Letter to Hillary Clinton following our February, 2006 protest of her appearance at a Florida Democratic Party fundraiser in Tampa.

Sen. Clinton,

This letter comes to you on behalf of the members of St. Pete for Peace.  We are the peace group who led
the demonstration against you last Saturday in front of the Wyndham Westshore Hotel in Tampa, FL. 

Our group is made up of independent Floridians, along with some Democrats and even Republicans, who demand an end to the U.S. military and corporate occupation of Iraq, who call for the end of U.S. threats against countries like Iran and Syria who do not pose a threat to us, and who seek to make peace the founding principle of our foreign policy.

We organized the protest to let you, and our community, know that we stand against your 2002 vote
for war against Iraq and your continued support of the occupation.

Other reasons for our protest include:

·Your position against demanding an immediate U.S. withdrawal from Iraq.
·Your call for an increase in the size of the Army by 80,000 during a time of war and steadily falling
enlistment rates.
·Your threats to sanction Iran and punish Syria, two countries that have caused us no harm.

Additionally, we object to your support of the PATRIOT ACT, your disdain for civil liberties including your
proposal against flag burning, and the compromises you have made on domestic health and education policies as you cozy up to extreme right-wing ideologues like Newt Gingrich and Tom DeLay.

(To find out more on why we oppose your platform, please visit: http://stpeteforpeace.org/hillary.html)

You should be comforted to know that we have done more than our share of protesting against Bush and his
corporate cronies.  However, you should also be aware that we see no difference between the president and
politicians of any party who support his imperial crusades and who refuse to call for an end to war.  We
firmly take the stand that we will not vote for any candidate, regardless of party affiliation who votes
for war and who does not demand an end to the occupation in Iraq.

We welcome your reply and would be willing to engage in a discussion with you about your policies on war
and civil liberties.

Sincerely,

The members of St. Pete for Peace.
www.stpeteforpeace.org/


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