Thread: Protest at the U.S. Capitol Building on Thursday!

Protest at the U.S. Capitol Building on Thursday!
Not Another Rip-off! Put People's Needs Over Wall Street Greed!

Yesterday we won. Every news report describes Congressional offices flooded with emails and phone calls opposing the bailout. But Bush has made it clear that he wants to ram legislation through Congress when it reconvenes Thursday at 12 Noon. We have to be there to tell them that we will not hand over $700 billion to the richest bankers. There should be a moratorium on all foreclosures and evictions. That's the way to solve the housing crisis. Already, two million families have either been driven from their homes or are on the verge of foreclosure. Politicians didn't hold emergency sessions to solve their crisis. Half a million workers filed first-time unemployment last week. Congress didn't hold an emergency session for them. 47 million people can't go to the doctor when they're sick. The President and Congress have taken no special action for them.

Demonstration at
the U.S. Capitol Building

Thursday, October 2, 10am
Independence and New Jersey Ave. SE
South Side of the Capitol
Washington, D.C.

Initiated by http://votenobailout.org/

We stopped Bush and the bankers yesterday. We need to take action to stop them again when Congress comes back into session on Thursday. If passed, the bailout would have constituted one of the biggest transfers of wealth in U.S. history from working families to the richest bankers. Your support is urgently needed to organize activities and distribute literature to make sure the people's victory not be overturned.

"Hundreds of thousands of people have sent letters and called their Congressional representatives demanding that they vote No to the bailout legislation," said Mara Verheyden-Hilliard, a civil rights attorney in Washington, D.C and a spokesperson for VoteNoBailout.org. "This was a David and Goliath battle pitting average working families against the richest bankers in the country. The only reason that we prevailed today in the House of Representatives was the avalanche of political opposition at the grassroots. People perceived this legislation to be a giant rip-off of the tax-dollars of working families, and rewarding the bankers who have driven the economy into the ground," she continued.

The VoteNoBailout.org website has attracted extensive support throughout the country. Over 170,000 letters were sent through the website to Congress within the last week.
Click link below to send your letter to Congress.
http://www.votenobailout.org/

There should be a moratorium on all foreclosures and evictions.

I'm definitely against the bailout. However, I cannot support the stopping of foreclosures and evictions, especially when I know many of those being foreclosed on are illegal aliens and folks who made the choice to live above their means.

Originally Posted by MW

I'm definitely against the bailout. However, I cannot support the stopping of foreclosures and evictions, especially when I know many of those being foreclosed on are illegal aliens and folks who made the choice to live above their means.

I support the foreclosures, but why not rent the place to the former owners until a new buyer can be found? If the banks did this they would not need us to bail them out!!

Originally Posted by MW

There should be a moratorium on all foreclosures and evictions.

I'm definitely against the bailout. However, I cannot support the stopping of foreclosures and evictions, especially when I know many of those being foreclosed on are illegal aliens and folks who made the choice to live above their means.

Ditto.
In my humble opinion, the only thing there needs to be a moratorium on is all immigration until we can get this mess worked out.

Oh, I would give anything if I could go to this protest, but I'm too far away. I hope they have a huge, noisy crowd.

TODAY IS THE DAY TO CLOG UP THE EMAILS, BURN THE FAX LINE AND SHUT DOWN THEIR PHONES. TODAY WE DEMAND TO BE HEARD!!!


NO BAILOUT!!! ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!!!! NO MEANS NO!!

ROAR SOME MORE PATRIOTS!!!

TOGETHER WE CAN DO THIS!!!

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