Strike Up the Choir: Operation Occupation--Stop Voting for War or We'll Occupy YOU!

Tweet "Many incumbents, including my own Congressperson, talk for peace -- even join the "Out of Iraq" Congressional Caucus -- but vote for war. They must now be told in no uncertain terms the jig is up. We will no longer tolerate platitudes for peace and votes for blood. This is where we draw the line. They either vote to end the "occupation of Iraq or they will be occupied .

Click on above link to read the rest of the article, but here is Ferner's explanation of why we need to do this--Linda:

"After nearly four years of war I'd wager that a few million Americans have held a candle at a vigil, carried a sign at a rally, passed out a flyer, forwarded an email to friends, or gone to a demonstration in a distant city. If you, Dear Reader, are one of these stout souls, this letter is to you.

"But first, may I ask a favor? For the rest of this letter please forget that at least once during these years of protest you no doubt mourned that "only the choir" participated. The choir -- people who actually do something for peace -- is precisely who I'm writing to.

"No doubt it's frustrating that, except for a few grand occasions, "only the choir" shows up. But consider this: of the millions of women in the U.S. at the time, relatively few became active suffragists with the staying power to eventually get votes for women. Of the millions of workers suffering from the Great Depression, relatively few answered the call to sit down in the auto factories to win recognition for unions. Of the millions of blacks bearing the weight of segregation, relatively few sat down at lunch counters.

"In their day they were "the choir." When they were the only ones who showed up for vigils and rallies, they no doubt bemoaned that "only the choir" had come again. They came to action after action, moving things forward imperceptibly each time. But when conditions were right, they acted one more time. And then they made history.