[Seattle-editorial] Fwd: [infowarriors] City panel approves anti-war resolution

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>Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2003 19:05:09 -0800 (PST)
>Subject: [infowarriors] City panel approves anti-war resolution
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>good news!!!
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>City panel approves anti-war resolution
>by vgdesign 2:50pm Wed Jan 15 '03 (Modified on 4:39pm
>Wed Jan 15 '03) article#18443
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>A committee of the Chicago City Council today approved
>a resolution opposing a pre-emptive attack against
>Iraq "unless it is demonstrated that Iraq poses a real
>and imminent threat" to U.S. security.
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>More than a dozen speakers, from religious, government
>and labor leaders to ordinary citizens, testified in
>support of the measure. No one opposed it.
>
>After about two hours of testimony, members of the
>council's Committee on Human Relations overwhelmingly
>approved the resolution. Ald. James Balcer (11th) cast
>the only "no" vote, though he said he supported "95
>percent of this resolution, (and) what I heard here
>was very, very compelling."
>
>The measure now goes to the full City Council. Ald.
>Joe Moore (49th), one of its sponsors, said 29 of the
>council's 50 alderman either have signed or have
>indicated their support for the resolution.
>
>Though some might question how much influence the City
>Council would have on a matter of international scope,
>Moore contended it would have "tremendous impact."
>
>"It will mean that Chicago is the largest city yet to
>weigh in on this," he said. "It will have a cumulative
>effect because, as more and more cities, towns and
>villages pass these resolutions, it is indicative of
>what people at the grassroots are thinking."
>
>"People might ask why the City Council would get
>involved in international questions," said U.S. Rep.
>Danny Davis (D-Ill.), one of the speakers.
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>"The people are the decision makers," Davis said, and
>when they speak to members of Congress, they give
>lawmakers "our marching orders."
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>more:
>http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-030115counciliraq,1,4730140.story?coll=chi%2Dnews%2Dhed
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>www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-03...
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