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[Peace Voyager]

Hey Progressives,

What can you do to get your representatives on the local and Federal level to sign on to the California Democratic Party World Peace platform plank?

Also below, please see the National Priorities website to see the cost of undeclared war and trade-offs for your city, county, state.

Here's to Kucinich for his latest impeachment issues!!! See CSPAN now for his grounds.

In Peace,

Colleen

Federal Budget Trade-Offs, 2 examples

Could your tax dollars be better spent?

Location Type	--Choose One--StateCongressional DistrictCity, Town or County
State	--Choose One----Choose One--AlabamaAlaskaArizonaArkansasCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutDelawareDistrict Of ColumbiaFloridaGeorgiaHawaiiIdahoIllinoisIndianaIowaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMaineMarylandMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMississippiMissouriMontanaNebraskaNevadaNew HampshireNew JerseyNew MexicoNew YorkNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaOhioOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaRhode IslandSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasUtahVermontVirginiaWashingtonWest VirginiaWisconsinWyoming
City, Town or County	--Choose one--AlamedaAlameda CountyArcataArroyo GrandeBakersfieldBay AreaBelvedereBeniciaBerkeleyBishopBrawleyBreaBrisbaneButte CountyCalaveras CountyCambriaCampbellCathedralChesterChicoClaytonColusa CountyContra Costa CountyCorningCorte MaderaDaly CityFairfaxFremontFresnoFresno CountyGlenn CountyGoletaGreenvilleGroveland-Big Oak FlatHaywardHemetHollisterHumboldt CountyImperial CountyIndian WellsIndioInyo CountyKern CountyLa QuintaLake CountyLarkspurLodiLong Beach CityLos AltosLos AngelesLos Angeles CountyMammoth Lakes TownMantecaMarin CountyMartinezMendocinoMendocino CountyMenlo Park CityMerced CountyMill ValleyModestoModoc CountyMono CountyMonterey CountyMoreno ValleyMount ShastaMountain ViewNapaNevada CityNevada CountyNewport BeachNovatoOaklandOjaiOrange CountyOrindaOxnardPacificaPalm DesertPalm SpringsPalo AltoPartolaPasadenaPaso RoblesPetalumaPlacer CountyPlumas CountyQuincyRancho MirageReddingRichmondRiverside CountySacramentoSalinasSan AnselmoSan Benito CountySan BernardinoSan Bernardino CountySan BrunoSan DiegoSan Diego CountySan FranciscoSan Joaquin CountySan JoseSan Juan CountySan Luis ObispoSan Mateo CountySan RafaelSanta BarbaraSanta Barbara CountySanta Clara CitySanta Clara CountySanta CruzSanta Cruz CountySanta MonicaSanta RosaSausalitoShasta CountySiskiyou CountySolano CountySonomaSonoma CountySonoraSouth San Francisco CityStocktonSun CitySutter CountyTehema CountyTiburonTracyTulare CountyTuolumne CityTuolumne CountyUkiaUkiahVallejoVenturaVentura CountyWalnut CreekWatsonvilleWillitsWintersYolo County
Program	proposed ballistic missile defense in FY2009proposed nuclear weapons in FY2009tax cuts for the richest 10% in FY 2009ballistic missile defense in FY2008nuclear weapons in FY2008the cost of the Iraq War in FY2007the President's request for additional Iraq war spending in FY2008 and FY2009total Iraq war spending approved to date
Trade-Off	AllPeople with Health Care for One YearHomes with Renewable Electricity for One YearPublic Safety Officers for One yearMusic and Arts Teachers for One YearScholarships for University Students for One YearAffordable Housing UnitsChildren with Health Care for One YearHead Start Places for Children for One YearElementary School Teachers for One YearPort Container Inspectors for One year

Taxpayers in Sonoma County, California will pay $1 billion for total Iraq war spending approved to date. For the same amount of money, the following could have been provided:
414,901 People with Health Care for One Year OR
1,796,097 Homes with Renewable Electricity for One Year OR
18,009 Public Safety Officers for One year OR
14,241 Music and Arts Teachers for One Year OR
151,496 Scholarships for University Students for One Year OR
3,017 Affordable Housing Units OR
376,818 Children with Health Care for One Year OR
120,580 Head Start Places for Children for One Year OR
14,478 Elementary School Teachers for One Year OR
12,732 Port Container Inspectors for One year

Notes and Sources
Go to Cost of War Counter
Copyright 2007 National Priorities Project
[email protected]
Could your tax dollars be better spent?

