Bravo, Rep. Walter Jones!!!

Today, I found out there is someone in the US House of Representatives who is willing to stand up to Bush/Cheney and stand up for our Constitution!

And it is Rep. Walter Jones, a Republican from North Carolina. I cannot tell you how happy it makes me to be able to share this news with you!

Rep. Walter Jones, as you probably know, was the Representative who was so pro-war in Iraq that he wanted to rename the French fries as “Freedom fries”. By the summer of 2005, he had woken up and realized that we were lead into war by the Bush administration by a pack of lies. Furthermore, and even more important, he realized the human toll being exacted by this war. Even so (being what some on Kos call a “purity troll”) I was not ready to forgive and forget and move on. However, Cindy Sheehan had visited with Walter Jones, and when I piped up and said that she should not be doing that, she told me that I should talk to Rep. Walter Jones.

So, I did. Actually, I went to talk with his staff, and happened to bump into Rep. Jones in the office. He is sincere. He felt the war was awful and a mistake. He took lots of political hits for his position, especially since his congressional district has a significant military presence. He called for (in 2004) the start of withdrawal of US forces from Iraq in 2006.

But today, I heard of a bill he has introduced that is just AWESOME. It shows HE REALLY GETS IT.

I got the following from an article on Information Clearing House:

The day after Bush's threat to Iran, Jones introduced a Joint Resolution, "Concerning the Use of Military Force by the United States Against Iran." Under HJR 14, "Absent a national emergency created by attack by Iran, or a demonstrably imminent attack by Iran, upon the United States, its territories, possessions or its armed forces, the president shall consult with Congress, and receive specific authorization pursuant to law from Congress, prior to initiating any use of force on Iran."

Jones' resolution further declares, "No provision of law enacted before the date of the enactment of this joint resolution shall be construed to authorize the use of military force by the United States against Iran."

In other words, Rep. Walter Jones has said that the Bush/Cheney administration has to follow the US Constitution and the US Congress must vote for war – BEFORE any military attacks on Iran. Rep. Jones is saying that we will not begin another war of aggression based on a pack of lies. Rep. Jones is saying that our country will adhere to the Nuremberg principals and international law.

Rep. Walter Jones office number is 202-225-3415.

I will call him tomorrow and say BRAVO for saying and doing the RIGHT THING and then I will call all the other federal politicians in North Carolina and tell them to support this bill.

NO ATTACK ON IRAN. They do not have nuclear weapons at this time, and the pundits who say they are developing nuclear weapons and will have them in a couple of years HAVE BEEN SAYING THAT SINCE 1991.

Please join me in calling your Representative and your Senators and ask them to support Rep. Walter Jones bill.