Pressure on Senators: A pragmatic suggestion posted at dKos

[understandinglife]

This is "politichic" first diary at dKos. For those of you who have ability to recommend diaries, it would be a supportive gesture to support it. I've included the details here for those who do not have time to read the full diary and comments at dKos.

Peace.

"When Did Bush Know?"

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http://www.dailykos.com/story/2004/12/17/114647/65#2

by politichic


Fri Dec 17th, 2004 at 08:46:47 PST

On Wednesday, Shanikka's diary http://www.dailykos.com/story/2004/12/15/9734/4841
about Black voter disillusionment and what it means to the future of the Democratic party really rocked the world of dKos. It looks like any Democratic Senator with the slightest idea of running for president in 2008 better be willing to stick his or her neck out in support of disenfranchised voters, if he or she has the slightest prayer of capturing the vote of Black Americans. I suggest a letter writing campaign to any Dem senator who has appeared on anyone's wish list, with an attachment of Shanikka's marvelous diary. Ask them, for the sake of a viable future possible candidacy, to speak out on January 6 against deliberate vote suppression and on behalf of fair elections. There's a list below the fold.


Diaries :: politichic's diary ::
Here's the list, adapted from http://www.100towatch.com, with help from Wikipedia, of Democratic senators who have been mentioned as potential candidates to run for president in 2008. Contact information is available at http://capwiz.com/thehill/home/. It might be a good idea to fax the letters if possible, as there is not much time left, the senators will be home for the holidays, and (it is said that) faxed letters garner more attention than e-mails.

Evan Birch Bayh, Indiana
Joe Biden, Delaware
Barbara Boxer, California
Maria Cantwell, Washington
Hillary Clinton, New York
Christopher Dodd, Connecticut
Byron Dorgan, North Dakota
Richard Durbin, Illinois
Russ Feingold, Wisconsin
Dianne Feinstein, California
Tom Harkin, Iowa
Jim Jeffords (Independent), Vermont
John Kerry, Massachusetts (oh, well)
Mary Landrieu, Louisiana
Patrick Leahy, Vermont
Carl Levin, Michigan
Joe Lieberman, Connecticut (no way)
Blanche Lincoln, Arkansas
Barbara Ann Mikulski, Maryland
Zell Miller, Georgia (they've got to be kidding)
Patricia Murray, Washington
Bill Nelson, Florida
Jay Rockefeller, West Virginia
Charles Schumer, New York
Debbie Stabenow, Michigan
Ronald Lee Wyden, Oregon

[Jo March]

1. Zell?? Well, I'll strike him off of that list

He's sold his soul to Fox.

[understandinglife]

4. Agree -- but, All the more reason to make sure he gets...

....as many letters as possible. Rub his face in it.

Peace.

"When Did Bush Know?"

[Jo March]

6. You have a valid point there

I can't stand good old Zell. He has truly shown himself for what he actually is.

[OKthatsIT]

2. I TOTALLY agree

Senators are fools, if they dont stick their neck out.

Republicans will determine which Democrat Senator will be allowed to win his/her election. UncleTomSenators

The People are obviously more intelligent than them, because the above is so apparent...why would we bother voting at all.

NO DEMOCRATIC SENATOR will EVER be worth a DAMN in the future.

[peacetalksforall]

3. I don't think I trust any of them anymore...I have up and down days

during this process of fraud rxposure .... I try to keep the faith and not post when I'm in a down day. So this might be one of my down days. Do people know how easy it will be for the right to play the holidays to their benefit?

Back to the list - I don't ANY ONE OF THEM A SINGLE THING about voting machine and tabulator manipulation and voting discrimination during the last four years - even when their friends Max, Walter, and Cynthis got voteaxed by theft and possible murder.

[understandinglife]

5. Understand. All the more reasons to write each of them now.

Thank you.

[Jo March]

7. Amen.

We have to make them work and earn their paychecks.