Rep. Steve Cohen, representing Tennessee's 9th congressional district, has been a strong voice opposing U.S. war and militarism -- for instance as a member of the Out-of-Iraq Congressional Caucus.
We need Rep. Cohen to be a strong voice against drone assassination, too.
A bill is pending in Congress -- the The Targeted Lethal Force
Transparency Act (HR 4372) -- also known as the "Come Clean on Drone
Killing" Act. At this writing, quite a few of Rep. Cohen's fellow
progressive caucus members have become co-sponsors for the bill. So
where is Rep. Cohen?
Rep. Cohen's constituents need to contact him and urge him to co-sponsor the bill today.
Additional resources to help:
Identify your member of Congress
Example letter to a member of Congress in support of HR 4372: the Targeted Lethal
Force Transparency Act (the "come clean on drone killings" act)
Related posts
First
Reps. Raúl M. Grijalva (D-AZ) and Keith Ellison (D-MN) called the U.S.
on the carpet for dodging the call from the international community to
come clean about its drone killings. Then Reps. Adam Schiff (D-CA) and
Walter Jones (R-NC) submitted a bill calling for drone transparency. So
... are we finally going to get the truth?
(See REAL Progressives Demand that the U.S. Come Clean on Drone Killings)
Tennessee has begun instituting laws that will limit the ability of law enforcement to conduct surveillance using drones, at least without a search warrant.
(See Tennessee Tries to Insulate Itself from the Coming of the Drones )
A 2013 U.N. report makes it clear that the U.S. has to report fully on all its drone attacks.
(See 2014: The Year of Transparency (for U.S. Drone Use)?)
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