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>> BURBANK FOR CONGRESS ' 08, GREEN PARTY, 5TH DISTRICT, CT
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>> PRESS RELEASE
>>
>> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
>>
>> CANTON ATTORNEY HAROLD BURBANK SELECTED AS GREEN PARTY 5th DISTRICT US
>> HOUSE CANDIDATE
>>
>> Canton human rights attorney Harold H. Burbank, II was chosen May 23,
>> 2008 as the Connecticut Green Party's 5th congressional district US House
>> candidate to run against incumbent Democrat Christopher Murphy and
>> Republican David Cappiello in the November election. The vote of
>> northwest Connecticut Green Party members was unanimous.
>>
>> "I want to thank Green Party members in the Fifth District, throughout
>> Connecticut, and across the country for supporting my candidacy," Burbank
>> said afterwards. "I have never run for office before, and it is
>> gratifying and energizing to see so many people from the Democratic and
>> Republican parties, independents, young, old, black, Hispanic, white,
>> immigrants, women, unemployed, underemployed, rich, poor, middle class,
>> soldiers, veterans, working families; the entire American demographic,
>> respond so positively to Green Party values and my campaign. The American
>> people know the major parties have gotten the country into deep trouble.
>> Voters are looking for real change, real patriotism, and real hope. I
>> intend to give them these."
>>
>> Burbank is supported by luminaries like Ralph Nader and Daniel Ellsberg,
>> with whom he has volunteered for human rights projects. The Burbank
>> campaign is formally endorsed by former Star Wars Director Dr. Robert
>> Bowman (USAF Lt. Col, ret.), commander of "The Patriots", a 22,000 member
>> US veterans peace group, and the University of Illinois School of Law's
>> Dr. Francis A. Boyle, one of the country's most renowned human rights
>> attorneys, law professors and scholars. "Harold Burbank is in the
>> vanguard of progressive law and politics today, " said Dr. Boyle. "I
>> encouraged him to run, and he has. He works tirelessly and at no cost on
>> human rights cases critical to American and international peace law. I am
>> pleased to endorse him".
>>
>> Burbank holds two degrees in international relations and a law degree. He
>> was hired by then Connecticut Attorney General Joe Lieberman out of law
>> school and served under him as assistant attorney general for public
>> utilities and public works. Subsequently he has served as Penobscot
>> Indian nation director of human services (Maine), Maine assistant
>> attorney general for child protection, and on the staff of Connecticut
>> Attorney General Richard Blumenthal's Bridgeport-based child support
>> office. His professional public service work in Connecticut alone spans
>> over 20 years. Since 2003 he has had a solo law practice in Canton,
>> Connecticut specializing in human rights law. Clients have ranged from
>> Connecticut's indigent parents who owe child support, to Army Lt. Ehren
>> Watada and other US servicepeople seeking redress for Iraq war
>> injustices, to Ralph Nader campaigns for president which Democrats have
>> tried to sue off state ballots. His first passion is his anti-war work.
>>
>> "I was motivated to run because in September, 2007, Chris Murphy told me
>> publicly at his New Britain forum on Iraq that despite the Bush
>> administration being the most impeachable regime in US history, he would
>> not support impeachment. He still does not support impeachment. This is
>> outrageous. As lawyers Chris and I swore oaths to uphold and defend the
>> Constitution against all enemies, foreign and domestic. Chris took this
>> oath again to be a congressman. He has completely defiled that oath by
>> failing to support impeachment, and my campaign will hold him
>> accountable. The Bush regime is conducting criminal wars of aggression
>> and occupation in Iraq and Afghanistan, and threatening one in Iran,
>> which would be a nuclear war. Chris, the Democrats, and the Congress,
>> save a very few, have not only done nothing about these crimes, which
>> murder our soldiers and civilians, and millions of other people, but in
>> fact support these war crimes by voting war budgets and failing to demand
>> an end to the wars immediately. Chris Murphy's legacy will be death,
>> profound US debt, endless mid east war, criminalization of our military,
>> and hatred for our country around the world. I have the background and
>> the moral and legal will to change all of that from day one in office, so
>> our children will not forever suffer the consequences of such depraved
>> policies."
>>
>> Burbank can be contacted for meetings, events, comments, and donations,
>> via his campaign website maintained at www.newmenu.org, which is
>> supported by the Green Party USA.
>>
> Attorney Harold H. Burbank, II
>> 84 N. Mountain Rd.
>> Canton, CT 06019
>> 860.693.2687
>> email haroldburbank@comcast.net
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