| Congress should reflect will of the people (3/07) | | Print | |
| Written by Lowell Staff | |
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In January, going against the wishes of 65 percent of Americans and ignoring the advice of the Iraq Study Group, Bush proposed the Emergency Spending Bill which would send 21,500 more soldiers to Iraq.
Not only does this proposal put more lives at risk and increase an already gaping budget deficit, it is also undemocratic. The government should not reflect the will of the president, but that of the people. According to recent polls, 70 percent of Americans disapprove of Bush’s handling of the war. Most telling are the results of the 2006 Midterm elections, in which a majority of Americans voted for Democrats in hopes of changing the situation in Iraq. Now is the time for Congress to take a stand against putting more lives at risk and to put the mandate of the people in front of the will of the president. Even members of Bush’s own party do not support his proposal. Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine is working with other Republicans and Democrats to come up with a resolution opposing Bush’s plan to increase troops in Iraq. On Thursday Collins told CNN that she is working with colleagues on “both sides of the aisle.”A majority of the public and members of both parties do not support Bush’s war resolution. Congressional members must band together and approve a plan that lowers the nation’s commitment in Iraq. Bush should not have the sole power in deciding what happens overseas – the people have voted against this war, and Congress needs to respond. |
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