The Right's Action Alert on FISA

I knew there was some good reason I was still subscribed to RedState's e-mail alerts.

The "Blue Dog" Democrats are the conservative Democrats in the House of Representatives.  Twenty-one of the Blue Dogs signed a letter to Nancy Pelosi on January 28th urging her to move the bipartisan FISA legislation forward.

The legislation would allow the government to eavesdrop on phone calls made outside this country to other people outside this country, but whose calls are routed through this country (the majority of international phone calls are routed through the U.S.).

The Blue Dogs said the FISA legislation should include targeted immunity for phone carriers who help the government stop terrorists.

While the Blue Dogs were willing to sign the letter to Nancy Pelosi, they have been unwilling to actually sign a discharge petition, which would bring this matter to the floor of the House without Nancy Pelosi's consent.

Below are the names and phone numbers of the Blue Dogs who talk a good game, but fail to act.  Please call them and urge them to sign the discharge petition on H.R. 5440.

So far no Democrats have been traitorous enough to actually sign that discharge petition, but it's not from a lack of effort on the part of the Right to try to force them to do it, as this e-mail will attest. There are signs of weakening among them, though. One of the 21 tried to sell us out on a vote in the House Intelligence Committee last week. It was either Bud Cramer or Leonard Boswell, both of whom signed onto that infamous Pelosi letter, and both of whom are on the Committee.

So this isn't an entirely quixotic effort by RedState. They think there are weak links in this group of 21 members, and they might be right. There are a lot more of us than there are RedStaters, so we can make this calling effort of theirs look puny in comparison. You know what to do with the numbers below the fold. Tell them do stay loyal to their party. Tell them to reject this effort by the Republicans, reject telco amnesty, and reject the Senate bill.

• Rep. Leonard L. Boswell, D-Iowa -- Phone: [phone], Fax: [phone]
• Rep. Marion Berry, D-Ark. -- Phone: [phone], Fax: [phone]
• Rep. Mike Ross, D-Ark. -- Phone: [phone], Fax: [phone]
• Rep. Earl Pomeroy, D-N.D. -- Phone: [phone], Fax: [phone]
• Rep. Robert E. "Bud" Cramer, D-Ala. -- Phone: [phone], Fax: [phone]
• Rep. Melissa Bean, D-Ill. -- Phone: [phone], Fax: [phone]
• Rep. Heath Shuler, D-N.C. -- Phone: [phone], Fax: [phone]
• Rep. John Barrow, D-Ga. -- Phone: [phone], Fax: [phone]
• Rep. Allen Boyd, D-Fla. -- Phone: [phone], Fax: [phone]
• Rep. Joe Baca, D-Calif. -- Phone: [phone], Fax: [phone]
• Rep. Dan Boren, D-Okla. -- Phone: [phone], Fax: [phone]
• Rep. John Tanner, D-Tenn. -- Phone: [phone], Fax: [phone]
• Rep. Jim Matheson, D-Utah -- Phone: [phone], Fax: [phone]
• Rep. Jim Cooper, D-Tenn. -- Phone: [phone], Fax: [phone]
• Rep. Lincoln Davis, D-Tenn. -- Phone: [phone], Fax: [phone]
• Rep. Brad Ellsworth, D-Ind. -- Phone: [phone], Fax: [phone]
• Rep. Tim Holden, D-Pa. -- Phone: [phone], Fax: [phone]
• Rep. Charlie Melancon, D-La. -- Phone: [phone], Fax: [phone]
• Rep. Dennis Moore, D-Kan. -- Phone: [phone], Fax: [phone]
• Rep. Christopher Carney, D-Pa. -- Phone: [phone], Fax: [phone]
• Rep. Zack Space, D-Ohio -- Phone: [phone], Fax: [phone]