Call Boxer's and Leahy's office and others that are amongst the Dems "on the fence" on filibuster!

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According to this article, Senators Merkley and Harkin only needed two more senators to have the majority they needed to get the *TALKING filibuster* in place. According to this article:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/03/filibuster-reform-senate_n_2405008.html

there were seven senators that were still not "signed up" for their talking filibuster reform, which appears it might be watered down now to allowing four more years of obstruction. We need to force Republicans to explain their obstructionism to the public on CSPAN, etc. or in turn if the Democrats are in a minority empower those in the Democratic minority by the SAME rule to help rally the public on progressive stances that are in the public interest to not get steam rollered by Republican majority (if that were ever to happen again).

The talking filibuster is an American tradition to bring back. I'm proud of my current senator, Jeff Merkley, and a former senator of mine (Tom Harkin) for trying to restore it. I'm concerned about two other former senators of mine (Diane Feinstein and Barbara Boxer) for not helping us get this restored. Anyway, here's the list of seven senators and the phone numbers to call now and let them know you want a TALKING FILIBUSTER, NOT the nonsense that will do little to fix the problem that is the "bipartisan" thing being shopped by the corporatists that will continue to have us be uninformed and unrepresented.

Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) DC - 202-224-3553
Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) - 202-224-4242
Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) - 202-224-3841
Carl Levin (D-Mich.) - 202-224-6221
Mark Pryor (D-Ark.) - 202-224-2353
Max Baucus (D-Mont.) - 202-224-2651
Jack Reed (D-R.I.) - 202-224-4642

It probably wouldn't hurt to call your own senator too to see if they are REALLY "signed on" or not, in case it is not just these senators that are the ones that are keeping the talking filibuster from happening. I believe that of this list that Boxer and Leahy have been noted progressive senators, and from those outside the state, we should be focusing on them, as they really should be wanting this rule to be in place more than the other more blue dog dems listed here.