If you haven’t heard about this Estrada guy until know and it doesn’t seem like it could be that important or you would have, please keep reading.
It’s important…Promise 🙂
This just in from Move On.
You can look up your reps to call and thank them (Congressmerge — anyone know of a better lookup service?)
In any case: do it now guys! Thanks!
Responding to thousands of our calls, Democrats have just launched
a filibuster* to prevent the confirmation of Miguel Estrada to
America’s second-highest court. This filibuster is the first sign
of real resistance to extremism in Congress and the White House…
Please call your Senators now, at:
Senator Feinstein (D)
Local Phone: 310-914-7300
DC Phone: 202-224-3841
Senator Boxer (D)
Local Phone: 415-403-0100
DC Phone: 202-224-3553
If your Senator is a Democrat, say:
“Thank you for supporting the filibuster
to block the Estrada nomination.
Please speak out on the Senate floor.”
If your Senator is a Republican, say:
“Please support the filibuster to block
the Estrada nomination.”
A story on the filibuster in today’s New York Times is at:
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/02/12/politics/12ESTR.html
For more information on Estrada, there’s a good fact sheet at:
http://www.pfaw.org/pfaw/general/default.aspx?oid=7795
* For more information on filibusters, see our recent bulletin at:
http://www.moveon.org/moveonbulletin/bulletin11.html
Responding to thousands of our calls, Democrats have just launched
a filibuster* to prevent the confirmation of Miguel Estrada to
America’s second-highest court. This filibuster is the first sign
of real resistance to extremism in Congress and the White House.
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