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For years, Friends Committee on Legislation – through the work of our local Advocacy Teams – has lobbied Congress to repeal the 2002 Iraq Authorization for Use of Military Force against Iraq (2002 Iraq AUMF). Last week, a bipartisan bill from Sens. Tim Kaine (VA) and Todd Young (IN) to repeal this outdated war authorization cleared a key procedural hurdle in the Senate. The bill would also repeal another AUMF from 1991.
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HI Mary Klein,
I'm sorry to be writing this, but it feels needful: I wish someone there would do more careful research and reliable proofreading.
In your 3/11/2023 issue of Extra Extra Western Friend, we are told that:
“At the very end of this newsletter, you will find . . . Harold Charge's observations on on the history of the Quaker peace testimony. (1951)” [Emphasis added.]
At the end, we in fact find passages credited to:
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A prose poem written by Mark Twain in 1905. It condemns patriotism and religious fervor as excuses for war.
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Friends in Eugene, Oregon, celebrated Nobel Peace Day on September 25, 2022, with other friends in our community.
Concerning the coming of theocracy and the end of the separation of church and state in the United States.
