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revdorothyl at 02:59pm on 16/09/2005
revdorothyl at 02:59pm on 16/09/2005Just in case there's anyone interested who hasn't already seen this, here's the blurb and link for the MoveOn.org petition to set up an independent commission to investigate the failures and successes in the federal government's response to Katrina:
In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, it's clear that we're less safe than we thought. Four years after September 11th, the federal government failed to respond to an emergency every bit as dire as a terrorist attack--and it is likely thousands died.
We need an independent Katrina Commission, modeled after the 9/11 Commission, to find out what went wrong. But the White House, working off a "Don't Look Back" strategy, refuses to consider one [1]. Instead, President Bush has suggested that he and his Republican allies in Congress will lead the investigation--a recipe for a cover up [2].
Senators, including moderate Republicans, are deciding whether they support a Katrina Commission modeled after the 9/11 Commission this week. We need a really big number of people to stand up and show support for the Katrina Commission. We'll start delivering the petitions to Congress starting Friday morning so your senators and representatives will hear what you think. Please sign a petition supporting the creation of an independent commission:
http://www.political.moveon.org/katrinacommission/
In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, it's clear that we're less safe than we thought. Four years after September 11th, the federal government failed to respond to an emergency every bit as dire as a terrorist attack--and it is likely thousands died.
We need an independent Katrina Commission, modeled after the 9/11 Commission, to find out what went wrong. But the White House, working off a "Don't Look Back" strategy, refuses to consider one [1]. Instead, President Bush has suggested that he and his Republican allies in Congress will lead the investigation--a recipe for a cover up [2].
Senators, including moderate Republicans, are deciding whether they support a Katrina Commission modeled after the 9/11 Commission this week. We need a really big number of people to stand up and show support for the Katrina Commission. We'll start delivering the petitions to Congress starting Friday morning so your senators and representatives will hear what you think. Please sign a petition supporting the creation of an independent commission:
http://www.political.moveon.org/katrinacommission/