From
Raw Story
Since the loss of her son, Ms. Sheehan and other families have been
committed to helping family members of other soldiers who have been lost in
Iraq. Ms. Sheehan, in fact, founded Gold Star Families for Peace, a support
organization for families of fallen soldiers. For several days now, she has
been waiting outside your ranch, hoping to meet with you about the loss of her
son and the failure to discover weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. Ms.
Sheehan has indicated that she is planning to continue her vigil for the
entirety of your vacation at your Crawford complex if necessary.Given the recent tragic loss of American lives in Iraq, and the many deaths
and injuries American troops have sustained since the beginning of the war, we
hope that you can appreciate why the family members believe it so important
that they exercise their rights as citizens to petition their government. We
believe it would send an unfortunate message to other relatives and soldiers
if grieving parents were arrested while exercising their constitutional
rights.Thank you very much for you assistance with this matter. We hope that you
will be able to make time to meet with Ms. Sheehan and her colleagues and also
ensure they are treated fairly while awaiting this important appointment.Sincerely,
Reps. John Conyers; George Miller; Maxine Waters; Corrine Brown; Dennis
Kucinich; Carolyn Maloney; Jim McDermott; Jim McGovern; Barbara Lee; Zoe
Lofgren; Peter Oberstar; John Lewis; Bernie Sanders; Bob Filner; Micheal
Honda; Raul Grijalva