Political Reflections March 15, 2005 ~ 3:03 pm
Posted by Julie in : Daily Grind , trackback
The Ramble, Central Park
That’s right, it’s a political post. If you don’t agree with my general political stance, I doubt you’re going to after this one, either. Actually, it’s more of a political plea. And some of you got this plea via email, so I apologize if you got this twice.
As I mentioned two posts ago, I’ve gotten involved with MoveOn PAC’s Operation Democracy, a grassroots movement dedicated to making sure the Progressive voice of America is heard. Tomorrow, we’re starting out the movement with a bang, having a massive call-in to our Senators and urging them to oppose what the Republicans are calling the “Nuclear Option,” a plan to change Senate rules that have been in place for centuries in order to push through Bush’s right-wing judicial nominees. You can read more about the Nuclear Option here.
What I’m asking you to do is to join me tomorrow as we flood the Senate with calls opposing the Nuclear (not pronounced “Noo-Q-Lar,” btw) Option. You don’t have to be an expert to call them. All you have to do is tell whoever answers (or tell the machine, if a machine picks up) : “Hello. I live in ______, and I would like to urge Senator _________ to oppose the ‘nuclear option’ and support requiring judicial nominees to have broad support in the Senate. Thank you very much.” filling in the blanks with the appropriate info. Here is a page that will help you locate your Senator’s contact infomation.
I’ll be calling on my cell phone during my lunch break tomorrow, but if you can’t call until you get home, that’s okay too. Every call, whether answered by a person or a machine, will be logged by your Senator. And if you live in the middle of Specter/Santorum land or someplace similar where you are the only bright blue dot in the middle of an otherwise red state, CALL ANYWAY! We need to let our government know that the recent election isn’t the “mandate” Dubya would like to think it is. Let your Senators know just where you stand, and remind them that our government is supposed to be “by the people, of the people, and for the people,” not “by the biased, of the oil companies, and for Dubya’s cronies.” Call, please.
And get ready, kids. Everytime Operation Democracy is doing something, I’ll let you know. It’s important to me, and by the looks of the comments I’ve gotten in the past year, it’s important to you too.
Oh, and if you want to see if there’s an Operation Democracy team in your area, click here. Chances are that there is, but if there isn’t, why don’t you start one? This is our country, too, dammit!
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