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Nuclear Option: Get Your Fingers Limber

By Jeralyn, Section Other Politics
Posted on Mon May 23, 2005 at 10:34:42 AM EST
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David at Daily Kos says "All Hands on Deck."

The battle to preserve the rights of minority political factions - and the public interests those factions represent - is about to be fully joined. Here are the simple steps you need to take to gear up for the fight to save the filibuster.

The timing is a bit uncertain still, but it will be fast and you have to move. Stay by a computer. Bookmark the links.

PFAW is offering text message alerts - sign up here.

With the Nuclear Option’s timing in Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist’s hands, there won’t be enough warning to send out an email alert the moment he drops the bomb on the Senate. But we can deliver a text message straight to your mobile that embeds a Senate phone number based on your state.

Get mobilized on a statewide level at BlogPac. As David says,

When things really, finally go down, everyone needs to be able to contact as many people as fast as possible. We need people to hear our unfiltered message from friends and family and co-workers and neighbors before they hear the sterile and misleading he-said/she-said version on the news. So people need to pull together email addresses for everyone they know before it happens so that our message can immediately spread virally.

Swing State Project has the Nuclear Option Blogger's Survival Guide.

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    • Nuclear Option: Get Your Fingers Limber | 5 comments (5 topical)
    Re: Nuclear Option: Get Your Fingers Limber (none / 0) (#1)
    by aw on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 12:55:40 PM EST
    I sort of feel left out. I'm in NJ and my senators will do the right thing without my prompting.

    Re: Nuclear Option: Get Your Fingers Limber (none / 0) (#2)
    by shmerritt on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 12:55:41 PM EST
    No one needs to feel left out, aw. I live in New York, and my senators (Schumer & Clinton) are obviously in the forefront of this fight to save the filibuster. But I have still been signing petitions, making phone calls to them (they still want to know of their constituents' support for their positions), and e-mailing (non-spam) MoveOn.pac's messages. The "Swing State Project" is actually the creation of DavidNYC (Also click on "More" TL's main entry for such information about what those living in non-swing states can do to help!

    Re: Nuclear Option: Get Your Fingers Limber (none / 0) (#3)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 12:55:41 PM EST
    If your senators are supporting the filibuster, call them and thank them and tell them you appreciate their courage.

    Re: Nuclear Option: Get Your Fingers Limber (none / 0) (#4)
    by Patrick on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 12:55:41 PM EST
    I'm in California and they never do the "right" thing

    Re: Nuclear Option: Get Your Fingers Limber (none / 0) (#5)
    by shmerritt on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 12:55:41 PM EST
    Here's the direct link to the "Citizen Filibuster to Stop the Right-Wing Power Grab," searchable by zip code at MoveOnPac.org. It explains what one can do to help save the filibuster all day/night Tuesday.

    Nuclear Option: Get Your Fingers Limber | 5 comments (5 topical)