanks!]</font></div>
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<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>
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