from Theocracy watch, re Filibuster

[snowbird42]

It could come as soon as tomorrow or Tuesday. Vice President Cheney could end the filibuster in a devious way. A vote will be called to confirm William Myers <http://www.independentjudiciary.com/nominees/nominee.cfm?NomineeID=76>
for the U.S. Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit. Cheney might declare a filibuster unconstitutional. To read about the possible scenario go to: <http://thenexthurrah.typepad.com/the_next_hurrah/2005/03/nuclear_option_.html>

If Cheney and his friends on the theocratic right in the U.S. Senate succeed, then Democrats and moderate Republicans will have lost the only leverage left in the U.S. Senate. The Supreme Court is at stake.

Cheney will have pulled off a coup, and very few people will have known it happened! We must not let Cheney take away the filibuster. If he gets away with it, we need to get a million people to the streets of DC quickly and spontaneously! We should shut down the city until the Senate re-instates the filibuster.

People may not understand what happened with Cheney and the filibuster, but millions of people understand something is deeply wrong in Washington. If the word gets out through grass roots organizations, blogs, the press, etc. I predict a million people will show up.

This action must have two components: it must be non-violent, and it must have a specific goal - to reinstate the filibuster - with an understanding that we will go home when our goal is reached.

But then, maybe the theocratic right will not succeed with their so-called nuclear option and we can all stay home and work on our spring gardens.

Joan Bokaer
Founder, TheocracyWatch

[LeftyDarthBrodie]

1. writing my senators NOW....

We should all do the same.

[snowbird42]

2. My senator is Frist

But this is deadly serious

Seems to be all over the blogs but not doing anything on DU

Came as a e-mail to me

[Robbien]

3. There are a few threads on DU about this

And
http://www.lightupthedarkness.org/blog/default.asp?view=plink&id=661

has an action plan and

http://www.pfaw.org/pfaw/general/default.aspx?oid=17698

has a petition and action plan.

Spread the word.

[alfredo]

4. My letter to Mitch the bitch McConnell

I am in strong opposition to using the nuclear option. I will consider it an act of treachery against the American people. Congress has given bush 95% of the judges he wanted? Are you willing to cause a constitutional crisis?


You took an oath to protect our constitution, but it appears that you are more interested giving bush and cheney what they want, than doing what is right for America.

I guess when your party controls all three branches of government, the voting machines, and the big media, you don't need to be concerned about what we think.




Yeah, it is an angry letter.

[Bluebear]

5. kick