This evening at a meeting of the Tompkins County Democratic Committee, held in Ithaca, NY in the Greater Ithaca Activites Center on Court Street, the committee membership passed a resolution to urge Senators Clinton and Schumer to support the filibuster of Samuel Alito.
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The motion was presented by Martha Robertson, and seconded by Jane Marie Law and Marty Luster. There was near unanimous support, with one negative vote and one abstention, with all others present voting in favor of the resolution.
Discussion following the meeting among those present was passionate, indicating that there was strong sentiment that if there is a filibuster, Clinton and Schumer need to stand firm on principle and support the filibuter.
The plans are for the committee secretary to write a letter to the senators this evening on committee letterhead, indicting that this resolution was voted upon and passed.