Twenty states introduce resolutions against Iraq escalation

Yesterday twenty states including Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, Rhode Island, Texas, Vermont, Washington, West Virginia, "joined forces" alongside the Progressive States Network to introduce resolutions AGAINST a U.S. "troop surge" in Iraq.

Via Daily Dispatch:

The Progressive States Network announced today that over 20 state legislatures so far have introduced resolutions opposing the President's proposed escalation in Iraq.

This ongoing effort, which has included resolutions and subsequent high-profile legislative hearings in state capitols, is part of a campaign organized by the Progressive States Network that began two weeks ago with a conference call with state legislators and national leaders. On the call Senator Ted Kennedy highlighted the importance of states’ input on the President’s proposed deployment of 20,000 more troops.

Now if we could just get Congress to actually take some SERIOUS action.

[Hat tip Virginia Progressive!]