Support a filibuster TODAY--will email your Senators

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Subject: Support a filibuster against Alito
Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2006 21:17:43 +0000 (GMT)
From: TrueMajority <[e-mail]>
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A vote on Alito could come Monday
Support a filibuster TODAY
Dear xxxxx

The news came out yesterday: Senator John Kerry will join Senator Ted Kennedy in attempting to filibuster the confirmation vote of Samuel Alito. A lifetime appointment as crucial as this one deserves a throrough debate by the full Senate, and that's the goal of this effort.

For this to work, 41 senators must join the Democratic filibuster. Most Republicans and a few conservative Democrats have already pledged to vote for Alito, so getting to 41 won't be easy. Every single Democrat could end up casting the last crucial vote—and this is the moment for us to weigh in.

Tell your senator(s) to join the effort. If you're a member of TrueMajority, click "reply" and "send" and we'll send your senator(s)the message below. If you'd like to edit the message or you aren't a member of TrueMajority, go to:

http://action.truemajority.org/campaign/alitofilibuster/inxied52q5btwwj?

You’ve been active in opposing Alito in the past, and as the final vote draws near we thought you'd want to know about this opportunity to make a difference. As Kerry said on the blog Daily Kos, if "you want to stop Judge Alito from becoming Justice Alito...we need even more of your advocacy." <1> It may be a long shot, but an issue of this importance requires us to stay in the fight.

http://action.truemajority.org/campaign/alitofilibuster/inxied52q5btwwj?

Thanks for all that you do,

Matt Holland

TrueMajority

<1> "Filibuster Kerry" Daily Kos, 1/26/06.

Here's the message we'll send to senators:

I understand that the filibuster is not a tool to be used trivially. Alito is not a trivial threat. Stand up for your Senate, stand up for the Constitution, and stand up for we, the people. I ask you to filibuster Samuel Alito’s nomination to the United States Supreme Court.

Samuel Alito’s record is clear, and so is the threat posed by his nomination: presidential power unchecked by judicial oversight; Congress stripped of much of its ability to protect the environment; Americans stripped of their right to privacy and subject to abuses of corporate and government power.

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1. done

[mom cat]

2. We don't need 41 to oppose, just 41 to oppose, abstain or be absent.

"They" need 60 votes to shut down the debate .....