Letters to Pelosi

Photo: taken at the rally last January in DC. Chapter 99 of the Vets for Peace is the local chapter here in Asheville NC. And I got this from their listserve:

PELOSI WANTS 10,000 HANDWRITTEN IMPEACHMENT LETTERS

Nancy Pelosi has (apparently) said that she will allow
impeachment back "on the table" if she receives 10,000
handwritten pro-impeachment letters. I've not yet seen
anyone cite a time or place where Pelosi actually said
this, but no matter -- this report has been so
persistent on the internet for the last few days that
(apparently) Pelosi's going to see a surge of incoming
letters whether she wants one or not.

If you are going to join me in sending a letter -- and
PLEASE DO! – SEND ONE DIRECTLY TO PELOSI and
MAIL ONE in care of Cindy Sheehan's campaign
headquarters (address below). Cindy's volunteer staff
will count and hand-deliver all of them, so that
Sheehan's campaign will be sure how many were sent,
and you can bet they'll have a Press Conference. In
case anyone doesn't know Peace Mom Cindy Sheehan is
declared and running against Pelosi for Congress in
her District. Cindy
has moved to SF, and will certainly present a strong
challenge!!

Please MAIL YOUR LETTERS TO:
Rep Nancy Pelosi
Speaker of the House
235 Cannon HOB
Washington, DC 20515
AND
Cindy for Congress
RE: Impeach
1260 Mission St.
San Francisco, Ca 94103


I not only will write a letter, I will do my very best to collect 100 handwritten letters before the end of the year and I will copy them and mail a copy to Cindy, and either mail or hand deliver the originals to Pelosi.

Please keep in mind - these have to be handwritten, with the NAME and ADDRESS printed plainly, so they know who you are. AND - do not spend a lot of time on this. (Those folks in DC are really not worth your time, so spend as little as possible on them!) The letters can be something like this:

I want bush and cheney impeached for lying about Iraq and starting up a war of aggression against that country. They have likely killed over a million, and this war of aggression is a violation of the Nuremberg Principles and a violation of the US Constitution.

Please try and get everyone you know to write a letter. It can't hurt. I am helping with a letter writing party this upcoming Sunday. This was suggested by Amnesty International, but we will do letters to the editor and letters to Pelosi also. I am hoping to make this a monthly event. Lately, I have been writing letters to the editors of out-of-town papers also. There is less chance that they will get published, but it still is a cost-free way to get your ideas and thoughts out there - so speak up! Letters to the editor can be done by web pages or email. The letters that Amnesty International is advocating requires a stamp - sometimes for overseas (that cost 90 cents per envelope). But it is still worthwhile to speak out.

Especially in light of the fact that one day we may lose the freedom to speak out.