Here is what we should do on Monday, January 30
CALL MONDAY. (ALL VOICE MAIL BOXES FILLED NOW.) FAXING GOOD ANY TIME
The phones will be ringing off the hooks. Keep on trying. Try local numbers if you cannot get through to DC
At 4:30 PM on Monday, Jan 30, the Senate will vote on how to proceed - the cloture vote. We need 41 votes for a filibuster instead of an up or down vote on Alito.
Here are the senators confirmed (as of this writing) to support filibuster. Don't bother to call them right now Kerry,Kennedy,Boxer,Clinton, Feinstein, Reid, Dodd, Feingold, Durbin, Obama, Stabenow, Schumer, Wyden, Sarbanes
There are rumors that there are many more. Stay tuned.
Request from Senator Kennedy
- These are the Democratic Senators Senator Ted Kennedy said (via
http://www.dailykos.com/) needed to be contacted:
Pryor, Lincoln, Cantwell, Murray, Baucus, Harkin, Levin, Bayh, Lautenberg, Menendex, Lieberman.
- Also he asked to keep the pressure on Republican senators: Snowe, Collins, Chafee and Stevens.
You can email through web site. Calls and faxes better
Here are some free numbers for Senators: 1-866-340-9281 and 1-866-340-9279 and 1-888-355-3588 Ask for the senator of your choice
Direct lines to DC and local offices:Call local if you can't get through to DC
Sen. Mark Pryor (202) 224-2353, (501) 324-6336, FAX (501) 324-5320
http://pryor.senate.gov/contact/Sen. Blanche Lincoln (202) 224-4843, (870) 382-1023, (870) 910-6896, (479) 251-1224, (870) 774-3106, (501) 375-2993 FAX (202) 228-1371
http://lincoln.senate.gov/webform.htmlSen. Maria Cantwell (202) 224-3441, (206) 220-6400, (360) 696-7838, (253) 572-2281, (509) 353-2507, (509) 946-8106, (425) 303-0114, FAX (202) 228-0514
http://cantwell.senate.gov/contact/Sen. Patty Murray (202) 224-2621, (425) 259-6515, (360) 696-7797, (509) 453-7462, (206) 553-5545, (509) 624-9515, (253) 572-3636, (425) 462-4460, FAX (202) 224-0238
http://murray.senate.gov/email/index.cfmSen. Max Baucus (202) 224-2651, (406) 756-1150, (406) 586-6104, (406) 449-5480, (406) 329-3123, (406) 761-1574, (406) 782-8700, FAX (202) 224-0515
http://baucus.senate.gov/contact/emailForm.cfm?subj=issueSen. Tom Harkin (202) 224-3254, (515) 284-4574, (563) 322-1338, (319) 365-4504, (563) 582-2130, (712) 252-1550, FAX (202) 224-9369
http://harkin.senate.gov/contact/contact.cfmSen. Carl Levin (202) 224-6221, (586) 573-9145, (989) 754-2494, (231) 947-9569, (906) 789-0052, FAX (202) 224-1388
http://levin.senate.gov/contact/index.cfmSen. Evan Bayh (202) 224-5623, (317) 554-0750, (812) 465-6500, (260) 426-3151, (219) 852-2763), (812) 218-2317, (574) 236-8302
http://bayh.senate.gov/LegForm.htmSen. Frank Lautenberg (202) 224-3224, (973) 639-8723, (856) 338-8922, FAX (202) 228-4054
http://lautenberg.senate.gov/webform.html?Email=Email+Senator+Lautenberg+Your+Comments+on+an+IssueSen. Robert Menendez (202) 224-4744 (no other info available)
Sen. Joe Lieberman (202) 224-4041, (860) 549-8463, FAX (202) 224-9750
http://lieberman.senate.gov/contact/index.cfm?regarding=issueSen. Olympia Snowe (202) 224-5344, FAX (202) 224-1946
http://snowe.senate.gov/Webform.htmSen. Susan Collins (202) 224-2523, (207) 493-7873, (207) 945-0417, (207) 622-8414, (207) 784-6969, (207) 283-1101, (207) 780-3575, FAX (202) 224-2693
http://collins.senate.gov/public/continue.cfm?FuseAction=ContactSenatorCollins.Email&CFID=34244571&CFTOKEN=65432278Sen. Lincoln Chafee (202) 224-2921, (401) 453-5294, (401) 845-0700
http://chafee.senate.gov/webform_original.htmSen. Ted Stevens (202) 224-3004, FAX(202) 224-2354
http://stevens.senate.gov/contact.cfmRequest from Bob Fertik
- Contact the the DNC. phone: 202-863-8000. Fax: 2-863-8063. No money ever again unless there is a filibuster.
- DSCC (Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee) phone: 202-224-2447. Fax: 202-969-0354. Email: info@dscc.org. No money ever again unless there is a filibuster.
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Biden has said he will first vote for the filibuster and then no. So we must contact him too. Tell him he will never be president unless he firmly supports the filibuster, never mind the flip flopping.
Phones: 202-224-5042; 302-573-6345;302-424-8090
Faxes: 202-224-0139; 302-573-6351; 302-424-8098
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Here are two excellent links for phones (local and DC) and faxes for other senators if you have time
By senator
http://democrats.com/alito-48 Also lists what each Senator is doing re the filibuster. So if you want to call more than the above, go for it
By state (including staff names and numbers too)
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x262959