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H. Con. Res. 328 to condemn Venezuela set for vote Thursday, March 16, 2006

by Open-Publishing - Thursday 16 March 2006
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Governments USA South/Latin America

Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela

Venezuela Information Office asks for your help!
By Urgent Reqest
Mar 15, 2006, 04:51

H. Con. Res. 328 will be voted on this week!
Your calls are needed in Congress today
Congressional Switchboard: 202-224-3121

Friends,

We just received word that H. Con. Resolution 328 will be up for a subcommittee vote this Thursday, March 16. Your help is needed to stop this intellectually dishonest, anti-Venezuela resolution. Please call Congress today!

What is H.Con. Res. 328?

Sponsored by Rep. Connie Mack (R-FL), H. Con. Res. 328 is a misguided and factually inaccurate resolution that condemns Venezuela and recommends funding of Venezuelan opposition parties, in direct violation of Venezuelan law.

The resolution contains so many factual inaccuracies that it should be an embarrassment for most members of Congress to support. For a full description of the errors, half-truths and misstatements please see our fact sheet.

What you can do:

Please call Representative Eliot Engel today. This New York Democrat is the ranking member of the House Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, which will be taking up the vote. The Congressional Switchboard can patch you through to his office. Call 202-224-3121 today and do the following:

1) Ask to speak to Congressman Eliot Engel’s Office

2) When the receptionist answers, ask to speak to the Legislative Aide who works on Venezuela issues.

3) If you speak to the aide directly, ask him/her to recommend that Rep. Engel speak out against H. Con. Res. 328 in the subcommittee. If you are put into voicemail, please leave a message. Here are some points to consider for your discussion:

* The resolution is inaccurate. Among other things:

The resolution states that President Chavez rewrote the Venezuelan Constitution, when in fact it was drafted and approved through a democratic process;

It argues that President Chavez has taken control of the National Assembly, when in fact opposition parties made a decision not to participate in the most recent elections;

It contradicts the 2005 U.S. State Department report that Venezuela has a open and vigorous media; and

It claims that President Chavez "is supporting radical forces" in Bolivia and Colombia. The inclusion of Bolivia seems to be referring to the democratically-elected president of that country, Evo Morales, who, while a socialist, is supported and recognized by every country in Latin America. And the Colombia example refers to never-proven allegations of links to FARC rebels—a charge which is not even supported by the conservative President of Colombia, Alvaro Uribe.
* The U.S. must have a sane policy toward Venezuela. Last month, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld compared President Chavez to Hitler. Just last week, a California academic was harassed by FBI agents for his support of Venezuela’s democratically-elected government. Clearly, the House needs bring a level of sanity back to our discussion of Venezuela.

* If we truly believe in the principles of democracy, the U.S. should not be advocating funding for opposition parties in other countries.

NOTE: Rep. Engel is new to the Western Hemisphere Subcommittee. He will likely vote the right way on this bill, but he needs to be educated in order to be able to speak out against H. Con. Res. 328.

4) Forward this message on to five friends and ask them to make a similar call.

5) Post this message on listservs that you belong to and get the word out!

Venezuela Information Office
2000 P Street NW, Ste. 240
Washington, DC, 20036
(202) 347-8081
Eric Wingerter, Public Education Director

NOTE: The Venezuela Information Office is dedicated to informing the American public about contemporary Venezuela, and receives its funding from the government of Venezuela. More information is available from the FARA office of the Department of Justice in Washington DC.

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Forum posts

  • Let’s talk about what this really about.
    1. Venezuela is a huge oil producer.
    2. The government of Venezuela, unlike the US, sells oil for what it’s worth, ie: no gouging.
    3. The leader of Venezuela is not afraid of the cabal running the government of the US.
    4. Venezuela is planning to convert to the Euro instead of the dollar in oil trading.
    And last and most heinous, Chavez has provided cheap oil to poor Americans who can’t afford the cost of heating oil that the US gov. is charging, to keep from freezing to death.

    Yeah, I say we nuke ’em.

    • YOUR EITHER TOTALLY SICK OR JOKING ONE! I pray it is the latter! But except for the last Yeah, nuke them, your right about the above info! Evil Bush and cohorts are just pissed Chavez shows them up for greedy aholes they are!

    • I ASSURE you, the "nuke ’em" comment was totally sarcastic. I admire Chavez and his government for doing what we fat-a##ed Americans will not do. That is stand up for ourselves and get in the neocon’s faces and say ENOUGH!

  • This makes me totally ill! Chavez is right about us in America being oppressed! It makes me totally sick to think my tax dollars will try to go to overthrow a Democratically elected leader! Bush regime is sooo evil and others! Their idea of freedom is Corporate facsism that oppresses people while raping them of all their worldly possessions, and giving them to RICH! That is WHY they don’t like Chavez! He helps out the poor not only in his own country but U.S. as well! He shows them up for being the greedy S.O.B’s they are! If ANYONE is Hitler it is NOT Chavez BUT BUSH! i pray we stop this and NOW! Bush regime and R’s are just pissed that he sold cheaper oil to poor, because they are afraid we peons might demand that our too natural resources be nationalized for ALL our benefits not just GREEDY OIL COMPANIES! THE ONLY HITLER IS BUSH! And his evil cohorts like Rummie who are pure evil too! They all need to be impeached and put on trail for war criminals they are and war profiteers too! May God forgive America! I wished the U.N. would stop Bush and his evil cohorts and NOW! I pray they do! I am so ashamed now to be an American! I wished we could have a 2nd American Revolution because we sure need one and NOW, not only over this but unending needless wars, oppression at home here, less freedoms, and HUGE CLASS WARFARE GOING ON ON MIDDLE AND POOR CLASSES! We desperately need a 2nd American Revolution and NOW! Our forefathers are rolling over in their graves! I HATE EVIL PNAC PEOPLE! AND ALL WHO FOLLOW THEM! I pray this does NOT pass! And I also want Chavez to know, NOT all us people in U.S. hate him but thank him for selling cheaper oil to our poor! I ONLY buy my gas at Citgo! Do buy all your gas at Citgo!

  • 2.5 Million Gallons of Discounted Oil for Vermont

    In February, Congressman Sanders announced that he had brokered a deal with Citgo, an American oil company owned by Venezuela to bring more than 2.5 million gallons of discounted home heating oil into Vermont. 2.4 million gallons of the oil will be sold at a 40% discount to individual participants of Vermont’s Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), Crisis Fuel Assistance Program, and the WARMTH Program, as well as homeless shelters. At a time when consumers are struggling to pay record-breaking gas prices, this program will help many lower-income Vermonters stay warm this winter.

    Video of the press conference “First Oil Delivery of the Discounted Venezuelan Oil” Speakers include Venezuelan Ambassador Bernardo Alvarez, CITGO CEO Felix Rodriquez, and Citizens Energy President Joseph Kennedy.
    — 
    "Loyalty to the country always. Loyalty to the
    government when it deserves it."

    Venezuela is NO threat to U.S. only to GREEDY S.O.B’S IN WHITE HOUSE AND HIS OIL BUDDIES! As a matter of fact, Venezuela and Chavez helps out our poor, unlike evil Bush and cohorts who craps on them! Look at Katrina victims! I pray we have a 2nd American Revolution and NOW! Our forefathers are rolling over in their graves!

  • It would be damn nice IF we had a TRULY opposition party in U.S.! Instead of gutless, corporate whores in Democratic party who are in bed with Corporate America and Bush too,while the majority whore themselves and our nation out for $$! Gosh, I HATE DLC DEMOCRATS AS MUCH AS I DO BUSH AND COHORTS! They are nothing but Republican lites!