The petition delivery list includes: Pelosi and Reid as the congressional leadership, Biden, Obama, Ford, Lieberman, Nelson, Hoyer, Corzine.
Who's covered: Pelosi and Reid, Biden, Obama, Ford, Lieberman, Hoyer, Corzine. The current volunteers are making appointments to get dates for delivery nailed down. Pelosi and Reid will get it before the July 4 recess. The others will follow.
What's still needed:
Could use another volunteer for Obama. Or does anyone know if there's a DFA chapter in Chicago that could help out? Send me the link if there is.
Still need volunteers for Nelson. Currently have none.
Information about petition publicity below the fold.
I sent a press release yesterday to:
WaPO, NYT, AP, Reuters, LA Times, sfgate, USA Today, Boston Globe, Chicago Tribune, and Chicago SunTimes. I have some links for local newspapers for those getting a special delivery that I'll send the press release to today.
It was a informational release with the link to the petition and statement it would be delivered to congress and other Democrats in upcoming weeks.
I will do another press release announcing the delivery when I have the dates.
I was interviewed for a webcast about the petition called "A Grass Roots Story". Go here if you want to listen, I'm on at the 9:30 mark. It's the June 22 podcast.
Through this weekend is the last push for signatures. I'd like to send as close to 20,000 signatures to congress as we can get. If you haven't signed it yet, click on the petition graphic.
If you know of a blog that hasn't already linked to the petition, send this link for the HTML to copy and paste into their site.
Generate some buzz by writing LTE's and by calling or emailing your congressional delegation. Include a link to the petition or mention it when you call.
Go to this site for petition related gear and for an easy way to send an email to your congressional delegation. It's the first item in Current Features under the Welcome.
Also see this comment about donations.