Easy actions to help Kerry get support to fillibuster Alito nomination

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Senator John Kerry has called for a filibuster of the Alito nomination,

heeding your calls to do everything possible to defeat it. He has asked that

activists now help convince his colleagues to join him.

Please contact key senators who can provide critical support to the

filibuster effort!

_http://www.SaveTheCourt.org/Alito_

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Then _forward this email_

(http://www.kintera.org/TR.asp?ID=M7136719711017514823236865) to anyone you

know who is worried that Alito would likely condone

the abuse of power by the president, vote to overturn Roe v. Wade, and help

curtail Congress' ability to protect the civil rights, health, safety, and

welfare of the American people.

We need to act now to prevent Senate Republican leaders from ramming this

nomination through the Senate -- time is of the essence.

 

_http://www.SaveTheCourt.org/Alito_

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--Your Allies at People For the American Way

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Kerry is filibustering Alito! Call Senators Immediately!

Call the Senators listed below, as well as your own, and tell them:

* a " No " vote is meaningless without a filibuster

* it is cowardly to only fight a fight when assured victory

* the American people need to see the Senate standing up for separation of

powers and against the " Unitary Executive "

Use these toll free numbers to call the Capitol: 888-355-3588 or

888-818-6641. If you can't get through, look up the Senator's District Office

number in

your phone book or here: _http://capwiz.com/pdamerica/dbq/officials/?lvl=C_

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First: Call the three Democrats (Mary Landrieu, Ken Salazar, and Dianne

Feinstein) who oppose Alito but also said they oppose a filibuster. We must

persuade them that a vote against Alito is meaningless if they don't support a

filibuster. Senator Salazar (D-CO) 202-224-5852 Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-LA)

202-224-5824 Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) 202-224-3841

Second: Call your own Democratic Senator: 888-355-3588 or 888-818-6641. If

you can't get through, look up the Senator's District Office number in your

phone book or here: _http://capwiz.com/pdamerica/dbq/officials/?lvl=C_

(http://capwiz.com/pdamerica/dbq/officials/?lvl=C)

Third: Unbelievably, three Democrats (Ben Nelson, Tim Johnson and Robert

Byrd) support Alito! Tell them to either support filibuster or at least " don't

get in the way. " Sen. Ben Nelson (D-NE) 202-224-6551 Sen. Robert Byrd (D-WV)

202-224-3954 Sen. Tim Johnson (D-SD) 202-224-5842

888-355-3588 or 888-818-6641. If you can't get through, look up the

Senator's District Office number in your phone book or here:

_http://capwiz.com/pdamerica/dbq/officials/?lvl=C_

(http://capwiz.com/pdamerica/dbq/officials/?lvl=C)

Fourth: Call the " Red State " Democrats: (Message same as above -- " No " is

meaningless) Tom Carper (DE)

Kent Conrad (ND)

Byron Dorgan (ND)

Blanche Lincoln (AR) Mark Pryor (AR)

 

Fifth: Call these " Blue State " and pro-choice Republicans: (Message: A

" Unitary Executive " is dangerous to balance of powers--please do not get in the

way of a filibuster.) Lincoln Chafee (RI)

Susan Collins (ME)

Lisa Murkowsky (AK)

Bob Smith (OR)

Olympia Snowe (ME)

Ted Stevens (AK)

 

For extra credit, call all of the 2008 Presidential candidates who are

sitting Senators--Evan Bayh, Joe Biden, Hillary Clinton, Russ Feingold, and

John

Kerry--and tell them to either LEAD THE FILIBUSTER or KISS YOUR SUPPORT

GOODBYE. 888-355-3588 or 888-818-6641. If you can't get through, look up the

Senator's District Office number in your phone book or here:

_http://capwiz.com/pdamerica/dbq/officials/?lvl=C_

(http://capwiz.com/pdamerica/dbq/officials/?lvl=C)

You can also send that message to the Democratic Senatorial Campaign

Committee (202-224-2447) and the Democratic National Committee (202-863-8000).