On Monday, something will happen that will likely not have any effect on Super Tuesday, but could have a far-reaching impact on our lives and the future of this country.
The Senate has agreed to a straight up or down vote on all the amendments to FISA. All of them. That includes stripping immunity. That includes Feingold's amendment requiring warrants for eavesdropping on U.S. citizens and residents. And here's the thing. People have agreed to this only because they think they have the votes to stick it to the ACLU. Today, they are probably right. That's where you come in. We all know who the usual suspects are. Our opponents are counting on activists being distracted by Super Tuesday and getting out the vote so that they will not be able to reach out to these people. Prove to them that you can multitask.
Here is the group of Democratic Senators most likely to vote the wrong way on these amendments.
Rockefeller, (202) 224-6472 phone, (202) 224-7665 fax
Bayh (202) 224-5623 phone, (202) 228-1377 fax
Carper (202) 224-2441 phone, (202) 228-2190 fax
Feinstein (202) 224-3841 phone, (202) 228-3954 fax
Inouye (202) 224-3934 phone, (202) 224-6747 fax
Johnson (202) 224-5842 phone, (605) 341-2207 fax
Landrieu (202)224-5824 phone, (202) 224-9735 fax
Lincoln (202) 224-4843 phone, (202) 228-1371 fax
McCaskill (202) 224-6154 phone, (202) 228-6326 fax
Mikulski (202) 224-4654 phone, (202) 224-8858 fax
Nelson (FL) (202) 224-5274 phone, (202) 228-2183 fax
Nelson (NE) (202) 224-6551 phone, (202) 228-0012 fax
Pryor (202) 224-2353 phone, (202) 228-0908 fax
Salazar (202) 224-5852 phone, (202) 228-5036 fax
Christy Hardin Smith has useful contact information here.
mcjoan has a front page summary of the amendments here.
Russ Feingold explains why it's not all about immunity here.
More from Russ via mcjoan here
More on the amendments from emptywheel.
There'll be plenty of time over the next few days and on Monday night to explain how your candidate won the debate and will crush the dreams of the other supporters. Don't forget what's important. Remember, the previous amendments were snuck through when liberal bloggers were distracted in Chicago. Let's keep our eye on the ball this time.