Protesters occupy Matsui's office-They want her to vote against legislation that finances the Iraq

Sacramento Bee ^ | 1/11/7 | David Whitney

[SmithL]

Rep. Doris Matsui's Sacramento office has become a battleground in the Iraq war.

Anti-war protesters occupied her office for a third day Wednesday, even though she opposes the war and President Bush's plan to send more troops.

The protesters want her to act on her opposition by vowing to vote against spending bills that fund the war. That's something she won't do, Matsui said. She said it could further endanger troops there.

"I have the utmost reluctance to embrace policies that increase the dangers any further," she said.

The response didn't soothe John Reiger, one of eight or nine protesters who showed up at Matsui's office Wednesday.

"That's not what we want," he said.

The protest in Matsui's office underscores the pressure Democrats are facing as they take control of Congress. Many voters who helped elect Democrats to office in their sweeping November victory did so because of their opposition to the Iraq war, and they want action -- not promises.

Bush's plan to send 20,000 more troops because of escalating violence has them irate. But there's not much congressional Democrats can do except pass toothless resolutions of opposition. The one bold step they can take under the Constitution is to cut funding, but that makes Democrats vulnerable to charges they are abandoning troops there.

Even Sen. Barbara Boxer, D- Calif., perhaps the most liberal member of the Senate, said Tuesday she doesn't favor that.

[SmithL]

Far left, Chris Norem, district director for Rep. Doris Matsui, D-Sacramento, meets with anti-war protesters, from left, Ellen Broms, Andy Dral, C.T. Weber and John Reiger in the congresswoman's district office Wednesday. Demonstrators have occupied her office for three days even though she opposes the war and the plan to send more troops.

[Howlin]

I love this stuff. Just love it!

[The Blitherer]

Hahahahaha..."toothless"!

Looks like the Dems are in a bind.

[Nervous Tick]

The 'Rat coalition is house of cards. No matter what they do, they're going against the wishes of 30% to 50% of the coalition.

[KC_Conspirator]

Ah, just like good modern day Brownshirts that they are...

[Arizona Carolyn]

Shades of the late 60's....

[The Blitherer]

For all our frustration with Bush and Republicans, just think of how frustrated the moonbats must be. They can't do a darn thing to change anything, even when they're in power! Sucks to be them!

[dangus]

>> The response didn't soothe John Reiger, one of eight or nine protesters who showed up at Matsui's office Wednesday. <<

John is about to find out the hard way that his preposterous assertions of how the US treats felonious dissenters is completely wrong.

[cripplecreek]

Bush's plan to send 20,000 more troops because of escalating violence has them irate. But there's not much congressional Democrats can do except pass toothless resolutions of opposition.

And Mitch McConnell plans to prevent even that. LOL

[onyx]

Indeed!

[Doctor Raoul]

They are all moonbats, three of which have run on weird third party platforms. Here's some emails if you'd care to encourage these moonbats to eat their own: ellen-broms@comcast.net, deezbuddy@aol.com, ctwebervoters@aol.com and reigers@earthlink.net

[Doctor Raoul]

John owns a pottery studio in South Sacramento...

[hermgem]

Artillery Hillary to the rescue... now.
Ups, she changed her mind. All stays same.
Keep protesting, have white flags handy.

[Doctor Raoul]

Interesting article of Rieger and Matsui's widow from last year.

http://www.newsreview.com/sacramento/Content?oid=oid%3A33764

[EQAndyBuzz]

"Artillery Hillary to the rescue... now.
Ups, she changed her mind. All stays same.
Keep protesting, have white flags handy."

Rescue Haikku by EQAndyBuzz

Hillary rescue
Changes mind, goes to New York
white flag handy... b%*ch!!!

[HuntsvilleTxVeteran]

Those who refuse to support and defend a state have no claim to protection by that state.
Killing an anarchist or a pacifist should not be defined as "murder" in a legalistic sense.
The offense against the state, if any, should be "Using deadly weapons inside city limits," or "Creating a traffic hazard," or "Endangering bystanders," or other misdemeanor.

LAZARUS LONG

[Lx]

Where do these protesters work?

[yankeedame]

This is a sit-down protest group?? And here I had visions of long haired, dope smoking, maggot infected, FM listening,hippie types! And instead I see hip-replacement types!

[SmithL]

Work

WORK?!?!?!?!?!

[Grizzled Bear]

"That's not what we want," he said.
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This is what it really boils down to.

No sane person wishes for war. When it's necessary you don't do it half way.

This whiney little loser doesn't grasp that it aint all about what he wants.