Expose the "Alito 8" Democratic Senators Who Are Blocking a Filibuster

[kpete]

Sorry if this is old info, I thought it was interesting & am calling the 7 suspects NOW! Kpete)

Expose the "Alito 8" Democratic Senators Who Are Blocking a Filibuster
By Bob Fertik
Created 2006-01-25 09:54

Harry Reid met with progressive lobbyists on Tuesday and told them he has nearly 44 votes against Alito, but there are 8 Democratic Senators who will not support a filibuster.

Only 41 votes are needed for a filibuster. If Reid has 41 votes against Alito, every one of those Senators should support a filibuster or their vote against Alito is meaningless.

Reid also said he will not pressure Democratic Senators on Alito because it's a "conscience vote."

Bullshit. The Constitution - not to mention young women - are tied to the railroad track and the train that will kill them is named Samuel Alito.

Reid would not name the "Alito 8" - so we need to expose them and tell them we will remember in November.

Use these toll free numbers to call the Capitol: 888-355-3588 or 888-818-6641

The most likely suspects are the 7 Democrats in the Gang of 14.

Joseph I. Lieberman, Connecticut
Robert C. Byrd, West Virginia
E. Benjamin Nelson, Nebraska
Mary Landrieu, Louisiana
Daniel Inouye, Hawaii
Mark Pryor, Arkansas
Ken Salazar, Colorado

Ben Nelson has already said he will vote for Alito. Screw him, but we don't need his vote as long as we get nearly all of the rest.

You can also call the 5 Republicans who have not declared their support for Alito:

Lamar Alexander (TN)
Lincoln Chafee (RI)
Susan Collins (ME)
Olympia Snowe (ME)
Ted Stevens (AK)


And call the five Democratic Senators who want you to support them for President in 2008. If they want to prove their leadership, they need to lead the filibuster. It only takes 1 Senator to start the filibuster. Call them with a simple message: SUPPORT A FILIBUSTER OR FORGET ABOUT RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT.

Evan Bayh
Joe Biden
Hillary Clinton
Russ Feingold
John Kerry


http://www.democrats.com/node/7525

[debbierlus]

1. I will call all of them right now - thank you

[Democrats_win]

2. Naw. It's the Elito 44. How will we know the '8' if the rest don't act?

[debbierlus]

3. We have Jeffords - I think he will support a filibuster

So, we have to get 4 more senators.

Please, everyone. CALL NOW!

[Coexist]

4. I just got off the phone with Reid's office - NO plan for a filibuster

that she knows of. I asked the question two different ways - same response.

They are going to Oppose him, but not Filibuster him (that she know of).

Sonofabitch.

[mmonk]

5. Maybe a good way to flush out the traitors

is to tell your Senator you won't support him or her if there isn't a filibuster. That may provoke listing the traitors.

[depakid]

6. If it's true

Then all 8 need to be targeted- preferably in a primary- but if not- then in a general election. Better for the party in the long term view to demonstrate that there are consequence for acting against not only the party's interests, but the interests of pretty much all Ameicans (whether their too ignorant or just plain stupid) to see it or not.

[samhsarah]

15. um, ok, i agree about the primaries,

but how do you propose to weed them out in the general elections? by voting third party or not voting at all? so in effect you just cast a vote for a republican who also supported alito. therefore you just cut off your nose to spite your face.

[depakid]

29. There has to be some accountability

And if there's not- that in fact ends up being the equivalent of cutting off your nose to spite your face- because it weakens the party and keeps them from EVER being able to block anything- much less get anything done.

It legitimizes and enables Republican policies- and that hurts other candidates anywhere.

The bottom line is that unless and until the Dems either

A. find some discipline to reign in the DINOs or

B. Citizen decide that they're not going to vote back in someone who date rapes them repeatedly- even if it means seating a Republican for the short term

they will remain in the minority for the foreseable future. DINO's abuse progresives for different reasons than Republicans do. Basically they believe we have no where else to go- so they can take the money and be a corrupt and destructive as they like...

