Wednesday, March 19, 2008
The Postscripts Roll of Honor: 156 Who Voted Against the Iraq War
CURRENT HISTORY
Five years ago to the day, President George W. Bush, ignorant of Iraq’s key position in maintaining the delicate political, religious and economic balance of the Middle East, launched an attack on Iraq. But it is largely forgotten that on October 11, 2002, five months before, a crucial vote was taken on a joint resolution that enabled President George W. Bush to wage the unpopular war that we are still fighting in Iraq.
In the 100-member Senate, 21 Democrats, one Republican and one Independent voted nay on that joint resolution allowing President George W. Bush to go to war with Iraq. In the 435-member House of Representatives, 126 Democrats, six Republicans and one Independent also voted nay on the same resolution. Had a majority of senators and representatives voted against that irresponsible resolution, almost 4,000 members of our armed forces would be alive today and an untold number of wounded would be whole.
Here are the names of the senators and representatives who had the courage to resist the stampede to a foolish war. History has proved them to be right. We record their names with pride.
Alabama: Representative Earl Hilliard
Arizona: Representative Ed Pastor
Arkansas: Representative Vic Snyder
California: Senator Barbara Boxer, Representatives Joe Baca, Xavier Becerra, Lois Capps, Gary Condit, Susan Davis, Anna Eshoo, Sam Farr, Bob Filner, Mike Honda, Barbara Lee, Zoe Lofgren, the late Robert Matsui, Juanita Millender-McDonald, George Miller, Grace Napolitano, Nancy Pelosi, Lucille Roybal-Allard, Loretta Sanchez, Hilda Solis, Pete Stark, Mike Thompson, Maxine Waters, Diane Watson, Lynn Woolsey
Colorado: Representatives. Diana DeGette, Mark Udall
Connecticut: Representatives Rosa DeLaura, John Larson, James Maloney
Florida: Senator Bob Graham, Representatives Corinne Brown, Alice Hastings, Carrie Meek
Georgia: Representatives John Lewis, Cynthia McKinney
Hawaii: Senators Daniel Akaka, Daniel Inouye, Representative Neil Abercrombie
Illinois: Senator Dick Durbin, Representatives Jerry Costello, Danny Davis, Lane Evans, Luis Gutierrez, Jesse Jackson, Jr., Bill Lipinski, Bobby Rush, Jan Schakowsky
Indiana: Representatives Julia Carson, John Hostettler, Pete Viscloskey
Iowa: Representative Jim Leach
Maine: Representatives Tom Allen, John Baldacci
Maryland: Senators Barbara Mikulski, Paul Sarbanes, Representatives Benjamin Cardin, Elijah Cummings, Connie Morella
Massachusetts: Senator Ted Kennedy, Representatives Michael Capuano, Bill Delahunt, Barney Frank, Jim McGovern, Richard Neal, John Olver, John Tierney
Michigan: Senators Carl Levin, Debbie Stabenow, Representatives David Bonior, John Conyers, Jr., John Dingell, Dale Kildee, Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick, Sandy Levin, Lynn Rivers, Burt Stupak
Minnesota: Senator Mark Dayton, the late Senator Paul Wellstone, Representatives Betty McCollum, Jim Oberstar, Martin Olav Sabo
Mississippi: Representative: Bennie Thompson
Missouri: Representatives William Clay, Jr., Karen McCarthy
New Jersey: Senator Jon Corzine, Representatives Rush Holt, Robert Menendez, Frank Pallone, Jr., Donald Payne
New Mexico: Senator Jeff Bingaman, Representative Tom Udall
New York: Representatives Maurice Hinchey, Amo Houghton, John LaFalce, Gregory Meeks, Jerrold Nadler, Major Owens, Charles Rangel, Jose Serrano, Louise Slaughter, Edolphus Towns, Nydia Velaquez
North Carolina: Representatives Eva Clayton, David Price, Melvin Watt
North Dakota: Senator Kent Conrad
Ohio: Representatives Sharrod Brown, Stephanie Tubbs Jones, Marcy Kaptur, Dennis Kucinich, Thomas Sawyer, Ted Strickland
Oregon: Senator Ron Wyden, Representatives Earl Blumenauer, Peter DeFazio, Darlene Hooley, David Wu
Pennsylvania: Representatives Robert Brady, William Coyne, Mike Doyle, Chaka Fattah
Rhode Island: Senators Lincoln Chaffee, Jack Reed, Representative James Langevin
South Carolina: Representatives Gresham Barrett, James Clyburn
Tennessee: Representative John Duncan, Jr.
Texas: Representatives Lloyd Doggett, Charles Gonzalez, Ruben Hinojosa, Sheila Jackson-Lee, Eddie Bernice Johnson, Ron Paul, Silvestre Reyes, Ciro Rodriguez
Vermont: Senators Jim Jeffords, Patrick Leahy, Representative Bernie Sanders
Virginia: Representatives Jim Moran, Bobby Scott
Washington: Representatives Brian Baird, Jay Inslee, Rick Larsen, Jim McDermott
West Virginia: Senator Robert Byrd, Representatives Alan Mollohan, Nick Rahall
Wisconsin: Senator Russ Feingold, Representatives Tammy Baldwin, Jerry Kleczka, David Obey
Five years ago to the day, President George W. Bush, ignorant of Iraq’s key position in maintaining the delicate political, religious and economic balance of the Middle East, launched an attack on Iraq. But it is largely forgotten that on October 11, 2002, five months before, a crucial vote was taken on a joint resolution that enabled President George W. Bush to wage the unpopular war that we are still fighting in Iraq.
