Mukasey: Now is the time to get on the phone...
Fri Nov 02, 2007 at 01:05:23 PM PDT
...with the Dems on the Judiciary Committee on the Mukasey nomination: Feinstein, Kohl, Feingold and Schumer. Phone calls right now can really make an impact, especially if people are right on the fence as Feingold is...
"I have not made up my mind about Judge Mukasey’s nomination to be the next Attorney General. Judge Mukasey is a marked improvement over Alberto Gonzales in many ways, including his apparent commitment to running the Department in an apolitical fashion. He may be the best nominee we can get from this administration in this respect. But I am concerned about his views on executive power, and I am weighing whether his answers to questions in that area adequately demonstrate a commitment to the rule of law. We need an Attorney General who will tell the President that he must abide by statutes enacted by Congress, and who will not equivocate on an issue as fundamental as torture. I will consider these and other issues as I weigh my vote."
Leahy has come out against, and that's good news, but four of them have not made public statements yet on their vote:
Dianne Feinstein Phone: (202) 224-3841
Russ Feingold Phone(202) 224-5323
Chuck Schumer Phone: 202-224-6542
and Herb Kohl Phone: (202) 224-5653
UPDATE:
and here are home state numbers as well, from Casey Morris:
ardin: Phone number 410.962.4436
Baltimore, MD 21201
Feingold: Phone number 608.828.1200
Middleton, WI 53562
Feinstein: Phone number 415.393.0707
San Francisco, CA 94104
Los Angeles, CA 90211 (Bel Air)
Kohl: Phone number 414.297.4451
Milwaukee, WI 53203
Schumer: Phone number 212.486.4430
New York, NY 10017
Get on the phone, especially if you live in their state!