Ways to help preserve the filibuster (links)

[wildflower]

All,

I thought we could put together a list of links here where we can all do something to help preserve the filibuster. I'll start with a few basics; add any that you know of.

DNC (see the three links on righthand side where you can (1) contribute, (2) write the media, (3) and write Congress):

http://democrats.org/

Common Cause (sign petition and tell a friend):

http://www.commoncause.org/site/apps/ka/ct/contactus.asp?c=dkLNK1MQIwG&b=317178&en=bjLTI4MEJbKMKXPDJeIVL2NDJdKVLfMXJoISL1NIKlJ5LmJ

MoveOn (participate in a local rally):

http://www.moveonpac.org/rallyhelp/

SaveTheFilibuster.org (sign petition, donate, get talking points):

http://www.savethefilibuster.org

What else...

-wildflower

[wildflower]

1. DU's local media database:

Select a state to send an e-mail to your local media:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/cu/cu.php?az=blaster

[wildflower]

2. Someone from MoveOn was just on Franken, mentioning the rallies

That I linked to above.

[Jo March]

3. Kick

Thanks for posting this. Great to have it all in one place.

[wildflower]

4. Thanks :) I'm a-tryin'...

What resources do you like to use for this?

-wildflower

[wildflower]

5. LTTE link at MoveOn...

Enter your zip code, select paper(s), enter your address and message into the boxes and send.

http://www.moveonpac.org/lte/?lte_campaign_id=20

The sidebar on the page says:

Our Progress So Far

So far, we've submitted 18,813 letters to 1,677 newspapers.

Great work!! We've achieved 83.9% of our new goal of 2,000 papers.

Great work!! We've achieved 94.1% of our new goal of 20,000 letters.

[wildflower]

6. Adding this link from John Kerry's letter today:

Things could all come to a head in the coming days. The focal point may well be William Myers, a nominee rejected last year who's been nominated again. He could be the test vote on the so-called "nuclear option."

Senator Kennedy and I will both say no to William Myers -- and no to the poisonous abuse of power Republicans are trying to foist on the Senate. Please join us by signing Senator Kennedy's petition.

http://www.tedkennedy.com/page/s/saynotomyers

[wildflower]

7. Toll-free Capitol switchboard number

[phone]

Connects you to your Congressperson.

(thanks to suigeneris for this)

-wildflower

[cry baby]

8. kick

[Ranec]

9. Human Rights Campaign also has a filibuster page.

They have a nice mechanism for sending emails to your Senator.

http://www.hrcactioncenter.org/campaign/senate_filibuster

Especially if you have a clear-thinking Republican from your state!
(or a wobbly Democrat but I'm not sure who they are.)

[wildflower]

10. Thanks to those of you helping me keep this thread alive! n/t

[wildflower]

11. The 7 swing votes and their contact info (Kos/Majority Report)

From Kos, found via the Majority Report blog:

We have all 44 Dems and Jeffords. We have McCain and Chafee.

These are the swing votes. We need four of them.

Collins (ME)
Hagel (NE)
Snowe (ME)
Sununu (NH)
Gregg (NH)
Lugar (IN)
Warner (VA)

If you are a constituent (and only if you are a constituent), it's time to make that call.

Contact info for these Senators:

Collins, Susan - (R - ME)
461 DIRKSEN SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
[phone]
Web Form: collins.senate.gov/low/contactemail.htm

Gregg, Judd - (R - NH)
393 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
[phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]

Hagel, Chuck - (R - NE)
248 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
[phone]
Web Form: hagel.senate.gov/index.cfm?FuseAction=Offices.Contact

Lugar, Richard - (R - IN)
306 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
[phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]

Snowe, Olympia - (R - ME)
154 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
[phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]

Sununu, John - (R - NH)
111 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
[phone]
Web Form: www.sununu.senate.gov/webform.html

Warner, John - (R - VA)
225 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
[phone]
Web Form: warner.senate.gov/contact/contactme.cfm

[wildflower]

12. Contact info for all U.S. Senators

Alphabetized by name, and listing party & state, office address, Web site, phone number, and e-mail:

http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm

[wildflower]

13. Link to donate to MoveOn ad about the courts

You can see a description of the ad and donate here:

https://www.moveonpac.org/donate/gavel.html?id=5384-5096040-_zhcURmT0CbPEo5I9d1L4Q&t=1

[wildflower]

14. One last kick...I hope this thread was helpful to a few people. n/t