CHANGED HEADLINE of Cindy Sheehan/Feinstein email

[WilliamPitt]

It appears Feinstean changed her mind before the following was released. Thanks to the CA grassroots for getting it done.

Via email:

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 27, 2006

Cindy Sheehan to Dianne Feinstein:

Fillibuster Alito or I’ll Challenge Your Senate Seat

Caracas, Venezuela – Gold star mother Cindy Sheehan has decided to run
against California Senator Diane Feinstein if Feinstein does not
filibuster the Supreme Court nomination of Judge Samuel Alito. While in
Venezuela attending the World Social Forum, Sheehan learned that several
Democratic Senators had announced their plans for a filibuster but that
Senator Feinstein, who’s up for re-election in November, had stated she
would vote against the nomination but not filibuster it. “I’m appalled
that Diane Feinstein wouldn’t recognize how dangerous Alito’s nomination
is to upholding the values of our constitution and restricting the
usurpation of presidential powers, for which I’ve already paid the
ultimate price,” Sheehan said.

Sheehan is the grieving military mother whose vigil outside President
Bush’s ranch in Crawford last summer focused the nation’s attention on
the human cost of the Iraq war. Her son Casey was killed in Iraq in
April 2004.

Judge Alito has an extensive paper trail documenting the right-wing
political agenda that he has actively advanced, not only as a
high-ranking official in the Reagan Administration, but also as a judge.
He has publicly supported the "Unitary Executive" theory, a radical
notion that the President holds exclusive and inherent authority to
execute all federal law. He has supported efforts to curtail privacy
rights, including not only privacy from government surveillance and
arbitrary arrest, but also other constitutional rights based on privacy,
such as reproductive liberty for women. Alito has outspokenly sought to
restrict Congress' power, limiting the scope of the Commerce Clause of
Article I of the Constitution. In addition, he has consistently applied
his discretion as a judge in favor of certain interests and against
others. He rarely votes against big business, police or prosecutors.

Sheehan is available for interviews from Venezuela through the contact
people listed above. She returns to the United States on Monday morning
and will travel to Washington, DC on Tuesday to participate in an
alternative State of the Union event.

[roguevalley]

1. go Cindy

[pocket]

4. kick her ass Cindy!

%$!#%$#!

[bigwillq]

2. WOO HOO!

Thank you Cindy! :bounce:

[senseandsensibility]

3. No I'd call that

QUITE the heavy touch, indeed. Wow. Look at Cindy go.

[ScreamingMeemie]

5. I don't know...I like to think it was also a lot of people taking to the

phones. Thank you Cindy Sheehan for having our backs! It helps that she is in the spotlight, but I still maintain it is "WE" the people. :hi:

[mike_c]

6. oh I'm SO pleased to bump this onto the Greatest Page...

Cindy Sheehan would have my vote in a skinny minute. :patriot:

[stepnw1f]

7. White House Press Cooooorp..... Come On Will!!!!!

kick

[Hissyspit]

8. Well, that's interesting, to say the least. Nothing is over as long as

people's minds can be changed.

[mike_c]

9. btw, you should cross post this in the CA forum so the home folks...

...can salivate over the possibility of Cindy Sheehan trouncing DiFi.

[NJ Democrats]

10. Go Cindy!!!

[TygrBright]

11. hmmmm.... Can we get Cindy to move to...

...West Virginia?

North Dakota?

speculatively,
Bright

[FreedomAngel82]

12. Yay!

Maybe she should do that for all of them who aren't supporting it. I'm glad it worked!

[stevedeshazer]

13. Whoa!

That's a big dose of reality to Feinstein.
I think Sheehan would stand a fair chance in a primary election.

[havocmom]

14. Several threads on DU suggesting anyone leading the way

could have a big leap for presidential consideration probably didn't hurt much either ;)

[samhsarah]

15. Woo Hoo!!!

Go Cindy!!!

[beaconess]

16. Feinstein announced her intention to filibuster before Sheehan's email

Don't downplay or underestimate the tremendous grassroots effort in California to get DiFi to do the right thing - she received tens of thousands of phone calls and emails in the past couple of days - it was the grassroots movement that changed her mind, not Cindy Sheehan alone.

[WilliamPitt]

19. Thanks.

[Rose Siding]

22. I heard that too. Di's ofc specifically noted the timing of her support

preceded Cindy's remarks.

[radio4progressives]

29. Yes, well... maybe Difi "heard it through the grapevine" in advance

I'm thinking the scalito nomination would be a great platform for anyone in any RED STATE even, because they are also Libertarians who totally opposed to Scalito and the so called "unitarian" theory et al.

In any event, i think the notion of Difi considering Cindy Sheehan a threat to her re-election campaign is interesting, Difi is considered "untouchable" due to big donor, heavy duty connections to Pentagon, DoD, NSA etc.

[jonnyblitz]

24. I am thankful to all the Californians for that!

not sure if you are one of them, if so, THANKS to you and everyone! :hug: :hi:

[Beam Me Up]

49. I'm a Californian and I can assure you the Senator heard from me but good.

Not my voice alone but certainly the voices and letters of thousands of Californians have had an impact.

Edit, left out "alone"

[MelissaB]

25. I wonder if it was sent to her earlier than it was released?

Just asking.

[pinto]

33. Yeah. Thanks for the recognition of CA Democrats' efforts. We did it in

Arnold's "special election" fiasco and we'll continue. I welcome Ms. Sheehan's involvement in State politics, if that's her choice. It's good to note that we all play a part in this issue.