Location Type	--Choose One--StateCongressional DistrictCity, Town or County
State	--Choose One----Choose One--AlabamaAlaskaArizonaArkansasCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutDelawareDistrict Of ColumbiaFloridaGeorgiaHawaiiIdahoIllinoisIndianaIowaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMaineMarylandMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMississippiMissouriMontanaNebraskaNevadaNew HampshireNew JerseyNew MexicoNew YorkNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaOhioOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaRhode IslandSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasUtahVermontVirginiaWashingtonWest VirginiaWisconsinWyoming
City, Town or County	--Choose one--AlamedaAlameda CountyArcataArroyo GrandeBakersfieldBay AreaBelvedereBeniciaBerkeleyBishopBrawleyBreaBrisbaneButte CountyCalaveras CountyCambriaCampbellCathedralChesterChicoClaytonColusa CountyContra Costa CountyCorningCorte MaderaDaly CityFairfaxFremontFresnoFresno CountyGlenn CountyGoletaGreenvilleGroveland-Big Oak FlatHaywardHemetHollisterHumboldt CountyImperial CountyIndian WellsIndioInyo CountyKern CountyLa QuintaLake CountyLarkspurLodiLong Beach CityLos AltosLos AngelesLos Angeles CountyMammoth Lakes TownMantecaMarin CountyMartinezMendocinoMendocino CountyMenlo Park CityMerced CountyMill ValleyModestoModoc CountyMono CountyMonterey CountyMoreno ValleyMount ShastaMountain ViewNapaNevada CityNevada CountyNewport BeachNovatoOaklandOjaiOrange CountyOrindaOxnardPacificaPalm DesertPalm SpringsPalo AltoPartolaPasadenaPaso RoblesPetalumaPlacer CountyPlumas CountyQuincyRancho MirageReddingRichmondRiverside CountySacramentoSalinasSan AnselmoSan Benito CountySan BernardinoSan Bernardino CountySan BrunoSan DiegoSan Diego CountySan FranciscoSan Joaquin CountySan JoseSan Juan CountySan Luis ObispoSan Mateo CountySan RafaelSanta BarbaraSanta Barbara CountySanta Clara CitySanta Clara CountySanta CruzSanta Cruz CountySanta MonicaSanta RosaSausalitoShasta CountySiskiyou CountySolano CountySonomaSonoma CountySonoraSouth San Francisco CityStocktonSun CitySutter CountyTehema CountyTiburonTracyTulare CountyTuolumne CityTuolumne CountyUkiaUkiahVallejoVenturaVentura CountyWalnut CreekWatsonvilleWillitsWintersYolo County
Program	proposed ballistic missile defense in FY2009proposed nuclear weapons in FY2009tax cuts for the richest 10% in FY 2009ballistic missile defense in FY2008nuclear weapons in FY2008the cost of the Iraq War in FY2007the President's request for additional Iraq war spending in FY2008 and FY2009total Iraq war spending approved to date
Trade-Off	AllPeople with Health Care for One YearHomes with Renewable Electricity for One YearPublic Safety Officers for One yearMusic and Arts Teachers for One YearScholarships for University Students for One YearAffordable Housing UnitsChildren with Health Care for One YearHead Start Places for Children for One YearElementary School Teachers for One YearPort Container Inspectors for One year

