Rees Shearer: Elect Someone Who Will End Bush's War

This Editorial by APEC's Rees Shearer appeared in a recent Roanoke Times Editorial:

I attended a candlelight vigil at Emory & Henry College on the first day of the sixth year of war. The group was small but entirely student-organized and led. Participants were encouraged to share their reasons for coming to the vigil. I thought we'd be done in about 15 minutes.
Instead, I was humbled and inspired by students who spoke out for an hour about struggling to live their Christian faith, but to live it with justice, not oppression; about hiking the Appalachian Trail and finding recently returned Iraq war veterans attempting to heal themselves by hiking the trail; about sadness for a cousin who lost his leg to an IED on the last day of his second deployment; about why the war is off the front page and out of the thinking for most Americans.
Each spoke from the heart with clear thinking and determination. Hope was there.
This is the people's season. Polls say opponents of the war are the clear majority. Let's courageously bring that message home to our leaders. Work for and elect candidates who adhere to the will of the people to end this president's endless war.
REES SHEARER
EMORY