Defiance

“A man does what he must, in spite of personal consequences, in spite of obstacles and dangers and pressures.”
John F. Kennedy(4)

To take a stand against the President of the United States takes courage. A Minnesota senator demonstrated such valor by proclaiming her position on the house floor February 6, 2007.

“Some demonstrated courage through their unyielding devotion to absolute principle.” Senator Amy Klobuchar took a stand and allied herself with the underlining forces that are therefore against her, her top person that she is trying to convince that her cause is the correct one is the President of the United States. President Bush VETOED the bill that Amy and several other senators are working so hard the. The bill that is the main accelerate for the fire per say is the bill number S.470. (3)

Courage is a big word and it can mean a lot of very different things, like standing up to the school yard bully, getting up in front of the entire school and giving a valedictorian speech. In February 2007 Amy Klobuchar stood up in front of the senate and awakened the many sleeping minds of the senate, she had courage. In times like the ones humans live in today, you need something a little bit crazy, a little bit courageous and a tad bit radical to snatch the attention of those surrounding you. I have stated this once but I will restate it so it will attach to everyone’s brain, what Senator Amy Klobuchar did on that faithful day in February was assume her position, whether it be right of wrong, she did it and she will be remembered for going up to the presidents door, sword and shield in hand, and defending her up front view on the bipartisan resolution.

S.470 or the Bipartisan Iraq Resolution bill states that there should be an increase in American troops, to be more precise the increase will be about 20,000 more troops in the Iran and Iraq areas. “Amy Klobuchar has spent her life helping people and standing up for what's right.” She is against the increase of troops in the Iran and Iraq regions, lives have been lost, more than 3,000 Americans have died(3) for this place that we call a right and just country, But how can the men and women die in Iraq and know that their call is a lost one. That their lives mean nothing, because when they die all that will happen is a quick little prayer and then they will b on their way home, home to be buried 6 feet deep. How can they die knowing that when their life less bodies are sent back in that giant jumbo jet that going the opposite direction is another plane, a plane that is carrying another thousand troops to take their place. We as the free country of America can not let this go undone, it is our civic duty that we make a decision on the war issue and go on and not look back because this part of the American history is one for the dark times.

Senator Klobuchar and other senators such as Senator Levin, Warner, Biden, Hagel and many other senators.(3) These senators in the past have shown compassion for the men and women that have served on our armed forces. That is why they choose this particular bill and work so aggressively on it. “It’s a long past time to have this debate. The American people have called for it, our troops have earned it, and we should be big enough to have it.” Klobuchar statement is a true and powerful one, for too long have the American soldiers been behind enemy lines with no clear protection, or hope, no hope on when they will be coming home. They have had their hopes yanked away from them every time they have been ever so close to coming home. So they march on day after day, scared, cold and lonely. “Such a lonely day. And it's mine. The most loneliest day of my life.” Systems of a Downs lonely day, (2) is a sound example of the lack of hope that all American soldiers are feeling at this very moment.

To stand up and deliver a powerful speech directly to the president of the United States is something that very few senators can do, mainly for a therefore lack of confidence that they can not muster up.

“Some demonstrated courage through their unyielding devotion to absolute principle.”

John F. Kennedy