Overwhelming is the word of the day and the next time someone says "We the People" cannot make a difference, cannot force our elected officials who are supposed to represent their constituents, to listen to us, show them the statements below.
Representative Doug Lamborn: "Tuesday is when the calls started, they’re still coming in, and I would say fewer than two percent are people who want us to take action,” said Catherine Mortensen, Lamborn’s communications director.
“People say things like, ‘We have problems at home we need to take care of.’ And what was surprising was how quickly people’s opinions had gelled. They’re not lukewarm. Right off the bat on Tuesday it was, ‘We don’t need this.’ It’s been overwhelming."
Lamborn is now "leaning against" a Syrian strike.
Democratic Rep. Elijah Cummings said in a televised interview on MSNBC "I can tell you 99 percent of the calls coming to my office are against it."
Rep. Tom Cole, a Republican from Oklahoma, on his website: Military intervention in Syria is not in America’s best interest and is ill-advised,” said Cole.
“This is not just my opinion. It is the considered opinion of the people that I represent, expressed not at just one or two town halls, but literally at every public or private meeting and casual encounter I have had since the president decided to put this issue before Congress last Saturday. I represent 750,000 people, and when those people think this strongly about such an important issue, I certainly have an obligation to make sure their views are reflected in my vote. I have heard their opposition loud and clear and will not vote in favor of military intervention in Syria.
“American involvement in Syria could lead to something much worse, much more dangerous, and is certainly not going to advance or improve the situation in the Middle East,” concluded Cole.
Rep. Michael G. Grimm withdraws support for Obama's plan to strike Syria, via his website: "Additionally I have heard from many constituents who strongly oppose unilateral action at a time when we have so many needs here at home. Thus, after much thought, deliberation and prayer, I am no longer convinced that a U.S. strike on Syria will yield a benefit to the United States that will not be greatly outweighed by the extreme cost of war."
Rep. Matt Salmon from AZ, Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, tells National Review Online he’s had 500 calls to his office about the crisis in Syria, and only two have been in favor of US intervention.
In the video below, NBC reports on Rep. Justin Amash town halls, "Public is overwhelmingly opposed" to was with Syria.
A town hall meeting in Kansas City on Thursday was billed as the first in the nation to focus solely on Syria, with the majority of the speakers voicing their opposition to any military action there.
From one end of the country to the other, phones calls, town halls, emails...... We the People are being heard loud and clear.
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If Barack Obama decides to strike Syria, it will be without the approval and authorization of Congress and without the support of the American people who are "overwhelmingly" opposed.
Cross posted at Before It's News
