Nuke 'Em

In (tentative) memorium for Senate filibustering, a 200+ year democratic tradition soon to be challenged with the "nuclear option" by ruthless 2008 presidential candidate Bill Frist in his race to the bottom of the barrel:

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Daily Kos has a useful post on all the Senate rules Frist and his sheep will have to break in order to, in essence, destroy the rights of the minority in Senate parliamentary procedure.

MoveOn is organizing a call-in to convince Republican Senators that the nuclear option is nothing more than a damaging power grab:

The "nuclear" countdown has begun. Frist will move 4 rejected judges to the floor of the Senate today – meaning the final showdown could begin at any moment. Please call your senator right now and ask them to put our democracy above party lines and oppose this abuse of power.

Senator Pete Domenici
Phone: 202-224-6621
District Offices:
    Albuquerque: 505-346-6791
    Las Cruces: 505-526-5475
    Roswell: 505-623-6170
    Santa Fe: 505-988-6511

Then, please report your call by clicking here:

Suggested script:

"My name is ________ and I live in _______.  I'm calling to ask Senator ___________ to stand up against getting rid of the filibuster – I think that preserving the rules of the Senate and the rights of the minority are important to everyone in our democracy."

(Thanks to Nancy G. for the heads up. Click for more cartoons.)