Dear Friends and Activists, In this one alert we are going to make an exception and depart from our standard policy of keeping our comments to Congress respectful. For literally years we have argued, we have reasoned, we have begged, we have pleaded, we have cajoled, we have advocated, we have exhorted, and we have encouraged the Democrats in the Senate to stand up for themselves and DO something about the outrageous and unprecedented obstructionism of the minority filibuster happy Republicans. Now we are demanding . . . in no uncertain terms . . . that the filibuster be abolished forever and immediately. If the message below is too strident for you . . . perhaps thats our real problem, not being strident enough when the situation requires it. You are not required to submit this one to stay on our list. But when it comes time to speak the truth, The Pen will speak it, together with any who will join us in actually putting up a fight, and we are not going to mince our words about it. Its time to breathe some fire, folks. BEGIN ACTUAL PETITION This is a message primarily to the so-called Democrats in the United States Senate, with perhaps a couple of exceptions like Senator Elizabeth Warren, who is almost alone in taking a strong stand for fairness. Abolish The Filibuster NOW Action Page: peaceteam.net/action/pnum1145.php Seriously, when are you whimpering cowards ever going to get it? The Republicans just filibustered three more nominees to the DC Appellate Court, as well as Representative Mel Watts administrative nomination to the Federal Housing Finance Agency. The Republicans talk about you like you are a laughing stock, and they are absolutely right. You turn our stomachs. You whine, Oh, but what if we have to filibuster some extremist Republican nominee someday? Oh, yeah, right, sure like that would ever happen either. All you did was cave in 2005, and thats all youre doing now. It is reported that Senator Leahy slammed his hand on the podium when Nina Pillard was filibustered last week. And now the Republicans have filibustered Robert Wilkins, yet another highly qualified and moderate nominee. Is this supposed to be some kind of feeble joke? Now gird up your loins, and abolish the filibuster immediately and forever, or there will be nothing left of you after another election or so. The filibuster is a legislative monkey wrench that has long outlived its perversity. No talking filibuster, no silent filibuster, no filibuster at all. End it!! Abolish The Filibuster NOW Action Page: peaceteam.net/action/pnum1145.php The above text is the exact wording of the petition that this action page sends to all your members of Congress.
Posted on: Thu, 21 Nov 2013 06:27:06 +0000