Heads Up NYC Freepers-- City Council To Vote on Antiwar Resolution TOMORROW

New York City Council ^ | 3/11/03 | Some clueless radicals with delusions of grandeur

[hellinahandcart]

This is the second time they will have tried to pass this in the past month---with zero input from the public, I might add.

The first time they tried to bring it to a vote, certain hard-left elements in the council objected because they didn't think the resolution was antiwar enough, and the few conservatives on the council would not have voted for it under any circumstances. So Gifford Miller cancelled the vote. Now it's on the calendar again for Wednesday, and it looks like they are aiming for a resolution so "reasonable" that they think no one could possibly object to it.They really want this thing to pass. I am personally distressed to see that the number of sponsors to this abomination has at least doubled since their last meeting in February.

Well, they can soften the language and the tone all they want, it's still an "antiwar" resolution. Under "meeting Details" on the NY City Council website, here is what you'll find:

Res 0549-2002
Oppose the Congressional Resolution allowing President George W. Bush to unilaterally declare war against Iraq. Proposed Res. No. 549-A

And here is what they propose to vote on tomorrow (bold emphasis mine):

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Wednesday, March 12, 2003

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Committee(s) on Cultural Affairs, Libraries & International Intergroup Relations
Time: 11:00 AM
Location: Committee Room - City Hall

Chairperson(s): Jose Serrano

Proposed Res. No. 549-A -

By Council Members Perkins, Baez, Barron, Boyland, Brewer, Clarke, Davis, DeBlasio, Dilan, Espada, Gerson, Gioia, Gonzalez, Jackson, Koppell, Liu, Lopez, Martinez, the Speaker (Council Member Miller), Monserrate, Quinn, Reed, Reyna, Sanders, Seabrook, Serrano, Stewart, Vann and Yassky -

Resolution -

calling on the government of the United States to make all efforts to work through the United Nations Security Council in a manner that would reaffirm our nations commitment to the rule of law and the primacy of human rights in our international relationships, and to take all appropriate steps toward securing the participation of other nations and international bodies in the effort to ensure that Iraq does not possess biological, chemical or nuclear weapons and toward promoting human rights for all the people of Iraq; and further calling on the government of the United States to work through the United Nations Security Council and with other nations to ensure the unimpeded access of United Nations weapons inspectors to all areas of and facilities in Iraq and to ensure that the inspectors be given a full and fair opportunity to conduct their efforts in accordance with United Nations Security Council resolutions; and further calling upon the Council of the City of New York to oppose a pre-emptive military attack on Iraq unless it is demonstrated that Iraq poses a real and imminent threat to the security and safety of the United States or its allies or unless other options for achieving compliance with United Nations resolutions calling for the elimination of weapons of mass destruction and the means for their development have failed.

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Do we pay these nitwits to spend their time opposing CONGRESSIONAL RESOLUTIONS, or to concern themselves with New York City matters? Have these morons no clue as to how this is going to look to the rest of the country (and we owe the rest of the country. Big-time.) Are we really supposed to enjoy the prospect of both the UN and the NY City Council going on record AGAINST Bush this week?

Pick apart the leftist buzzwords and phrases at your leisure, but these folks have got to hear from us TODAY.

[Beck_isright]

With a socialist like Bloomberg in charge, don't you imagine this will pass easily?

[areafiftyone]

Thank you for the Ping. I sent the counsel an e-mail and plan to send another one.

[hellinahandcart]

It will pass with or without Bloomb!tch's help; I don't think the mayor can veto this sort of thing.

But what the heck, I'll try to find that totalitarian nancy-boy's phone number too.

[hellinahandcart]

Call Miller instead please; a person can ignore their email, but not a ringing phone.

[areafiftyone]

You are right. Can't do it at work but will try on my lunch break with my cell.

[hellinahandcart]

Understood; I have to go get several hours of work done myself now...

