Deplores House Vote

A copy of the following letter was received by the Gazette.

[To the members of the] Congressional Delegation of Queens County, N.Y.:

I am truly disheartened and angered by your yea vote for H.Con.Res.63 [on Friday, February 16]! All those who voted for this measure have done, is send the "white flag" up the staff to all of America's, and our Allies' enemies, and to terrorists world wide! This was a sinful expression of pure "political football". At least the Senate had the courage to see beyond political gain, and kill the measure. On several occasions, I forwarded to your office the American Legion's position paper, our "Resolution 169, The War on Terrorism". It seems as though your staff failed to review it, and/or inform you of our side of this issue. If you would like another copy, I will drop one off at your Washington, DC office on Tuesday March 6, 2007; as your American Legion constituents from Queens County, New York will be stopping by during our American Legion's Annual Washington Conference. Until then, I remain, Respectfully yours, John N. Severa Legislative Chairman Queens County American Legion Forest Hills