Well, that's not true- and you just watch and see whether if Alito gets in, there won't be some backlash in 2006. I for one will be sending a little money and maybe writing a LTTE or two in favor of their opponents.

[samhsarah]

30. You're right about accountability...

I just don't know if that is the answer, right now. Any other time, maybe. But the Republican party of today is just plain dangerous. These people are not Republicans. They are not Conservatives. They are the American Nazi Party, and honestly, they scare me.

I understand what you are saying, and to a large extent I agree with you, it's just that these Republicans need to be stopped. They really scare me, not the "turrists", them and their Dear Leader.

[mmonk]

7. Oh well,

maybe next life.

[PVK]

8. I called Ben Nelson's office.

I was born and raised in Nebraska.

Also called my own state senator Mark Dayton supporting a filibuster.

[bear425]

9. k&r Need one more for greatest page. n/t

[mmonk]

10. Sad day.

Makes me wish I hadn't of had children.

[Maru Kitteh]

35. If you really feel that way you should seek therapy

Because your kids will pick up on it and they deserve better than carrying the burden of your hangups.

[marions ghost]

53. kids deal better with hard cold reality

than they do with being shielded from the truth. It's not a 'hangup' to be depressed about the world situation today. Families and communities need to start using collective power. Crying on a therapist's shoulder is not going to give you that sense of empowerment. It's even more isolating and guilt-producing.

Obviously this could be a separate topic. But you are touching on something important. It may help to explain why we (intelligent liberals) have a hard time harnessing any group power against the Right--who depend on the blind herding instincts of the Sheeple. We often negate our own feelings and anger and can't channel it effectively, leading to frustration and depression. On the plus side, I see that passivity changing--as more who think like us are speaking out and not taking it anymore. That will help those who (understandably) express feelings of depression more than being told to negate those feelings will.

[Maru Kitteh]

58. wishing your kids had not been born is NEVER a healthy

thing for your kids to know no matter WHAT the hangup is that brought you there. And BTW - FUCK your condescending back-hand implications concerning my backbone, liberal and/or mental credentials. Not only are you way out of line, I believe you overestimate yourself in general.

You honestly assert that conveying to ones children an attitude and belief that their existence is regrettable to you is healthy for the child. I cannot decide if this view reflects sickness, denial, sociopathy or pure convenience on your part.

Your logic bursts into flame on re-entry. Regret your life and children! Yay! Even though we know depression paralyzes normal function and normal life, DO NOT speak to a professional or any trusted person who could help you, BOOOOOOOOO. Continue being depressed. Yay! Wait for some newbie intelligent liberal (in parentheses) to set the world straight........ priceless.

[marions ghost]

60. suggest u see a professional

about that anger management problem.

Ask your therapist if they can find anything personally insulting to you or inflammatory in my post. You are howling at ghosts of your imagination.

[oc2002]

11. This shows how poor Reid is as a leader of a doomed party.

by not filibustering it shows just how hollow the soul of the Democratic Congressman realy is. they are not even worthy of my contempt.

we should not have to be calling them, they should be ACTING AS LEADERS not SHEEP.

[kpete]

14. That is NOT the spirit

NEVER give up - get mad - act

[samhsarah]

12. Getting right on it, kpete. thanks! K&R

[WildEyedLiberal]

13. If there is not a filibuster, it is 100% Harry Reid's fault.

Pat Leahy said on Ed Schultz that the decision to filibuster lies with Reid. If one doesn't happen, you know who to blame - along with the spoiler senators who would not support one. But Reid should take the lion's share of the guilt - what the fuck use is a "party leader" who can't lead his party?

[Wordie]

39. Nah, Reid's doing a great job, imho. I really trust that man.

He's gotten it right so many times in the past, that I am confident he's doing everything he can to take Alito down. He can't apply too much pressure on this one, because it's not supposed to be a partisan decision.

[WildEyedLiberal]

42. I very much hope you're right

I see a lot more bullshit on DU tonight - more proactive bashing of Democrats about a filibuster that hasn't even happened yet. It boggles my mind how some here can blame John Kerry for not filibustering when a) we don't even know if there will be a filibuster and b) if there is one, we need 41 VOTES and that will be REID'S DECISION TO MAKE. I think those who care more about bashing one of our most liberal Senators instead of doing everything they can to fight Alito (ie, contacting the Senators on the fence about a filibuster) have some definitely non-liberal agendas going on.

(BTW, that was a general rant, not at ALL directed at you - I've seen how tireless you've been opposing Alito here on DU.)

[Wordie]

45. It may be exhaustion, as much as anything, that leads to the negativity.

I've been feeling it, too, at times (the Salazar announcement really got to me). Then I just think of how great the Dems did with the Patriot Act, and that was last minute if anything ever was. And everyone had said that was a lost cause too.

It seems that we shouldn't be bashing any Dems at all. It's the Republicans who should be blamed, and perhaps msm as well, with all the rosy "Alito's a great guy" and "It's a done deal" stuff they've been running.

But as long as Reid doesn't say it's ruled out, I'm going to assume it's a possibility. So, all we can do at this point is keep trying.

[WildEyedLiberal]

46. You're right.

Thanks for being so positive and hopeful - you helped lift my spirits a little. :hug:

[Wordie]

47. Well, thank you, too! :) eom

[Jawja]

51. I like Reid, too.

Perhaps he's holding his cards VERY close to his vest? Just a thought.

[Max Cherry]

16. calling........ THANKS

[tnlefty]

17. I think that Alexander has already said Y to alito.

i saw it on the big board on c-span earlier.

[sinkingfeeling]

18. Just called Pryor's office and asked why he would refuse to filibuster.

The lady, hemmed and hawed, and started to say that he hadn't decided on which way he would vote (nomination) and then kind of implied it was because he was in the 'Group of 14'. I stopped her cold and said that the filibuster was a legitimate tool for a minority party and that I strongly urged the Senator to stand with the Democratic Party.

[Art_from_Ark]

40. I met Mark Pryor's dad (David) on a few occasions when he was Senator

I got the distinct impression that David Pryor would not have put up with this kind of crap. Here is what he said about Robert Bork, for example: "But the question of Robert Bork is not an issue of a person being conservative or liberal, Republican or Democrat. It is a larger question of temperament and understanding. " I hope Pryor Sr. is talking some sense into his son.

[kpete]

19. Help me complete if you can

Joseph I. Lieberman, Connecticut
706 Hart Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
[phone] Voice
[phone] Fax

Robert C. Byrd, West Virginia
http://byrd.senate.gov/byrd_email.html

E. Benjamin Nelson, Nebraska
Washington, D.C.
720 Hart Senate Office Building
United States Senate
Washington, DC 20510
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]

Mary Landrieu, Louisiana
http://landrieu.senate.gov/contact/index.cfm

Daniel Inouye, Hawaii
Washington D.C.
722 Hart Building
Washington, D.C. 20510-1102
202-224-3934 Fax: [phone]


Ken Salazar, Colorado
Washington, D.C.
U.S. Senator Ken Salazar
702 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20510
[phone] main
[phone] fax

[ChairmanAgnostic]

23. made all my calls, but Lieberman has voice mail on.

Added Durbin and Obama to support a philly-buster.
Landrieu's person was not at all pleasant. Rude, actually, when I congratulated her on her hard work and actions on Katrina. Then she broke in and demanded, "pro or con Alito?" Excuse me? "Pro or con, just tell me."

I tried to add lobby and finance reform to the conversation, but again with the "pro or con?"

I think she has been getting some pressure from less than nice people. Still, she should not be rude to all callers.

