sen. kerry has decided to filibuster

[ooglymoogly]

just called his office....made my day

[GoddessOfGuinness]

1. WooHoo!

:woohoo::bounce::woohoo::bounce:

[savemefromdumbya]

2. groovy!

[Botany]

3. true y or n????????

give details.

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

4. Huzzah!

Cheers for Massachusetts!

[ProdigalJunkMail]

5. he's gonna need some help n/t

[KaryninMiami]

6. YEAAAAAH!!!

I haven't forgiven him for conceding the election too soon but this helps a lot in my book!

[LeftHander]

7. please please pelase...

Be true. Even if it ultimately fails it is so imporatnt to stand against the Alito joining the court.

[stop the bleeding]

8. 7th person to respond but 1st to nominate - WTF???

[LeftHander]

9. 8 - nt

[stop the bleeding]

12. I know it was the 7th but I am a slow typer - do we have a enough votes to

FB Alito???

[pstokely]

15. we have 2 (maybe 3) traitors, and 3 holdouts

[Poiuyt]

20. I've heard there are some Democrats who will vote against him, but

would not support a fillibuster.

[Usrename]

65. Yeah, Durbin said this morning that he has 41 against..

and yet they are still not sure about any fillibuster. Who are these people? We will know who they are if Kerry really does call for a fillibuster. These few dems need to be exposed.

[ooglymoogly]

16. just called his office again to verify

says thats the word in the office

[CottonBear]

10. Really? Please say it's true! n/t

[Nay]

11. What?!?? Holy shit! That's great! OMG!

[dchill]

13. He damn well ought to...

...he promised he would.

[agingdem]

14. He's got my vote!

[stop the bleeding]

17. So what does this mean, is it gonna happen? Do we have the Votes?

Arrgghh:argh: I didn't think that any DEMS had the balls or votes to do this, so I hadn't really prepared myself for this.

Could someone give a summary of what is gonna happen next now?!?!?!

[WI_DEM]

18. I applaud him for it and hope many others join in.

[babsbunny]

19. Do you only need one Senator to Filibuster?

For us who are politically challenged.

[MissMillie]

21. no (n/t)

.

[Skidmore]

28. Why not?

Why can't one person stand up there and hold out for what he/she believes is right? Are we that bound by process that one citizen can't speak his/her mind? Screw the votes. Just speak his mind and let the people hear. Maybe the votes will come then. Don't they have the right to change their votes within a certain time period?

[saracat]

41. That is no longer the rule.

[Skidmore]

45. Rs don't follow the rules. Why should we be so concerned with

them?

[saracat]

53. Because we can't do it otherwise. They just use rules against us.

We are the minority party. We don't have the votes.That is why even bad Dems can be important. We need 41 votes, 3/5 of Senate have to agree to keep talking-otherwise
they can decide to take the vote.

[stop the bleeding]

25. Me to - what happens now, could someone summarize the next steps

in this process. PLEASE

[ooglymoogly]

31. you need 41 i believe

but i do not think kerry would pony up unless he had an idea of the other senators

[wordpix]

40. I think 41 is right, 3/5 of Senate have to agree to keep talking-otherwise

they can decide to take vote and "talkers" be damned

[lonestarnot]

55. They don't have to talk any more, just stand up and vote

against cloture. They have to have 60 votes, which will produce the nuke option. Pukes need to get 5 votes to carry.

[Benhurst]

22. added my nomination. Oh, God, please be true. NT

[FreedomAngel82]

23. Good!

:D

[selmo7]

24. Yeee Haaah!!!

I called his office this morning and they said he was speaking with his colleagues about it. I think all the phone calls have helped.

[spuddonna]

Please let this be true!! n/t

[saracat]

26. But he needs 41 votes to hold out.

They don't do it ala Mr. Smith anymore. He has to presuade the other Dems to vote against cloture. He can't "Filibuster" alone. What his opffice must mean , and has already been posted, Kerry will "support " a Filibuster. He is trying to line up votes and get the other Senators to join him.

[The Backlash Cometh]

38. Now we need a leader amongst us.

Kerry does his part to represent us, and the rest of us must send him a resounding THANK YOU!!!!

I suggest we do it in the form of a donation to his campaign as president. I'm willing to throw in $100.00.

[WildEyedLiberal]

66. Yes - my latest donation is going to be on its way tomorrow

www.johnkerry.com/donate

[oasis]

27. "Mr. Kerry Goes to Washington" (eom)

[saracat]

29. Too bad that is NOT the way it is done!

Kerry could wipe the floor with them!

[The Backlash Cometh]

30. Don't tease me. Just please, don't tease me.

[juajen]

32. Go, Johnny, Go

He's a great Democrat. I'm not sure if he has enough votes to succeed, but the act itself is fabulous, darling, just fabulous.

[LeftHander]

33. Can a dem still say they will vote yes...

But support colleagues in holding Filibuster?

[spuddonna]

39. Oh SNAP!!! Damn!! Now, THAT is an idea that I hadn't heard of!!

I think they can! These are two different votes!!

What a power move, if Reid has been telling the Dems, "Look, vote the way you feel you need to vote to appease the conservatives in your state, but STAND WITH US WHEN WE FILIBUSTER!"

Now THAT is a brilliant idea!!!

[stop the bleeding]

42. THATS A GOOD QUESTION - I am only typing caps to bring attention to it

In fact I just might post your question on it's own in the GD

on edit here is the link in the GD

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x249239

[spuddonna]

46. Please do! I need to leave my PC for awhile!

I just checked in to see what the status of the hearings were!! :) Back soon!

