A message from Barack Obama: Senator Byrd needs our help before Thursday [View All]

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Dear MoveOn member,

I'm writing today about a senator who needs your urgent support. Senator
Robert Byrd was one of the first senators I met with when I came to the
Senate 3 months ago. Senator Byrd understands the history, the
importance and the role Senate plays in our government--at 87 years old,
he's the most senior senator.

He has spoken out passionately against a Bush foreign policy that has
alienated our allies throughout the world. Today, he is fighting an
attempt by Republicans to change the 200-year old rules of the Senate
that would allow Republicans to ram federal judges through the Senate
with no regard for what others might say. Above all, Robert Byrd
understands just how sacred the Constitution of our country truly is and
fights every day to protect it.

Now he needs our help. In 2006, Senator Byrd will be the target of
Republicans because he stands up for what he believes.

I want to be sure Robert Byrd is here fighting for us in the Senate.
Will you join me in supporting his campaign for re-election, before a
critical deadline this Thursday?

You can give online at:

https://www.moveonpac.org/give/byrd.html

I hope you will give generously to help send Robert Byrd back to the
Senate for another term to fight for the Constitution and the freedom of
speech we all enjoy.

I don't have to tell you how important every Senate seat is right now.
Just last week, the Senate voted 51-49 to open up the Arctic National
Wildlife Refuge for oil drilling and Republicans now threaten even more
drastic measures such as privatizing Social Security.

Last fall, I had the privilege to write and ask your help to support
candidates and help us take back the U.S. Senate. And your response was
nothing short of amazing--you raised more than $1 million for seven
Senate candidates, providing them with much-needed resources at the end
of their campaigns. I'm happy to be part of these efforts again.

A Democratic majority in the U.S. Senate would mean a real change in the
priorities of Washington, but more importantly, it would provide
significant change for everyday people across America.

Remember, in order to win back the Senate majority, we need Robert Byrd.

The work you do is extremely important--you and millions of others,
working through MoveOn, have helped change the way politics works in
this country. Thank you for your help.

Sincerely,

Barack Obama

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