[IndyOp]

20. Call Democratic Senatorial Cam Com & DNC, too!

Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (202-224-2447)
Democratic National Committee (202-863-8000)

[Generator]

21. If this isn't proof that voting and supporting "moderate" Dems

Dinos, whatever you want to call them is de facto sleeping with the enemy then I don't know what is. I sure as shit ain't going to spend my time arguing with the DLC, "it's not that bad" "next election we can win" people on DU. You are deluded. I don't know what I'm gonna do-but this shit is a joke. And anybody that excuses and abets these people is shooting themselves. Politics is a fucking joke. Maybe I'll look at another country-would would you suggest? There is no oppostion party in this country. Not a "party." Not a group. Not with leaders. This vote for Alito-I'm the most pro-abortion person around-don't even need to be mealy mouthed about. BUT Roe v. Wade is nothing compared to the president having ABSOLUTE POWER. Unitary executive. "Signing statements" A King. The congress has no power now. It's getting worse every day.

He's already broken law and broken his oath of office and nothing is about it. And now these so called "democrats" are letting him appoint someone to the supreme court for life without fighting with everything they've got-that will give him absolute power in court cases-our only last line of defense against tryanny-and I'm supposed to say it's going to be okay? You must be insane. Because to think you are winning anything again with the Supreme court stacked you are seriously deluded. Game over.

[Coexist]

22. but.... we have all that lovely dry powder.

The big fight will be sometime in the future... follow the carrot... donate today... help us fight...

[pberq]

28. We are talking about a fascist dictatorship in the making

and Alito would be an important part of that.

Let's keep calling the Senators.

[IndyOp]

24. ALL CONTACT INFO is on this thread:

GANG OF 14:

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
Web Form: http://lieberman.senate.gov/contact /
[phone]

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

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

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

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 /

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


TWO MODERATE REPUBLICANS WHO HAVEN'T ANNOUNCED THEIR VOTE & Jeffords

Lamar Alexander
302 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Phone: [phone]
Web Form: http://alexander.senate.gov/index.cfm?FuseAction=Contact.Home

Ted Stevens
522 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20510
[phone]
Webform: http://stevens.senate.gov/contact.cfm

Jim Jeffords
413 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20510
[phone]
http://jeffords.senate.gov/contact.html

CORRECTED PHONE NUMBER 202-224-5141




PRESIDENTIAL HOPEFULS - TELL THEM TO LEAD THE FILIBUSTER!
Evan Bayh
463 Russell Building, Washington, DC 20510
Phone: [phone]
Webform: http://bayh.senate.gov/LegForm.htm

Joe Biden
201 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510
Phone: [phone]
Webform: http://biden.senate.gov/contact/emailjoe.cfm

Hillary Clinton
476 Russell Senate Office Building,Washington, DC 20510
Phone: [phone]
Webform: http://clinton.senate.gov/contact/webform.cfm

Senator Feingold
506 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510-4904
Phone: [phone]
Webform: http://feingold.senate.gov/contact.html

John Kerry
304 Russell Bldg. Washington D.C. 20510
[phone]
Webform: http://kerry.senate.gov/v3/contact/email.cfm

[kpete]

25. Thanks

I was getting tired, more coffee, phone in one hand - mouse in the other

"BRING IT ON"

[Wordie]

36. And don't forget you can use the Capitol Switchboard, toll-FREE

Capitol switchboard numbers:

1-888 355 3588
1-888 818 6641
1-877 851 6437

Just tell the operator which Senator you wish to speak to and you will be connected.

[Larissa238]

26. I couldnt call them (Im at work)

So Im emailing all of them instead.

[pberq]

27. Just called Hillary, John Kerry, and Joe Biden's offices

FILLIBUSTER!!!

It's not over until it's over - let's keep on!

[politicat]

31. Salazar has said he is voting against. See the Colorado forum

Thanks for tarring with a wide brush....

[Not_Giving_Up]

32. Done

Second time in two weeks....hopefully they are listening.

