Posted on 04/01/2005 11:58:29 AM PST by iceemonster
I would rather not say who for my privacy, but I am working for a US Senator and we have been innudated by calls all today in opposition to the nuclear option. The vote will be today. I am not concerned about the Senator I work for because he is a staunch conservative but if this is a national pattern of calls (and I'm sure it is), it ought to be countered.
Everyone needs to call the offices, preferably DC, of their two Senators. I don't have time to look up the numbers for every one, but to get them, go to their homepages. Every Senator's address looks like http://frist.senate.gov, or http://reid.senate.gov, or http://kennedy.senate.gov, and so on and so forth. Call them now and express your support for the nuclear option. Thank you.
Yes he could!
This might be why:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1375683/posts
I just called my Senator's office (Richard Burr, NC), and told the young man who answered the phone that I support the so-called "nuclear option" to end fillibusters of judicial nominees. The young man said, "well, that's a switch!"
They are getting INNUNDATED with calls against this. The Left is mobilized on this one. CALL NOW!!! Get the phone numbers here: http://www.senate.gov/ (Click on "choose a state")
The Judiciary is a MESS. We desperately need honest judges. If Bush needs 5 Democrats to go along with any judge (or SCOTUS Justice!) that he appoints, then HOW are we ever going to get integrity restored to the judiciary?
The Republicans never fillibustered Clinton's appointees. The Constitution REQUIRES the Senate to consider these nominations. These fillibusters are stopping the Senate from doing its constitutional duty. They must stop. CALL YOUR SENATOR NOW!!
-Dave
dave07 at burtonsys.com
the people who really need to hear from us are:
Chaffee, RI
Collins, Maine
Snowe, Maine
McCain, AZ
Hagel, NE
Specter, PA
there are 55 GOP senators, but if all of those 6 defect, than there are only 49 votes.
Nelson of Nebraska is an option to pick off a Dem vote if needed.
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