[stop the bleeding]

48. Here is the link for your question in the GD forum

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=364&topic_id=249239&mesg_id=249239

[ClayZ]

34. We can do this!

:popcorn:

:kick:

[DearAbby]

35. This atheist is actually praying

I have every appendage that can be crossed, crossed for luck too.

[Ksec]

36. Now thats spine. I like it

Kerry showed his backbone and I hope the rest of the Dems show some...Great news !

[RepublicanElephant]

37. sen durbin at nat'l press club just said he didn't think they had the

votes to sustain a filibuster.

but they are still discussing it.

[orleans]

43. i just saw durbin say that. my heart sank. n/t

[mom cat]

47. Me too. We have 4 traitors already Dems voting for Scalito...

That may mean that we would have a max of 41 votes against.
But some of them , like Landreau have said they won't filibuster, so we won't have enough to sustain a filibuster...That would take 41 "committed" Democrats...
I feel sick.

Keep calling Landreau, but don't hold your breath.

[mom cat]

51. Byrd still open.. Start calling his office!

debbierlus (239 posts) Thu Jan-26-06 07:02 PM
Original message
CALL SENATOR BYRD NOW - READ THIS

I just got off the phone with the Byrd's office in Washington. I told them I was constituent from West Virginia, and that I could not believe that the Senator would vote for Alito given his record against workers - he just came out with the mine safety issue yesterday, how could he possibly vote for him.

The woman told me because I was from West Virginia that she could tell me 90% of the calls were in FAVOR of him.

Please all you 'West Virginia' people - CALL NOW.

She also told me HE HAS NOT DECIDED YET.

CALL CALL CALL CALL CALL CALL CALL

[TecnoCrat]

58. Not according to CSpan

According to the vote ticker on the left, Byrd has voted to confirm.

[orleans]

59. byrd votes YES. ARGH!!

we have 14 or 15 possibilities left and we only need 12 more.

[mom cat]

62. Where is the best place to put the pressure now?

[wordpix]

44. that's why, I believe, Dems want to hold out for a vote til next week

to appeal to those who might go for a filibuster

[ananda]

49. Really? When does this filibuster start?

Thanks.

[pstokely]

56. If it happens, I think it will be a surprise

[leeroysphitz]

50. Win or lose if Mr. Kerry filibusters I WON"T forget it...

when it comes time to vote for 2008...

[RepublicanElephant]

54. agreed. if he keeps that fascist off the court, many grateful dems...

...won't forget in 2008.

[Skidmore]

52. Get on with it then.

[lonestarnot]

57. Damn yes before I puke!

[DELUSIONAL]

60. If he does -- then I'll reconsider my earlier position on him

which was extreme disappointment that he refused to stand up and fight

This is good news -- because it take only one to start the ball rolling and more to keep the filibuster ball rolling.

[MagickMuffin]

61. If you haven't already signed his letter, then do so now

Kerry is asking for signatures on the letter that he will read on the Senate floor.

Help give him ammo, the more names he reads the longer he will have to let America know we are not alone.

Sign Today, I've signed it have YOU....

http://www.johnkerry.com/action/alito/

Dear Senators,
I am writing to ask that you vote against Samuel Alito’s nomination to the Supreme Court and work hard to convince other Senators to join you.

Judge Alito does not represent my values. He does not represent mainstream American values. I think it’s time that the United States Senate confirms once and for all that extreme ideology has no place on the highest court in the land.

This is a critical fight for the future of our country. It’s no time to sit on the sidelines. That’s why I’ve taken the time to sign this letter and pass it along to my friends and neighbors. And I hope that’s why you’ll step up to the plate and do the right thing for America: defeat Samuel Alito.

I am honored to join John Kerry by putting my name in the Congressional Record against Judge Alito. I call on you to do the same with your vote.

[John Q. Citizen]

63. I believe it was my call to his staffer yesterday that did it...

just kidding but this is what I told her.

1st. Thanks for the "no" vote.

2nd. We have to filibuster whether it is successful or not. We have to force a vote on a filibuster cloture so that people can see who supports a filibuster and who won't. If we don't there is going to be a huge backlash agaist ALL Democrats in the Senate.

We the Democratic base need to know who represents us.

[MagickMuffin]

64. This is posted on CNN: Sen. Kerry calls for filibuster of Alito

Sen. Kerry calls for filibuster of Alito
Unclear if Massachusetts Democrat has votes needed to block nominee

Thursday, January 26, 2006; Posted: 4:23 p.m. EST (21:23 GMT)

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Sen. John Kerry has decided to support a filibuster to block the nomination of Judge Samuel Alito to the Supreme Court, CNN's Congressional Correspondent Ed Henry reported Thursday.

http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/01/26/alito/index.html

[CAcyclist]

67. He should start reading the book 1984 to the Senate

for his filibuster.

[Pharaoh]

68. woo hoo!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Wordie]

69. Well this outta put an end to those "spineless Dems" comments! :) eom

[Cocoa]

71. for a day or two

:-)

[Wordie]

73. hmmm. eom

[Mike Nelson]

70. THANK YOU, PRESIDENT KERRY!

The man has character. Bush should sobbingly apologize to both Presidents Gore and Kerry and BEG to kiss their asses

[Guaranteed]

72. Turned the boat into the shore.

Nice job, Kerry. I seen him come around, long time ago. :)

[podnoi]

74. FRONT PAGE CNN - BOLD LETTERS!!!!!!!!

I am beginning to believe in him again. Hooray!!!!

[Joanne98]

75. He has the right. He's the President........

[mousie]

76. Thank you again, John Kerry!!! MY PRESIDENT!!!

[AuntiBush]

77. And Mine, too!

:patriot: