No Waterboarding. No Dictatorship. No Mukasey. And while we're at it, No Wiretaps!

[babylonsister]

E-mail, but lots of links~

No Waterboarding. No Dictatorship. No Mukasey.

In an impassioned floor speech opposing the nomination of Michael Mukasey for Attorney General, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) asked: "Will we join that gloomy historical line leading from the Inquisition, through the prisons of tyrant regimes, through gulags and dark cells, and through Saddam Hussein's torture chambers? Will that be the path we choose?"

Mukasey refuses to say that waterboarding is torture because Dick Cheney won't let him - otherwise he would have to prosecute Cheney and Bush as war criminals . Mukasey also believes the President can ignore FISA and the Constitution and wiretap American citizens without a warrant, which makes the President a Dictator.

The Senate Judiciary Committee will vote on Mukasey next Tuesday. All 9 Republicans will support him, so all 10 Democrats must oppose him. Joe Biden, Dick Durbin, Ted Kennedy, and Sheldon Whitehouse already do, but the others are undecided (Ben Cardin, Russ Feingold, Herb Kohl, and Pat Leahy) or leaning towards Mukasey (Dianne Feinstein and Chuck Schumer).

Tell your Senators to oppose Mukasey:
http://www.democrats.com/peoplesemailnetwork/122

Call the undecided Senators and report their responses:
http://www.democrats.com/mukasey-judiciary-whip

Chuck Schumer is the key vote and he chairs the Democratic Senate Campaign Committee - so if you give them money call 202-224-2447 to say you will not contribute if Mukasey is confirmed.

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No Wiretaps

Democrats.com has led the fight against Bush's warrantless wiretapping since it was exposed by the New York Times in December 2005. We believe it must end immediately, we believe Cheney and Bush should be impeached for it, and we believe everyone involved should be punished through prosecution and lawsuits.

Senators Jay Rockefeller and Harry Reid do not agree with us. They are working overtime on a bill to expand Bush's wiretap power and give full immunity for all past crimes. But Senator Chris Dodd is outraged and promises to filibuster the Rockefeller bill. Dodd gave a tremendous speech on Friday and spoke for all of us.

Dodd needs 40 Senators to support his filibuster, so please write your Senators:
http://www.democrats.com/peoplesemailnetwork/114


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[msongs]

1. while we're at it, Bush should get NOTHING til repubs comply w/all subpoenas nt

[bdamomma]

2. Yes, Senator Whitehouse kicks a$$!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

and what is up with Feingold?? undecided??? all constituents call him and tell him to oppose Mukasey.

[lonestarnot]

3. Error: You've already recommended that thread.

[jimshoes]

4. Hey Dems,

It's the ninth inning and you are about to lose the world series if you cant beat this chimpanze that is squatting in our White House. Please for the sake of our beloved republic, don't cave in to fascism.
Oh, and recommended.

[Gregorian]

5. Oppose Mukasey

Come on, Congress. This really is the last chance/straw. We're down to definitions as protection from criminal behavior. Even a first grader would get this one right.


And...


Don't tase me, bro!

[MrMickeysMom]

6. Thanks. K&R