Alerts: A Call for Congress to Investigate the Iraq War; Defend Net Neutrality

From truthout.org: United for Peace and Justice (UFPJ) has organized a coalition of organizations, all of which are asking their members to phone their US congressmen on Wednesday, June 7, to urge them to sign a Discharge Petition that would force, for the first time, a full and open debate on Iraq on the floor of the US House of Representatives.

The Discharge Petition, H. Res. 543, currently has 122 signatures, including five Republicans. If 218 representatives sign it, a bill on the Iraq war will be forced to the floor, and a 17-hour debate will begin, with time split evenly between parties, and with an open rule, meaning that all amendments can be offered, debated, and voted on.

For more information, visit www.unitedforpeace.org

From SaveTheInternet.com: Open and free access to information is vital to democracy, and the internet is now one of the principal ways that citizens keep themselves informed.

But Congress is pushing a law that would abandon the Internet's First Amendment -- a principle called Network Neutrality that prevents companies like AT&T, Verizon and Comcast from deciding which Web sites work best for you -- based on what site pays them the most. If the public doesn't speak up now, our elected officials will cave to a multi-million dollar lobbying campaign.

We don't have millions of dollars, but we have millions of voices, and many groups have encouraged their members to join the debate. Visit www.savetheinternet.com to inform yourself on the issue and then contact your representative.

And the California Clean Money Bill is in Senate Elections Committee. Sign the petition to get SB 583 through the Senate at www.caclean.org.