P.O. Box 11622
Oakland, CA
94611
On Thursday, September 20, 2001, the membership of
the Club adopted the following statement in response to the congressional Joint
Resolution authorizing a military response to the Tuesday, September 11, 2001
terrorist attacks:
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"Metropolitan Greater Oakland Democratic Club salutes Congresswoman Barbara Lee for her courageous stand on JSR 23 and her opposition to granting unfettered discretion to President Bush to embark on an open-ended war against an unspecified enemy." |
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Informal observers report the club vote was about 3/5 in support.