[librechik]

33. Cross off Salazar--he's voting no (heard on Jay Marvin yesterday)

[Wordie]

34. Just saw something that said he would not support a filibuster.

:(

So put Salazar at the top of your list to call and try to get him to change his mind!

Send him this:
(Dean of Univ. of Chicago Law School changes his mind about Alito)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/geoffrey-r-stone/why-the-senate-should-not_b_14229.html

Or this:
ATTENTION SENATORS: The Road to the Presidency is Through LEADING An Alito Filibuster
http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_thepen_060124_attention_senators_3a_.htm

[WI_DEM]

37. Then his "NO" is meaningless and infact he favors Alito

without a fight.

[Wordie]

38. Oh, I agree! CALL him! eom

[Blue Belle]

41. Did Patty Murray of Washington indicate how she was voting?

Randi Rhodes mentioned that she may be on the fence as well.

[FreedomAngel82]

43. Kerry supports a filibuster and has a petition going on

Sign it if you haven't at johnkery.com

[mcctatas]

44. You know how sometimes your mind plays tricks when you read something

I read "Execute the Alito 8"...I thought, damn I'm pissed too, but couldn't we just stop at something simple like tar and feather and ride out of town on a rail?;)

[Wordie]

48. LOL...it's *almost* come to that!

[Wordie]

49. Dupe...my apologies.

[annabanana]

50. kick to show WHERE to fax the NYT article!!

[Toucano]

52. Good job, kpete! n/t

[Nikki Stone 1]

54. kick and THANKS!

:kick:

[Burning Water]

55. This was totally predictable,

and in fact, I predicted it. I feel just like Cassandra.

[marions ghost]

56. Fax Senate Democrats--Filibuster Alito

FAX Numbers for the US Senate Democrats

AR: Lincoln(D) [phone]
AR: Pryor(D) [phone]
CA: Boxer(D) [phone]
CA: Feinstein(D) [phone]
CO: Salazar(D) [phone]
CT: Dodd(D) [phone]
CT: Lieberman(D) [phone]
DE: Biden(D) [phone]
DE: Carper(D) [phone]
FL: Nelson(D) [phone]
HI: Akaka(D) [phone]
HI: Inouye(D) [phone]
IA: Harkin(D) [phone]
IL: Durbin(D) [phone]
IL: Obama(D) [phone]
IN: Bayh(D) [phone]
LA: Landrieu(D) [phone]
MA: Kennedy(D) [phone]
MA: Kerry(D) [phone]
MD: Mikulski(D) [phone]
MD: Sarbanes(D) [phone]
MI: Levin(D) [phone]
MI: Stabenow(D) [phone]
MN: Dayton(D) [phone]
MT: Baucus(D) [phone]
ND: Conrad(D) [phone]
ND: Dorgan(D) [phone]
NE: Nelson(D) [phone]
NJ: Corzine(D) [phone]
NJ: Lautenberg(D) [phone]
NM: Bingaman(D) [phone]
NV: Reid(D) [phone]
NY: Clinton(D) [phone]
NY: Schumer(D) [phone]
OR: Wyden(D) [phone]
RI: Reed(D) [phone]
SD: Johnson(D) [phone]
VT: Leahy(D) [phone]
VT: Jeffords(I) [phone]
WA: Cantwell(D) [phone]
WA: Murray(D) [phone]
WI: Feingold(D) [phone]
WI: Kohl(D) [phone]
WV: Rockefeller(D) [phone]
WV: Byrd(D) [phone]

[farraday]

57. It's too late. It' over.

Tim Johnson just announced that he is supporting the misogynist Alito. FUCK!

[Albert Einstein]

59. Feinstein is one of them. Spoke to her office.

Let's kick her out. She backed CAFTA and the war. Isn't it time we elected a Democrat to replace her?

[NJ Democrats]

61. No, Feinstein supports a filibuster!