[Davis Democrats] URGENT: Contact 8 Key GOP Senators TODAY and Save Judicial Filibuster (Supreme Court at risk)!! {Then forward widely, Please!}

[John Chendo]

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From: Gail Slocum <gailslocum at comcast.net>
Date: Thu, 19 May 2005 23:42:17 -0700
To: Gail Slocum <gailslocum at comcast.net>
Subject: URGENT: Contact 8 Key GOP Senators TODAY and Save Judicial
Filibuster (Roe v. Wade at risk)!!  {Then forward widely, Please!}

 From:    gailslocum at comcast.net
 Subject:  URGENT: Contact 8 key GOP Senators TODAY & Save Judicial
Filibuster (Roe v Wade at risk)!  [Then kindly forward this widely!!]
 Date:  May 19, 2005 11:38:18 PM PDT
 To:    gailslocum at comcast.net

> A Handful of Undecided GOP Senators of Conscience will SOON Determine
> whether America
> RETAINS the Longstanding SENATE FILIBUSTER, being debated NOW on the
> Senate Floor!

> As you know, this over 200 year old Rule allows moderate Senators
> working on a Bi-Partisan basis
> to STOP EXTREME NOMINEES for Life-Tenured Federal Judgeships

> *****Roe v. Wade and Civil Rights Protections, among many other
> issues, hang in the balance*****
>
> ---Your help is needed NOW in a FINAL PUSH to CALL and let these 8 GOP
> Senators know where Mainstream America stands!---
>
> Please TAKE 15 minutes or so TODAY to make calls, or send faxes or
> E-mails to these 8 KEY SENATORS
> urging them to stand strong and MAINTAIN crucial CHECKS AND BALANCES!

> The please immediately forward this message to everyone you know in
> the following states, who are constituents of these key Senators:
> Maine, Arizona, Nebraska, Virginia, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Alaska,
> Indiana, and Oregon.

> SAMPLE  MESSAGE:
>
> I am calling to register an opinion.  I urge the Senator to oppose a
> Rules change that would cut off filibusters of extreme nominees for
> life-tenured Federal Judgeships.

> Such a rules change would be very bad for our political system.  The
> existing rule serves an important purpose.  It provides checks and
> balances that protect both sides against abuse.  [IF YOU ARE A
> REPUBLICAN OR FROM A REPUBLICAN FAMILY, OR HAVE SOME CONNECTION WITH
> THAT SENATOR'S STATE, SAY SO HERE]

> I'm an American first, and so is the Senator.  This is a case where
> Country take precedence over Party.

> Please tell the Senator to stand strong, guided by conscience.  Thank
> the Senator for being a good public servant, and for doing the right
> thing on this important vote.

> [EXTRA INFO:  Filibusters have been used only a handful of times
> during the past 4 years.  The recent record of approving judges has
> been overwhelmingly good.  Fewer than a dozen very extreme nominees
> were challenged whereas 215 were approved (a 95% approval rate).  No
> up or down vote was afforded to some 60 of President Clinton's
> judicial nominees in the 1990s.]

> [Your message is most likely to get through by phone, fax or Fed Exed
> hard copy.  Email is a distant third choice]
>

Toll free to U.S. Capitol 1-877-762-8762
> -----------------------------
> KEY CONTACTS TO MAKE -- UNDECIDEDS:
>
> *******Senator Susan Collins (R- ME)
>  202-224-2523
>  202-224-2693
> http://collins.senate.gov/high/contactemail.htm
>
> ********Senator John McCain (R- AZ)
>  202-224-2235
>  202-228-2862
> http://mccain.senate.gov/index.cfm?fuseaction=Contact.Home
>
> ********Senator Chuck Hagel (R- NE)
>  202-224-4224
>  202-224-5213
> http://hagel.senate.gov/index.cfm?FuseAction=Offices.Contact
>
> ***********Senator John W. Warner (R- VA)
>  202-224-2023
>  202-224-6079 (fax)
> senator at warner.senate.gov
>    225 Russell Senate Office Building
>    Washington, DC 20510


> ***Michael DeWine (R-OH)
> Phone: (202) 224-2315
> Fax:  (202) 224-6519
http://dewine.senate.gov/request_form.htm

>
> ***Lisa Murkowski (R- AK)
>  202-224-6665
>  202-224-5301
> http://murkowski.senate.gov/contact.html

> Senator Richard G. Lugar (R- IN)
>  202-224-4814
>  202-228-0360
> senator_lugar at lugar.senate.gov


>   2 OTHERS TO CONTACT IF YOU HAVE TIME

>   ***Senator Arlen Specter (R- PA)
>    202-224-4254
>    202-228-1229
>   arlen_specter at specter.senate.gov
>
>   Senator Gordon Smith (R- OR)
>    202-224-3753
>    202-228-3997
>   http://gsmith.senate.gov/webform.htm
>
> Thank 2 GOP Senators who already Oppose the "Nuclear Option"/Rule
> change
>
> Senator Olympia Snowe (R- ME)
>  202-224-5344
>  202-224-1946
> Olympia at snowe.senate.gov
>
> Senator Lincoln D. Chafee (R- RI)
>  202-224-2921
>  202-228-2853
> http://chafee.senate.gov/webform.htm
>
> (UNFORTUNATELY, some of these are web FORM addresses which must be
> filled out individually.)
>
>

> THANKS for taking a few minutes to individually reach out to these
> Senators
>
> Please forward this to others who will do likewise, including your
> Moderate Republican friends!
>
> Gail Slocum

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Gail Slocum
Former Mayor, Menlo Park, CA
650-465-3436 (mobile)
650-325-4367 (evenings)
gailslocum at comcast.net