Vermont Town Meeting Day and Iraq Resolution

Here in our little part of Vermont, the basic resolution asking to bring all National Guard troops home passed, but after intense discussion, the majority did NOT approve of asking Bush to remove all troops from Iraq (like he would listen).

Have to wait until the end of town meeting day throughout the state to see whether the majority passed more of it than my little town did or not.

We also passed a non-binding resolution asking the state to investigate universal health care.

For those not aware, Vermont is one of a small number of states who hold annual town meeting days in which we pass budgetary items one line at a time and vote on (usually non-binding) resolutions. Everybody crowds into the town halls to sit there for hours discussing everything.