Censure and Move On Petition - NOW Deborah searles@summerlands.com Wed Sep 30 23:11:06 1998 Hi y'all. This is an organization that I signed up with and thought you might want to go forth and do likewise. Let's get this petty partisan political BS over with so the President... AND the congress... AND the rest of us can get back to things that are actually of importance in our lives and our country.*br* *br* ************************************p*We now have 100,000 signatures on the "Censure and Move On" petition. And you did it in one week. It's incredible - congratulations and thanks. But we need more. We need a MILLION signups to deliver a truly powerful message to Washington. Imagine the impact of "Enough! Move on." from a million individual voices.*p*REDOUBLE YOUR EFFORTS TO TELL FRIENDS, FAMILY AND COLLEAGUES ABOUT THE*br*CAMPAIGN. Forward this email with your own personal appeal. Have them visit http://www.moveon.org to sign the petition and be heard. Ask them to tell others. Type the complete link (http://www.moveon.org) in your message to make it easy. Don't send to people you don't know. This campaign is built on personal contact.*p*With YOUR HELP, we can do it. And we must before the IMPEACHMENT VOTE*br*scheduled the week of OCTOBER 4. Once the House votes to begin investigation and hearings, this will go on for months if not years. House leadership has indicated an intention to open up matters beyond the Starr report, as if 4 years and $40 million dollars isn't enough investigation.*p*We can't allow partisanship, extremism, and personal interest to tear the country apart.*p*Censure and Move On*br*September 29, 1998*p*P.S. For your information, we've included today's press release below. If you have any friends in the press. Pass it on.*br*___________*br*FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE*p*Online petition campaign begins "Million Move-on March":*br*Aims to collect 1 million signatures by Election Day*br*100,000 already collected in first week*p*September 29, 1998 (San Francisco, CA) Censure and Move On, a bipartisan online petition campaign promoting a common ground solution to the current crisis in Washington, today launched an ambitious effort to collect one million signatures by election day. The "Million Move-on March" campaign will begin with a first-stage goal of collecting 250,000 signatures by the week of October 4th, when the House of Representatives is expected to vote on impeachment hearings. The campaign, started by a husband and wife team, has already collected more than 100,000 signatures in the first week.*p*"We're just looking for a common-sense solution to end this impasse," said Joan Blades, co-founder of the software firm Berkeley Systems. "As Republicans, Democrats, and Independents, we don't necessarily agree on everything. But we do agree on one thing -- it's high time to move on. And, if Congress and the President can't figure out how to do this, we'll give them a million reasons to try just a bit harder."*p*Censure and Move On began its initial signature gathering effort on September 22, aiming to collect 10,000 signatures. With 100,000 signatures in the first week, the campaign has already far exceeded expectations. This success spurred the group to dramatically increase its signature goal to one million.*p*"Frankly, we've been blown away by the response," said Wes Boyd, also a co-founder of Berkeley Systems. "We spent $89.95 on a Web site, and sent out a few dozen e-mails. And now, a week later, we've got 100,000 signatures. However, we are a 100 percent volunteer effort. So, if we are truly going to reach our goal of 1 million signatures, it's essential that campaign supporters continue to spread the word."*p*The Comments section of the petition has been surprisingly popular. "Enough is enough!" and "Enough already!" compete for the honor of most frequent comment. The campaign has posted the first 100 comments at http://www.moveon.org/comments.htm. Another surprise is the number of individuals who have volunteered to give time to the campaign. More than eight hundred supporters have offered to help.*p*"The response from across the country reflects a deep concern for America's future, and expresses a powerful commitment to revitalize democracy through the active participation of its citizens," said Blades. "With more than 100,000 signatures, and with hundreds of people volunteering their time and skills, we hope that politicians in Washington will pay heed and act in the best interests of their constituencies and of our nation."*p*About Censure and Move On*p*Censure and Move On is a bipartisan "flash campaign," made possible only through the organizing capabilities of the Internet. Using e-mail and the Web, the campaign aims to translate a broad and deep consensus in the American public into swift action by Congress and the President. The campaign began with an online petition drive to highlight public opinion.*p*However, if the issue remains unresolved, the campaign intends to promote the issue in this fall's election, and mobilize its supporters to electoral action.*p*The Censure and Move On petition can be found at http://www.moveon.org. The petition simply states that "Congress must Immediately Censure President Clinton and Move On to pressing issues facing the country." In addition, the site includes directions for sending campaign e-mail to friends and associates, and directions for becoming more involved in the campaign. Censure and Move On is a 100 percent volunteer campaign.*p*For more information on Censure and Move on, see our online press room at http://www.moveon.org or e-mail us at press@moveon.org. http://www.moveon.org Censure and MOVE ON!!!