Taxpayers in Sonoma County, California will pay $259.6 million for the President's request for additional Iraq war spending in FY2008 and FY2009. For the same amount of money, the following could have been provided:
106,839 People with Health Care for One Year OR
462,502 Homes with Renewable Electricity for One Year OR
4,637 Public Safety Officers for One year OR
3,667 Music and Arts Teachers for One Year OR
39,011 Scholarships for University Students for One Year OR
777 Affordable Housing Units OR
97,032 Children with Health Care for One Year OR
31,050 Head Start Places for Children for One Year OR
3,728 Elementary School Teachers for One Year OR
3,279 Port Container Inspectors for One year

Notes and Sources
Go to Cost of War Counter
Copyright 2007 National Priorities Project
[email protected]


From SF Board of Supervisor:

Chris Daly wrote: Subject: Re: Budget benefits of wellnesscare not warfare
From: Chris Daly
Date: Mon, 9 Jun 2008 19:27:12 -0700
To: "Colleen Fernald"

We're on record with this message with Prop N calling for immediate withdrawal of US troops. It cited the cost of war at the time.

Chris Daly

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----- Original Message -----
From: Colleen Fernald [[email protected]]
Sent: 06/09/2008 06:03 PM MST
To: Chris Daly
Cc: [email protected]
Subject: Budget benefits of wellnesscare not warfare


Dear San Francisco Board of Supervisors,

I thank you for being the progressive leaders that you are, and continuing to move the issues forward until the needed results are archived.

In light of your budget concerns, and the proposal for the next round of funding for US use of force in Iraq and Afghanistan, without conditions for withdrawal; or end of use of torturous methods in detainment or prison, etc., please agendize the City & County of San Francisco adopting a resolution to support the bold text below, to be sent to all related state and federal officials.

Please see the cost of war counter for your community from the National Priorities Project. It analyzes and clarifies federal data so that people can understand and influence how their tax dollars are spent in comparison to housing, teachers, health care, etc. https://www.nationalpriorities.org/costofwar_home Details below

The following link is for the California Democratic Party Platform. The NON-PARTISAN platform language in bold was proposed by a wide-ranging multi-partisan team at the recent San Jose convention. This amendment received 450 of the 300 needed Democratic Delegates signatures in just a few hours. The Platform Committee, chaired by Christine Pelosi, approved this last minute amendment with only one abstention .

...To this end, we support the repeal of the 2002 Authorization to Use Military Force in Iraq; oppose further appropriations except those necessary for a safe and orderly withdrawal of our troops from Iraq to begin without delay; and call for an international conference to implement a cease-fire in Iraq...

This plank of this platform spells victory in Iraq & Afghanistan, and the return of American tax dollars into the coffers of our Cities and Counties, and States.

Its spells true homeland security, in the form of our National Guard serving here for our protection in the face of any emergency. It offers safety and well being for all our troops who strive to serve our country. A cease-fire will enable a more secure troop withdrawal.

Congresswoman Woolsey has sent the Sonoma Board of Supervisors templates for resolutions to support her efforts in this area. Perhaps you can use them for models to include with this. Please share this work with other Boards of Supervisors to support the needs of our regions as a whole, and especially your Representatives in the House and Senate.

Thank you for your action on this crucial issue for your constituents here and abroad, and the families of those serving in the military.

I wish to also look into how nearby counties can help each other with county-run single payer health care systems. I suggest expanding Medi Cal. Health care, and hospitals should be a part of the Public Trust; paid for, and owned by the users.

Take out the profit for the ins.industry and invest in wellness. The pay-off will be a healthier workforce.

Help prevent further misuse of our troops on any currently invaded, or other foreign soil.

Please work to enable Congress to give itself back the power of the declaration of war.

Then we will get the funds needed to heal the retuning troops, and the rest of us too.

Thank you,

Colleen Fernald

Omni-partisan, American Mom
For a safe, clean world

Member of Progressive Democrats of America
2006 Democratic Primary Candidate for US Senate

707-338-0796
707-938-3834

California Democratic Party Platform World Peace and International Relations plank:

https://www.cadem.org/site/c.jrLZK2PyHmF/b.1194161/k.D3E/World_Peace_and_International_Relations.htm

The new Administration must bring our troops home from Iraq starting now. To this end, we support the repeal of the 2002 Authorization to Use Military Force in Iraq; oppose further appropriations except those necessary for a safe and orderly withdrawal of our troops from Iraq to begin without delay; and call for an international conference to implement a cease-fire in Iraq.This war of choice has squandered America's standing in the world and our alliances against al Qaeda, especially considering the failure to find weapons of mass destruction, the basing of decisions on cherry-picked intelligence, and the lack of proper planning and equipment for our troops.
America must be a light to the world, a beacon of freedom and democracy, which respects and promotes international cooperation and sovereignty, and promotes human rights in our deeds as well as our words. We honor our troops best by returning them home to their loved ones to protect against the real threats to America. We honor the valor of those who have sacrificed their lives, by bringing home their colleagues safely to their families, and we honor the men and women of our military when we only place them in harm's way against the real and immediate threats against our beloved country they so nobly serve. We must also properly provide for this new generation of veterans upon their return.
We must turn Iraq over to the Iraqis: starting immediately, end the wrongful occupation of Iraq and re-establish a commitment to the rule of international law and human rights; provide for the financial security of the Iraqi people during Iraq's transition toward self-governance; return the national territory of Iraq to the sovereign control of the people of Iraq with no permanent U.S. bases in that country; support international diplomatic efforts to assist in peaceful reconciliation amongst the Iraqi people; and, contribute financial resources to rebuild Iraq's physical and economic infrastructure. We must restore the trust of the world and even our closest allies. America will once again be a leader rather than a unilateralist loner.
America's security requires an effective, rebuilt military and a commitment to enduring alliances. We must have a strong national defense based on protecting and defending our country and our Constitution and on telling the truth to our civilians and our soldiers before we send troops abroad to defend America. American foreign policy was built on a bi-partisan foundation of engagement in the world: fostering multilateral institutions such as the United Nations and NATO, and using our economic might to support the foreign aid institutions, such as the Marshall Plan. We must change our domestic policy to ensure that our need for energy supply and our current extraordinary debt dependence do not drive our foreign policy.
California Democrats support an international policy that will:

• Collaborate with other nations to promote peace, fight terrorists, increase literacy and child survival rates, combat poverty, disease and malnutrition, bolster existing and new democracies and developing nations, and reduce the support and demand for narcotics;
• Condition aid to governments upon respect for human rights;
• Ensure that the world's most dangerous weapons stay out of the hands of terrorists by expanding the pace and scope of programs to eliminate and safeguard nuclear materials and enhancing efforts to keep these and other deadly materials out of the hands of terrorists;
• Perform a national threat assessment and reallocate our nuclear arsenal and missile defense expenditures in a manner commensurate with actual threats;
• Comply with the Chemical Weapons Convention, the Hand Weapons Convention, the Biological Weapons Convention, the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, and all other international agreements ratified by the U.S. Senate, Sign and Ratify the International Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities;
• Reduce our nation's huge trade deficit and restore America's global economic leadership by designing policies that maximize the benefits and minimize the negative consequences of globalization;
• Structure fair trade agreements requiring countries to adopt and enforce core, internationally-recognized labor standards, including rights to associate and bargain collectively, as well as prohibitions on child labor, discrimination in employment and forced labor;
• Promote population planning world-wide through education and support for family planning organizations;
• Tailor United States foreign policy to eliminate the worst pockets of poverty by targeting an additional one percent of our federal budget to aid and development;
• Strengthen the United Nations and regional organizations to achieve global security;
• Affirm the mission of the State Department as the promotion of world peace;
• Support the U.S. joining the International Criminal Court; and
• Follow the Geneva and Hague Conventions. No torture. No exceptions.

[Karl Frederick]

Yes, Congressman Dennis Kucinich is going after Bush, but don't look for much in your local newspaper. This link takes you to a better-than-most article . . . from Ireland.

https://www.commondreams.org/archive/2008/06/10/9544/