Just got back from Feingold listening

[gizmo1979]

session.Ask me anything he answered most of the issues of the day.He went out of his way to say he thinks George Bush broke the law and he must atone for his thinking of being above the law.Some of the other issues were Medicare,Abramoff,Google,the war.Let me know if you'd like to know his views on any of those issues.

[channa18]

1. He's great.

[IndyOp]

2. Alito? (nt)

:kick:

[gizmo1979]

3. He's voting no

but no filibuster.

[IndyOp]

13. Exactly what did he say about 'no filibuster' -

He did not think there were enough votes to filibuster or just that he, personally, would not vote to filibuster?

:grr:

On Edit: We should ALL continue to call Feingold and every other senator to tell them to FILIBUSTER. 888-818-6641 and 888-355-3588.

ALSO - I drove 2.5 hours yesterday to drop off letter & petition at my red state Democratic Party Senator's office. I did not press the staffer to 'reveal' what she knew about Bayh's vote but she was very happy to see me and had a big grin on her face when I was repeating 'filibuster' over and over again. So - with our without Senator Feingold we keep going. And even Senator Feingold might change his mind.

Lots more information:
<http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x181978>

[gizmo1979]

18. The powers that be

the group of 14 decided alito didn't meet the standards of extreme.He also stated with Bush you have to be careful because the next guy could be worse.

[IndyOp]

20. Thanks for the input from Feingold's perspective --

I would remind everyone reading this post that just yesterday Durbin was talking about how very passionately AGAINST Alito many Senate Dems were *and* that he thought a filibuster WAS possible.

:kick:

[rogue emissary]

4. What did he say about the Google case? n/t

[gizmo1979]

6. He said that the problem

with the technology is the laws are trying to catch up.They have a bill in the senate now to require more evidence when dealing with search engines e-mail and the such.

[tatertop]

5. any discussion on how we can make the vote honest

[gizmo1979]

8. If you mean elections

Every vote must have a paper trail.If you mean senate votes,there are at least 20 different bills floating around the senate on campaign reform and something will be done.If it's meaningful he doubts it.That the only way to reform the congress is through voting the bums out.

[undeterred]

7. Did you have to sign a loyalty oath to get in?

Just Kidding! :hi:

[gizmo1979]

9. No but he did answer every single

persons question even the wingnuts.Didn't leave until he had,went over by 30 minutes.

[FreedomAngel82]

11. Good for him

:) What were some of the question's they asked him?

[gizmo1979]

15. Alot about the spying case

and alot about medicare plan D,truly heartbreaking stories on that debacle.He says they have the votes to overturn medicare d but they can't get it to the floor.Alot on health care and how ridiculous the system is now.You name it he covered it.

[sandnsea]

10. Did he say impeachment and liar?

Because if he didn't, I don't care about anything else he has to say. Those are the only two words that are important in the entire world. Well, except spine and balls, if he said something about Democrats and spines and balls, that would be important too.

[gizmo1979]

12. This was important

because he says he is totally against impeachment because it harms the country,but the founding fathers did say high crimes and misdemeanors,And the president broke the law and continues to break the law like he is above the law.Then this is the very thing the fathers had in mind when the wrote impeachment into law.He says he would be in favor of impeachment if the hearings next week show this to be the case.

[FreedomAngel82]

17. Good

The hearings start this upcoming week? Is he going to be apart of that? And also any of the people who testified at Conyers' hearing?

[gizmo1979]

19. I know Russ is in on it

he said he's looking forward to it.They also took him and put him on the intelligence committee so he can see the top secret info,he already warned much of the testimony will be secret and not public but he will try to keep it as open as possible.

[FreedomAngel82]

24. Good

I trust Feingold there. :) Will they have people from Conyers hearing? Especially the guy from Florida.

[sandnsea]

25. So he's not pushing for impeachment

He's waiting for evidence.

I'm sure Russ was great, he usually is. But, as with the rest of the Senators, he doesn't run off at the mouth without evidence and that was really my point.

[gizmo1979]

26. Right he would make sure

all his ducks are in a row.

[robinlynne]

14. why no filibuster?

why no filibuster?

[gizmo1979]

16. Not enough support

among the group of 14.

[IndyOp]

21. So we PUSH HARDER for a FILIBUSTER -

WE STILL HAVE OVER ONE WEEK LEFT -

I take Senator Feingold's comments - respectfully - to mean that there is NOT YET enough support among the Gang of 14 - so here they are:

Call toll-free! 1 877-851-6437

FAX Your Senators: FREE, easy, online http://www.SaveTheCourt.org/AlitoFax

Democrats:

Robert Byrd (WV)
311 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
[phone]
Web Form: http://www.byrd.senate.gov/byrd_email.html

Daniel Inouye (HI)
722 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
[phone]
Web Form: http://www.inouye.senate.gov/webform.html

Mary Landrieu (LA)
724 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
[phone]
Web Form: http://www.landrieu.senate.gov/contact/index.cfm

Joseph Lieberman (CT)
706 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
[phone]

Ben Nelson (NE)
716 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
[phone]
Web Form: http://www.billnelson.senate.gov/contact/index.cfm#emai ...

Mark Pryor (AR)
217 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
[phone]
Web Form: http://www.pryor.senate.gov/email_webform.htm

K. Salazar (CO)
UNITED STATES SENATE WASHINGTON DC 20510
[phone]
Web Form: http://salazar.senate.gov/contact/email.cfm


Republicans:

Lincoln Chafee (RI)
141A Russell, Washington, DC 20510
[phone]
Web Form: http://chafee.senate.gov/webform.htm

Susan Collins (ME)
461 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510
Phone: [phone]
Web Form: http://collins.senate.gov/public /

Mike De Wine (OH)
140 Russell Senate Building, Washington, DC 20510
Phone: [phone]
Web Form: http://dewine.senate.gov /

Lindsey Graham (SC)
290 Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510
[phone] phone
Web Form: http://lgraham.senate.gov/index.cfm?mode=contactform

John McCain (AZ)
241 Russell Senate Office Bldg., Washington DC 20510
Phone: [phone]
WebForm: http://mccain.senate.gov/index.cfm?fuseaction=Contact.H...

Olympia Snowe (ME)
154 Russell Senate Office Bldg., Washington DC 20510
Phone: [phone]
WebForm: http://snowe.senate.gov/Webform.htm

John Warner (VA)
225 Russell Building, Washington, D.C. 20510
Phone: [phone]
WebForm: http://warner.senate.gov/contact/contactme.cfm

[msgadget]

22. Anything about healthcare, health insurance or big pharma? n/t

[gizmo1979]

27. Yes he's for a single payer

system and promised if we elect a democratic congress in the 1st year we would have one.He said the current system is a wreck and is hurting our economy and costing us jobs because the reason our companies can't compete is because of healthcare costs.

[sandnsea]

29. Did he change his view?

How did what he say today fit in with what he said last year? Just trying to get clear on whether he supports single payer, but is leaving flexibility; or whether he just supports flexibility for states to do what they want.

http://feingold.senate.gov/statements/04/06/2004706548.html

[gizmo1979]

30. Flexibility for the states

was also part of the second plan he went over where the states pick up some of the cost with the federal gov paying the remainder of the cost.I think he put coverage at 95% under this plan.

[stray cat]

23. Thanks for the info on Feingold

Since I moved out of the state I don't get to his events any more - so thanks for letting me feel like I was there.

[gizmo1979]

28. You're very welcome.

Any chance you're moving back we always need more democrats in WIS.