Escalation Cancellation Legislation

by: Juan Melli

Tue Jan 30, 2007 at 05:35:32 PM EST

1.  This House calls on the Congress of the United States to stop escalating the war in Iraq unless the President first seeks Congressional approval for sending more American troops and increasing funding for the war.

  2. This House calls on each member of the New Jersey Congressional delegation to support Senate Concurrent Resolution 2 and any identical resolution in the House of Representatives.

To date, the President has ignored public opinion, military experts, the Iraqi public, bi-partisan commissions, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, almost all Democratic and many Republican-American congressmen, and practically the entire world. Given that history, it's unlikely this will change his mind, but it's entirely appropriate for our elected officials to speak out when our state and country are being driven into a ditch.

Take Action
The bill is currently in the Military and Veterans Affairs committee, which is chaired by Assemblyman Jack Conners. Tell him you support AR-237 and encourage him to schedule a hearing and vote to clear the committee.

Contact: asmconnors@njleg.org or (856) 461-3997.