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| In Vermont, Agitators Hijack Town Meetings To Protest Iraq |
| 2005-03-01 |
| ...The closeness of the war, coupled with the state's penchant for taking on social causes, helps explain why a group of activists has gotten enough signatures here and in some 50 other Vermont communities to place resolutions about Iraq on the agendas of their Town Meetings, a New England ritual as local as tapped maple trees and as old as the American Revolution. On Tuesday, one-fifth of Vermont towns will consider what role the Vermont National Guard should play in the war, and whether American troops should be withdrawn. Foes call the resolution so much "poppycock," and complain activists have hijacked an annual event they say is better suited to debate on snowplows and school roof repairs. But to supporters, the war in Iraq is the essence of town business: It's about the men and women who live, work, and raise families in the community... |
| Posted by:Anonymoose |
| #4 Timing is eveerything. Shoulda done it before Jan 30th. |
| Posted by: Mrs. Davis 2005-03-01 2:13:50 PM |
| #3 heh! These are the kind of people I live around. I think they got them to pass one of those resolutions around here. Maybe it didn't pass - but I remember reading in the Sun that it was presented. |
| Posted by: 2b 2005-03-01 1:55:35 PM |
| #2 But to supporters, the war in Iraq is the essence of town business No, it's the essence of national security. And these people have the nerve to call us stupid and ignorant? |
| Posted by: Raj 2005-03-01 12:34:14 PM |
| #1 it’s about the men and women who live, work, and raise families in the community... Really? I thought it was about the men and women who are actually serving. |
| Posted by: Rex Mundi 2005-03-01 12:27:38 PM |