[Gopher Broke]

Grouped emails of council members...suggest you dump these into the BCC field and send them the same message....

addabbo@council.nyc.ny.us,avella@council.nyc.ny.us,baez@council.nyc.ny.us,barron@council.nyc.ny.us,boyland@council.nyc.ny.us,brewer@council.nyc.ny.us, clarke@council.nyc.ny.us,comrie@council.nyc.ny.us,davis@council.nyc.ny.us,diaz@council.nyc.ny.us,emdilan@council.nyc.ny.us,felder@council.nyc.ny.us, fidler@council.nyc.ny.us,foster@council.nyc.ny.us,gallagher@council.nyc.ny.us,gennaro@council.nyc.ny.us,gerson@council.nyc.ny.us,gioia@council.nyc.ny.us, golden@council.nyc.ny.us,jackson@council.nyc.ny.us,jennings@council.nyc.ny.us,katz@council.nyc.ny.us,koppell@council.nyc.ny.us,lanza@council.nyc.ny.us, liu@council.nyc.ny.us,martinez@council.nyc.ny.us,mcmahon@council.nyc.ny.us,miller@council.nyc.ny.us,monserrate@council.nyc.ny.us, moskowitz@council.nyc.ny.us,nelson@council.nyc.ny.us,oddo@council.nyc.ny.us,perkins@council.nyc.ny.us,provenzano@council.nyc.ny.us, quinn@council.nyc.ny.us,recchia@council.nyc.ny.us,reed@council.nyc.ny.us,reyna@council.nyc.ny.us,rivera@council.nyc.ny.us,sanders@council.nyc.ny.us, seabrook@council.nyc.ny.us,sears@council.nyc.ny.us, serrano@council.nyc.ny.us,stewart@council.nyc.ny.us,vallonejr@council.nyc.ny.us, vann@council.nyc.ny.us,weprin@council.nyc.ny.us,yassky@council.nyc.ny.us,deblasio@council.nyc.ny.us

[Black Agnes]

FRY Mumia.

[areafiftyone]

Thanks.

[Black Agnes]

bttt.

[NewYorker]

Done.

[montag813]

to oppose a pre-emptive military attack on Iraq unless it is demonstrated that Iraq poses a real and imminent threat to the security and safety of the United States or its allies

Ok. Israel is our ally. Their security is threatened. End of story.

[finnman69]

Contacted my current RAT and the old RAT, Miller.

[Mudboy Slim]

"If the ANSWER/United for Peace and Justice/MoveOn/"Not In Our Name" crowd actually succeed in adding New York City to that list, then they've really bagged the big elephant, haven't they?"

Actually, I'm more inclined to attribute this to a bunch of BIG JackA$$es!!

DemonRATS LOATHE America and what WE represent, IMHO...MUD

[putupon]

Hey Mudboy,
You know our mayor McCollum is planning on introducing the same thing here? I don't when City Clowncil meets again, maybe tonight.

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[Mudboy Slim]

"Richmond Mayor Rudy McCollum LOATHES America!!"

Rudy's kid is in JakeyBoy's pre-K class...I shall express my disgust with him in person!!

Thanks...MUD

[iceskater]

I thought I heard that the resolution will be taken up at their meeting on 3/24. Ironically enough, the day after the Rally for America to be held at the Innsbrook Pavillion (Glenn Beck is supposed to be there).

Feel free to call the Mayor and tell him what you think.
His number is 804-646-7977.

[putupon]

"I definitely believe there is a time for war, but I don't believe we have necessarily gotten to that point," the mayor said.

Times Distort lie, I heard McCollum on the radio this morning, no way he could pronounce "definitely" or "necessarily". Two sylables max. and forget anything w/ the letter "f".

[iceskater]

I shall express my disgust with him in person

I hope you do. What a maroon that guy is!

He thinks that if there is no war, that there'll be more federal money for education. The city of Richmond already spends more per kid than any other jurisdiction in Virginia and has the worst student performance of any school district. More federal money ain't gonna help that problem. I think Rudy needs to stick to his knitting and keep his nose out of international diplomacy.

[putupon]

I thought I heard that the resolution will be taken up at their meeting on 3/24.

What a bunch of chickens French! They are waiting to see how things go in the next week and what public opinion polls do.