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Update from Mike C.: I'm calling on EVERYBODY to make calls today, no matter whether you are from the state the Senator is or not. I just called Leahy, and got a very polite response. They typed up my comments and said they'd pass it on.
Here's the thing, folks. They picked up on the first ring. Schumer's phone seems to be busy, but's it's vitally important we hit the others too -- they'll be monitoring how busy the phones get to see what the backlash will be.
Let me tell you too -- this tool that the Dodd folks have built is awesome. THEIR SYSTEM PLACES THE CALL. It's not your number showing up on caller ID at the Washington office (I don't think it is at least), and you don't bear the expense of the call.
You type in your number, hit call, and it calls you back and then dials the Senator's office for you. It's really a stunning tool, best of the season I'd say.
Call just three from the list. Just three. Make that commitment. Thanks.
Matt's message follows...
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The Senate Judiciary Committee is going to mark up the FISA reform legislation tomorrow. They had originally scheduled to do it last Thursday, but we expect it to happen this time, though it's not clear that the SJC will complete mark up tomorrow.
The bottom line is that now is the time to call the Senate Judiciary Committee and ask them to oppose retroactive immunity for telecom companies that helped the Bush administration spy on Americans without warrant.
We want the Senate to hear your voice on this issue -- we think it's so important that we're paying for you to do the calls. Call today - and the Dodd campaign will do the dialing for you, making it free for anyone calling for a hardline to talk to the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Four Senators on the Judiciary Committee have already said they oppose retroactive immunity. We need just six more Senators to oppose retroactive immunity to kill it in committee.
Visit http://chrisdodd.com/immunity to take action now!
Christy Hardin Smith also brings up basket warrants and Emptywheel brings up minimization as other key issues that the FISA legislation needs improvement on.
Call now and report the results back:
http://chrisdodd.com/immunity
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