In the 100-member Senate, 21 Democrats, one Republican and one Independent voted nay on that joint resolution allowing President George W. Bush to go to war with Iraq. In the 435-member House of Representatives, 126 Democrats, six Republicans and one Independent also voted nay on the same resolution. Had a majority of senators and representatives voted against that irresponsible resolution, almost 4,000 members of our armed forces would be alive today and an untold number of wounded would be whole.
Here are the names of the senators and representatives who had the courage to resist the stampede to a foolish war. History has proved them to be right. We record their names with pride.
Alabama: Representative Earl Hilliard
Arizona: Representative Ed Pastor
Arkansas: Representative Vic Snyder
California: Senator Barbara Boxer, Representatives Joe Baca, Xavier Becerra, Lois Capps, Gary Condit, Susan Davis, Anna Eshoo, Sam Farr, Bob Filner, Mike Honda, Barbara Lee, Zoe Lofgren, the late Robert Matsui, Juanita Millender-McDonald, George Miller, Grace Napolitano, Nancy Pelosi, Lucille Roybal-Allard, Loretta Sanchez, Hilda Solis, Pete Stark, Mike Thompson, Maxine Waters, Diane Watson, Lynn Woolsey
Colorado: Representatives. Diana DeGette, Mark Udall
Connecticut: Representatives Rosa DeLaura, John Larson, James Maloney
Florida: Senator Bob Graham, Representatives Corinne Brown, Alice Hastings, Carrie Meek
Georgia: Representatives John Lewis, Cynthia McKinney
Hawaii: Senators Daniel Akaka, Daniel Inouye, Representative Neil Abercrombie
Illinois: Senator Dick Durbin, Representatives Jerry Costello, Danny Davis, Lane Evans, Luis Gutierrez, Jesse Jackson, Jr., Bill Lipinski, Bobby Rush, Jan Schakowsky
Indiana: Representatives Julia Carson, John Hostettler, Pete Viscloskey
Iowa: Representative Jim Leach
Maine: Representatives Tom Allen, John Baldacci
Maryland: Senators Barbara Mikulski, Paul Sarbanes, Representatives Benjamin Cardin, Elijah Cummings, Connie Morella
Massachusetts: Senator Ted Kennedy, Representatives Michael Capuano, Bill Delahunt, Barney Frank, Jim McGovern, Richard Neal, John Olver, John Tierney
Michigan: Senators Carl Levin, Debbie Stabenow, Representatives David Bonior, John Conyers, Jr., John Dingell, Dale Kildee, Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick, Sandy Levin, Lynn Rivers, Burt Stupak
Minnesota: Senator Mark Dayton, the late Senator Paul Wellstone, Representatives Betty McCollum, Jim Oberstar, Martin Olav Sabo
Mississippi: Representative: Bennie Thompson
Missouri: Representatives William Clay, Jr., Karen McCarthy
New Jersey: Senator Jon Corzine, Representatives Rush Holt, Robert Menendez, Frank Pallone, Jr., Donald Payne
New Mexico: Senator Jeff Bingaman, Representative Tom Udall
New York: Representatives Maurice Hinchey, Amo Houghton, John LaFalce, Gregory Meeks, Jerrold Nadler, Major Owens, Charles Rangel, Jose Serrano, Louise Slaughter, Edolphus Towns, Nydia Velaquez
North Carolina: Representatives Eva Clayton, David Price, Melvin Watt
North Dakota: Senator Kent Conrad
Ohio: Representatives Sharrod Brown, Stephanie Tubbs Jones, Marcy Kaptur, Dennis Kucinich, Thomas Sawyer, Ted Strickland
Oregon: Senator Ron Wyden, Representatives Earl Blumenauer, Peter DeFazio, Darlene Hooley, David Wu
Pennsylvania: Representatives Robert Brady, William Coyne, Mike Doyle, Chaka Fattah
Rhode Island: Senators Lincoln Chaffee, Jack Reed, Representative James Langevin
South Carolina: Representatives Gresham Barrett, James Clyburn
Tennessee: Representative John Duncan, Jr.
Texas: Representatives Lloyd Doggett, Charles Gonzalez, Ruben Hinojosa, Sheila Jackson-Lee, Eddie Bernice Johnson, Ron Paul, Silvestre Reyes, Ciro Rodriguez
Vermont: Senators Jim Jeffords, Patrick Leahy, Representative Bernie Sanders
Virginia: Representatives Jim Moran, Bobby Scott
Washington: Representatives Brian Baird, Jay Inslee, Rick Larsen, Jim McDermott
West Virginia: Senator Robert Byrd, Representatives Alan Mollohan, Nick Rahall
Wisconsin: Senator Russ Feingold, Representatives Tammy Baldwin, Jerry Kleczka, David Obey
Labels: Current History, Iraq War
