FEINGOLD INTRODUCES IRAQ REDEPLOYMENT ACT OF 2007-Pwr Of Purse & OUT In 6 Months

[kpete]

FEINGOLD INTRODUCES IRAQ REDEPLOYMENT ACT OF 2007
Legislation Would Use Congress’s Power of the Purse to Redeploy Most U.S. Troops Out of Iraq in Six Months
January 31, 2007

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Russ Feingold today introduced the Iraq Redeployment Act of 2007. Feingold’s bill uses Congress’s power of the purse to force the President to safely redeploy U.S. troops from Iraq by prohibiting funds for continued operations six months after enactment. Feingold’s legislation allows for specific operations to continue in Iraq beyond six months, including counter-terrorism efforts, protection of U.S. personnel and infrastructure, and training of Iraqi security forces. The six-month timeframe provides the President with adequate time to safely redeploy the troops from Iraq.

“By passing my legislation, Congress can respond to the will of the American people and force the President to safely bring our forces out of Iraq,” Feingold said. “With the President set on pursuing his failed policies in Iraq, Congress has the duty to stand up and use its power to stop him. If Congress doesn’t stop this war, it’s not because it doesn’t have the power -- it’s because it doesn’t have the will.”

Feingold’s bill is the latest effort in his long record of opposing the President’s flawed Iraq policy. In August 2005, Feingold, who opposed the authorization to use force in Iraq, became the first Senator to propose a timeline to bring an end to U.S. involvement in Iraq. Yesterday, Feingold chaired a full Judiciary Committee hearing where a diverse panel of constitutional scholars testified that Congress does indeed have the power to end a war.

“From the beginning, this war has been a mistake, and the policies that have carried it out have been a failure,” Feingold said. “Congress must not allow the President to continue a war that has already come at such a terrible cost. We have the constitutional authority and the moral responsibility to end our involvement in Iraq so we can refocus on those who attacked us on 9/11.”

http://feingold.senate.gov/~feingold/releases/07/01/20070131iraq.html
Read the bill here.
http://feingold.senate.gov/redeployment_bill_110th.pdf

[spanone]

1. K&R

[butterfly77]

2. The only one who doesn't beat around the "bush"

he nails it everytime...

[dogday]

5. I wished he had not made the decision not to run for President...

He is such a patriot... :hi:

[helderheid]

3. THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKIN' ABOUT!

:woohoo:

[CrazyOrangeCat]

4. K&R

[blm]

6. Whatever it takes to pressure BushInc. I'm going to read the full bill now

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[Nothing Without Hope]

7. ***VIDEO UP!!!*** LINK:

http://www.alternet.org/blogs/peek/47445

The video of Feingold is over 7 minutes long.

[malaise]

16. I love Russ Feingold

This is brilliant. Go Russ.

[me b zola]

8. Never afraid to take the lead and do the right thing= Leadership

Pundits remark that the reason that many Dems won't cut the purse strings to the Iraq ATM is that if things "go bad" after we leave then they will be perceived as the ones to have broken it.

Senator Feingold has consistantly taken the stance on issues that he believes to be the correct path, regardless of how unpopular or at a huge risk to his career. In the end, on the big issues he is always correct.

People who claim to be the "leadership" of the Democratic Party should take notes if they want to be taken seriously by anyone other than the corporate news pundits.

Senator Feingold, now that's leadership! :patriot:

[mzmolly]

9. And, we better act on it.

Go Russ!

[halobeam]

10. K & R

[RestoreGore]

11. Now where is the impeachment resolution? n/t

[MzNov]

12. FINALLY. We might be getting somewhere !!!

Yay for Feingold.

:bounce:

[usregimechange]

13. K & R!

[midnight]

14. He has the courage so many lack. From the beginning

he knew this war was a mistake.

[emmadoggy]

15. Thank you, Senator Feingold.

Oh, how I wish he was running for Pres. At the very least I hope he gets snapped up as VP nominee.

:patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot:

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

17. No! No! No! Too liberal! Eeek! Too liberal! Won't pass! Lose the moderates!

Just thought I'd save the "moderates" the time and energy of nay-saying Feingold with the usual nonsense.

[InkAddict]

18. So, what activities don't align somewhere under

"counter-terrorism efforts, protection of U.S. personnel and infrastructure, and training of Iraqi security forces..."?

Not nearly enough, but a start.

[ima_sinnic]

20. yes ... I noticed that little loophole -- & you know * will exploit it

for all its worth.

[PhilipShore]

19. kick

:bounce:

[Tatiana]

21. A true American patriot! Other Dems need to get behind this.

Where are the brave patriots in the House who will draft articles of impeachment against Cheney?

[gulfcoastliberal]

22. K&R!! If only we had Feingold at the helm rather than Reid!

THEN the American people would know exactly what our policy positions are and why. So lons as we have a 5th column in our party to drive a wedge in dems (ie, DLC) we're in big trouble. Proud of Sen. Feingold.

[RiverStone]

23. Russ Rocks! Support of this should be...

a prerequisite to becoming our party's nominee for President. Or if not this resolution, something very close in spirit and intent(proposed by a DEM of course).

Great job Russ - history will remember your efforts to stop this tragic, crazy-ass war. :applause:

[Initech]

24. YES! Now THIS is the guy who SHOULD be president!