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April 6, 2006 at 23:00:00

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Hawaii Legislature Takes Steps to End War

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The Hawaii State Senate has passed a resolution "CALLING UPON THE GOVERNOR OF HAWAII TO TAKE STEPS TO WITHDRAW THE HAWAII ARMY AND AIR NATIONAL GUARD TROOPS FROM IRAQ." The resolution is a thing of beauty, has been mailed to the Governor and the President, and can be read here.

Both houses of Hawaii's legislature are set to vote on a resolution "REQUESTING THE ADJUTANT GENERAL OF THE HAWAII NATIONAL GUARD TO PROVIDE MEMBERS AND VETERANS OF THE ARMED FORCES HEALTH SCREENING FOR DEPLETED URANIUM EXPOSURE AND TO REPORT ON THE SCOPE AND ADEQUACY OF DEPLETED URANIUM STORAGE AND DISPOSAL IN HAWAII." This resolution, too, seems like a good model for other states. Here's the text.

Citizens of Hawaii who have promoted these steps include Karin Gill and Marsha Joyner of CODE PINK, Ann Wright who retired from the diplomatic service in protest the day the war began, Irradiated Veterans, and Life of the Land.

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David Swanson is the author of the upcoming book "Daybreak: Undoing the Imperial Presidency and Forming a More Perfect Union" by Seven Stories Press and of the introduction to "The 35 Articles of Impeachment and the Case for Prosecuting George W. (more...)

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2 comments

Lorring II

The first crack in the dyke

Hawaii must be supported on this measure. Next, will they pass laws for Impeachment procedures? The US gov't is guilty of violating the 1st Amendment (detaining demonstrators, banning books like "America Deceived" from Amazon), violating the 4th Amendment (illegal wire-taps), violating the 8th Amendment (torture as policy), and violating the entire Constitution by starting 2 illegal wars. We will not even mention treason after the gov't participated in 9/11. Final link (before the gov't shuts down Google Books): America Deceived - Book

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