[buddysmellgood]

17. Sheehan has power and is learning to use it. She should run regardless.

[Little Star]

21. This could tick off DiFi

This makes me nervous. It is insulting to DiFi. Not that she doesn't deserve it but we need every senator we can get.

[MelissaB]

18. Well, I'll be...

She should run anyway.

[driver8]

20. Ha!! That is excellent!! Go Cindy, Go!! I'll bet that gave

Feinstein quite a little "wake up call".

[LSK]

23. wow, that is awesome

Now if we can get Cindy to move and run for Senate in West Virginia or Louisiana.

[rumpel]

26. thanks for the change, I would hope that all our efforts made a difference

nothing against Cindy...

[ananda]

27. Whoa! I'd vote for Cindy..

.. in a California minute, if I could.

What a champ.

[tomreedtoon]

53. I'd vote for her too...but she'd better not fly in private planes.

Interesting how so many powerful Democrats have died in private plane crashes, isn't it? And with the "no fly" rules, maybe more prominent people will be forced to fly in those planes...so vulnerable to the various stealth weapons available to the Executive Branch...

[Dunvegan]

28. I must have called DiFi half a dozen times...

...pretty cold call takers at her office.

I've voted for DiFi ever since she was on the Board of Supervisors here in San Francisco.

But if Cindy ran, she'd have my vote over DiFi's foot dragging.

[radio4progressives]

31. Yes, well Difi is Rude. Very Rude to her own Constituents

So her staffers take the same attitude, and they lie.

tons of stories i could relate, but don't feel like getting into that right now.

[jonnyblitz]

32. many thanks from southeastern CT! I appreciate your efforts.

:thumbsup: :hi:

[CountAllVotes]

30. God I love this woman

Cindy Sheehan for President!!!!! :loveya: !!!!

:kick: ass Cindy! :kick: ass!!!

:kick:

[ClayZ]

34. GO CINDY!

We Love You!

[Dora]

35. This is exactly the kind of action we need. So, who's next?

Okay, Cindy has wielded her socio-political muscle, and it worked.

Now, who's next?

Michael Moore? Garrison Keillor?

Added on edit: After reading the thread I've learned that it's possible Feinstein changed her position before Sheehan's threat. But it's still a good idea.

[CountAllVotes]

36. I am serious!

I think she SHOULD GO FOR IT ALL THE WAY!

to hell with these other lackeys out there! What are they doing? I see nothing, nothing at all!

Cindy Sheehan is doing something.

Cindy Sheehan has something called POWER now!

GO CINDY!!

:kick:

[beaconess]

39. I'm sorry, but Feinstein did not suddenly come to her senses because

Cindy Sheehan announced today she wants a filibuster. Cindy Sheehan is an admirable woman, but you are giving her WAY too much credit and, in so doing, totally dissing the millions of Americans, numerous civil rights and grassroots organizations, and thousands of Californians, who have been working the phones, sending emails and writing letters and staying on Feinstein like ugly on an orangatan in order to get her to come out for the filibuster. This has been in the works for weeks and didn't happen just because Cindy Sheehan decided to speak up today.

[AZBlue]

40. Exactly.

It's not only doing a disservice to the tens of thousands who have worked on getting her vote but giving some the idea that it's ok to let up on their own activism.

[beaconess]

42. Right - why should any of us bother if all it takes is Cindy to speak up?

[AZBlue]

56. Right. There's too much apathy in this country already.

We certainly don't need anyone or anything to encourage more. (I'm not saying that was Cindy's intention, just that we need to be aware of the possible results of how this is framed)

[Burried News]

37. That's my idea of hardball. 98 mile an hour fastball, chin high.

[rateyes]

38. Run in the Democratic Primary, Cindy...

and kick her ass.

[RazzleDazzle]

41. Well alright!

Need quite a bit more of that kind of "threat." Can we come up with a Cindy Sheehan in every state?

Sigh.

[beaconess]

43. We have THOUSANDS of Cindy Sheehans in every state - US!

Why do we need to seek out saviors who we expect to go out and rescue us. WE should be doing the work, not waiting and hoping that someone else will come along and do our work for us.

This isn't about having one person save us. Politics is about every one of us rolling up our sleeves and doing what we think can't be done and then doing even more. We've got to move beyond this hero-worshipping and get to work!

[CountAllVotes]

44. kick!

Go Cindy!!

[proud patriot]

45. I'm so thankful for Cindy Sheehan

O8)

[skids]

46. Aaron Broussard should do the same to Landreiu n/t

[donheld]

47. Ms Sheehan kicks ass!

:bounce::bounce:

[Senator]

48. Cindy for Senate -- In ANY STATE that deserves better than they have

No reason we can't fundraise for Cindy to move to and run in any state primary.

She seems to have stiffened DiFi's spine a bit.

Who's next?!?

--
www.january6th.org

[Rebel_with_a_cause]

50. She would be a serious contender

I hope she runs for Feinstein's seat.

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

51. Wanna bet they give Cindy grief when she tries to come home?

Perhaps she'll suddenly find herself on a no-fly list, or there will be a problem with her passport, or.....

I hope they DO try something. They have NO idea who they're up against.

[Rex]

52. Sheehan should be in politics, maybe she could put an end to war.

I'd vote for her.

[KyndCulture]

54. GO Cindy!!!! My hero...

if it takes threats let's make threats... whatever it takes... Freedom is NON NEGOTIABLE!!!!

[jarnocan]

55. I agree here is a frap map of support for her

gets freeped alot- the mark of a true American hero- I clean it up when I can RIGHT now too busy FAXING!!!!! TAKE CARE! http://www.frappr.com/westandwithcindysheehangoldstarmothersandothersforpeace frap link