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Address by Mayor Ross C. "Rocky" Anderson, December 3, 2007
Today, as we come together once again in this great city, we raise our
voices in unison to say to President Bush, to Vice President Cheney,
to other members of the Bush Administration (past and present), to a
majority of Congress, including Utah's entire congressional
delegation, and to much of the mainstream media: "You have failed us
miserably and we won't take it anymore."
While we had every reason to expect far more of you, you have been
pompous, greedy, cruel, and incompetent as you have led this great
nation to a moral, military, and national security abyss." "You have
breached trust with the American people in the most egregious ways.
You have utterly failed in the performance of your jobs. You have
undermined our Constitution, permitted the violation of the most
fundamental treaty obligations, and betrayed the rule of law.
You have engaged in, or permitted, heinous human rights abuses of the
sort never before countenanced in our nation's history as a matter of
official policy. You have sent American men and women to kill and be
killed on the basis of lies, on the basis of shifting justifications,
without competent leadership, and without even a coherent plan for
this monumental blunder.
We are here to tell you: We won't take it anymore! You have acted in
direct contravention of values that we, as Americans who love our
country, hold dear. You have deceived us in the most cynical,
outrageous ways. You have undermined, or allowed the undermining of,
our constitutional system of checks and balances among the three
presumed co-equal branches of government. You have helped lead our
nation to the brink of fascism, of a dictatorship contemptuous of our
nation's treaty obligations, federal statutory law, our Constitution,
and the rule of law.
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PPJ and the SLC Brown Berets present
CARAVAN to CUBA
Friday, July 6
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Here is the speech by Professor Ed Firmage who spoke at our April 28 IMPEACH Rally in Salt Lake (Thanks to One Utah for the post):
Seeking Redemption in The Eyes of The World
The impeachment clause of the American Constitution is fashioned upon the English experience with impeachment used frequently as a Rule of Law community emerged in Britain. There, the supremacy of Parliament, especially the House of Commons, was the result. As Parliament came to prevail over Tudor and Stuart monarchical power, Parliament used impeachment to lessen the power of the monarchy vis-à-vis Parliament. Since the King could do no wrong, Parliament picked off the Crown’s leading supporters in government, impeaching and punishing the offenders, thus over time, curtailing monarchical power. In England, the Bill of Impeachment, with its articles of impeachment, originated in Commons and, passing Commons, proceeded to trial before the House of Lords, the law lords playing a significant role.
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Please attend an emergency veto rally in protest of President Bush's anticipated veto of the Iraq Appropriations bill that contains specific timelines.
The rally will be on May 2, 2007 at 5:00 in front of the Federal Building at 100 S. State in SLC.
Bring pots and pans.
Please sign up at this link.
No war but the class war!
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People for Peace and Justice of Utah call for a protest of President Bush?s anticipated Veto of the Iraq Appropriations Bill.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
May 1, 2007
Emergency Veto Rally
WHERE:
Salt Lake City Federal Building
100 S. State Street
Salt Lake City WHEN:
May 2, 5:00 PM WHO:
People for Peace and Justice of Utah (PPJ)
CONTACTS:
Eileen McCabe 801-201-0219 leenaree@communitymail.org
Deanna Taylor deesings@xmission.org President Bush has promised to veto the Global War on Terror Supplemental Appropriations bill, HR 1591. In addition to funding for continuing operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, it also provides for veteran?s care, Katrina Recovery, and accountability for funding in Iraq, such as prohibitions against funding torture or permanent military bases. This ABC News article has an excellent overview of the bill, as well as the details of the April 26 vote.
In support of the vote by the Senate, and in protest of President Bush?s veto, People for Peace and Justice, a program of Blue Sky Institute, calls for concerned citizens to join them at a rally on May 2, at 5:00 in front of the Salt Lake City Federal building.
"By vetoing this bill, President Bush has demonstrated his complete lack of respect for Congress. He is commander in chief, but he is also part of government built upon checks and balances. Rather than demand that Congress send him a bill he can sign, he could compromise, and accept oversight," stated Tom King, a co-founder of PPJ.
?This bill was a first attempt at fiscally constraining this war, which constitutional scholars have stated is a legitimate means for Congress to influence the scope and duration of a war,? said Chuck Tripp, political science professor at Westminster. "It represents compromise, in providing funding, but demanding oversight."
"The timelines of the Senate version (6 months from date of passage) are more stringent that those approved by the House (as late as August 2008). These dates and the oversight requirements that go with them are completely reasonable. We must continue to support members of the House and Senate in demanding the near-frame redeployment, and not caving to later dates, or elimination of timelines altogether," said Deanna Taylor, a co-founder of Blue Sky Institute.
"It is time to acknowledge that whatever the original motivations or rationale for this war, it is a dismal failure, and more lives are being lost every day. It is time to engage with the international community on a withdrawal plan like HR 1234, and to bring our troops home,?" said Eileen McCabe, national delegate for the Desert Greens, Green Party of Utah.
www.utahpeace.org
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Our Accountability Moment
In September 1973, Linda Ensminger walked into my 8th grade English class. She informed us that she was a member of SDS, had a file with the FBI, and was proud of it. She also said that her job was not to tell us what to think, but to teach us how to think. We kept journals, to record our thoughts, and write poems and essays about the world around us. There was a lot to write about in those turbulent times of Cold War theatrics, social upheaval, visible and vocal opposition to an increasingly unpopular war. And then Watergate exploded on to the scene.
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MEDIA RELEASE :
PEOPLE FOR PEACE AND JUSTICE OF
Christian Peacemaker Team Member William Vanwagenen speaks on Iraq
04.30.07
William Vanwagenen, a 29-year-old Christian Peacemaker Team member working in
Sunday, May 6th at the Downton Salt Lake City Library. The presentation will focus on Vanwagenen’s eyewitness view of the current state of affairs on
William was kidnapped while working for the Christian Peacemaker Teams in January 2007. (Read the Deseret News Story Kidnapped BYU grad home safe from
Sunday, May 6, 2pm
William Vanwagenen speaks on
Salt Lake City Downtown Library, Conference Room 4, 4th floor
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Some are bringing street signs, some are bringing freeway signs. Some groups have had t-shirts made. Some will come with art on their bodies. Some folks will bring giant letters. Any way your creativity inspires you, SPELL IT OUT:
Listen to the IMPEACH psa now playing on KRCL.
George Bush and Dick Cheney have lied the nation into a disastrous war of aggression, are spying in open violation of the law, and have authorized the use of torture. These high crimes and misdemeanors demand accountability. Since Congress doesn't seem to get it, on April 28 tens of thousands of Americans - from Miami to North Pole, Alaska - are going to spell it out for them: IMPEACH!
Gather at noon on the sidewalk in front of the
in downtown
Bring signs and your favorite way to spell out IMPEACH!
Speakers, music, soapbox, walk around downtown
Speakers will include:
- Constitutional Law Scholar
- Bush War Crimes Expert
- Anti-Nuclear and Peace Activist Eileen McCabe
Organized by
People for Peace and Justice of
www.utahpeace.org
Desert Greens Green Party of
www.desertgreens.org
about
PPJ Statement
* We stand against violence and all forms of terrorism, including war.
* We defend the rights of all people living in the United States.
* We advocate a U.S. foreign policy that is in the interest of all people everywhere.
* It is crucial that we defend the Constitutional Rights and civil liberties that are fundamental to a democratic society.
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Utah Peace House
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Peace Vigils
Since October, 2001 PPJ has been holding weekly peace vigils in downtown Salt Lake City. In March, 2009 the vigils will take place once per month and for special actions.
Join PPJ the first Thursday of every month for our peace vigil (now in our *8th* year!),
5:30-6:30pm
Sidewalk in front of the Federal Building in Salt Lake City
125 South State Street
~ Some signs provided ~
(Inclement weather: Please be sure to bring your own sign should you decide to vigil in rain or snow.)
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Sunday, March 8, 2009
Updated Peace calendar is posted -
http://ppjpeacecalendar.wo
Upcoming Events
2009 Utah Legislative Session
January 26 - March 12, 2009
Get News and Opinion at
Utah Legislature Watch - http://utlegislaturewatch.
March2009 Events - http://ppjpeacecalendar.wo
(Click on link above for details about listed events below.)
Utah Legislature Watch
MARCH 2009 EVENTS
*Day of Rememberance Events Through March 18
* Monday, March 9, 2009
Free Film: THE FUTURE IS UNWRITTEN: JOE STRUMMER
*Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Join the March 10th Global Uprising for Tibet - Commemoration and Protest - 9:00 AM - Wallace F. Bennett Federal Building - (125 S State St.)
*Tuesday, March 10, 2009
THE PEOPLE'S BRIBE
Nuclear ReACTION and Visual Cacophony invite you to: THE PEOPLE?S BRIBE - 5pm - Capitol Rotunda
*Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Thomas Friedman Lecture
7:00pm - 9:00pm, Abravanel Hall - 123 West South Temple, SLC
*Wednesday, March 11, 2009
FREE MOVIE AND RECEPTION! BE THE CHANGE FILM AND LECTURE SERIES
COMMEMORATING THE 50th ANNIVERSARY OF HIS HOLINESS THE DALAI LAMA?S EXILE FROM TIBET
*Friday, March 13, 2009
Check in with the ACLU of Utah - in Saint George!
*Friday, March 13, 2009
7:00 PM ?A Soldiers Peace? by Cache Valley residents Marshall and Kristin Thompson, Holly and Adam Smith, and others.
Cache Valley Unitarian Universalist Church, 596 E. 900 N., Logan
*Thursday, March 19, 2009
DEMAND END TO U.S. OCCUPATION IN IRAQ
People for Peace and Just of Utah sidewalk vigil on Thursday, March 19, 2009 from 5:30-6:30 100 South State Street with your message of ending this occupation and other U.S. occupations around the world.
*Friday, March 20, 2009
The War Is Over! Right? Marking the 6th anniversary of the US invasion of Iraq
A day of education and message
Sponsored by: Cache Valley Peace Works
*Saturday, March 21, 2009
"Equalnox Day" The First Annual Day of Equality
March on Salt Lake City
*Monday, March 23 and Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Celebrate Women?s History Month with the ACLU of Utah!
*Tuesday, March 24, 2009
A NIGHT OF A THOUSAND DINNERS
Adopt-a-Minefield Project
*Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Women At War Film Series
WOMEN AT WAR: LIONESS - 7:00PM
*Saturday, March 28, 2009
Flip the Switch for Earth Hour, 8:30pm
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May Events: http://ppjpeacecalendar.wo
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