The Leahy-Specter "Restoring Habeas Corpus Act of 2007" is coming up for a vote in the Senate Judiciary Committee in a few days. We all know how important this is.
I challenge each of you to make 1 - 2 phone calls, depending on whether your Senator is on that committee. Follow me in.
I called Senator Orrin Hatch, and because of the response, I'm asking you to call him, as well. Then check to see if your Senator is one of the others on the Senate Judiciary Committee, who isn't already a sponsor:
Edward M. Kennedy (D-Massachusetts)
Arlen Specter (R-Pennsylvania)
Joseph R. Biden, Jr. (D-Delaware)
Herb Kohl (D-Wisconsin)
Charles E. Grassley (R-Iowa)
Jon Kyl (R-Arizona)
Jeff Sessions (R-Alabama)
Charles E. Schumer (D-New York)
Lindsey Graham (R-S. Carolina)
John Cornyn (R-Texas)
Benjamin L. Cardin (D-Maryland)
Sam Brownback (R-Kansas)
Tom Coburn (R-Oklahoma)
I called Senator Hatch's office just now. I've never called him before, knowing what a lost cause he is. But, this is one that I have to hope he might do the right thing on. I was very disappointed. The guy who answered seemed annoyed at my call. He said that he did not know how Hatch would vote. I asked if he could take a statement, so he told me to go ahead. I made a brief statement in support of the Bill, and he said "OK", but never even asked who I was, where I lived or even my zip code.
Let's flood Hatch's office with phone call, emails and faxes. Then let's contact the rest, especially the Republicans. I'm hoping the rest of the Democrats would support it, but contacting them is important, as well.
Here is Hatch's information:
Orrin Hatch (R-Utah)
Phone: (202) 224-5251
Fax: (202) 224-6331
Email: http://hatch.senate.gov/
And here is the contact information for the rest of them:
Edward M. Kennedy (D-Massachusetts)
Phone: (617) 565-3170
Phone: (877) 472-9014
Fax: (617) 565-3183
Email: http://kennedy.senate.gov/
Arlen Specter (R-Pennsylvania)
Phone: (202) 224-4254
http://specter.senate.gov/
Joseph R. Biden, Jr. (D-Delaware)
Phone: (202) 224-5042
Fax: (202) 224-0139
TDD: (202) 224-5652
E-mail: http://biden.senate.gov/
Herb Kohl (D-Wisconsin)
Phone: (202) 224-5653
Fax: (202) 224-9787
Email: http://kohl.senate.gov/
Charles E. Grassley (R-Iowa)
Phone: (202) 224-3744
Email: http://grassley.senate.gov/
Jon Kyl (R-Arizona)
Phone: (202) 224-4521
Fax: (202) 224-2207
Email: http://kyl.senate.gov/
Jeff Sessions (R-Alabama)
Phone: (202) 224-4124
Fax: (202) 224-3149
Email: http://sessions.senate.gov/
Charles E. Schumer (D-New York)
Phone: (202) 224-6542
Fax: (202) 228-3027
TDD: (202) 224-0420
Email: http://schumer.senate.gov/
Lindsey Graham (R-S. Carolina)
Phone: (202) 224-5972
Email: http://lgraham.senate.gov/
John Cornyn (R-Texas)
Phone: (202) 224-2934
Fax: (202) 228-2856
Email: http://cornyn.senate.gov/
Benjamin L. Cardin (D-Maryland)
Phone: (202) 224-4524
Fax: (202) 224-1651
Email: http://cardin.senate.gov/
Sam Brownback (R-Kansas)
Phone: (202) 224-6521
Fax: (202) 228-1265
Email: http://brownback.senate.gov/
Tom Coburn (R-Oklahoma)
Phone: (202) 224-5754
Fax: (202) 224-6008
Email: http://coburn.senate.gov/