FW: Action Page: STOP The Filibuster Now

> Date: Wed, 5 Jan 2011 07:55:59 -0800
> From: activist.thepen@gmail.com
> Subject: Action Page: STOP The Filibuster Now
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> In the face of four years of Senate filibusters at a record setting
> pace, preventing any possible real legislative progress for the
> American people, is it surprising that there would be strong calls
> for reforming this now most abused congressional tactic? Even the
> appointments of non-controversial federal judges have been
> systematically blocked in acts of obstructionism for their own sake.
>
> Please speak out now. The votes are there to change this if only we
> bolster them up.
>
> Stop The Filibuster Action Page:
> http://www.peaceteam.net/action/pnum1064.php
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> In particular, the purpose of a filibuster was supposed to be to make
> sure that real debate on the issues would not be shut down. But
> instead we find Republicans simply threatening to filibuster as a way
> of derailing the whole process of government, and the result is no
> actual public debate at all. So the most important reform must be
> that if opponents of a bill want to call for more debate, they must
> be forced to actually put one up. And then let the American people
> decide on their C-SPAN who is wasting the country's time and who is
> not.
>
> This and other critically needed reforms are contained in a bill put
> forward by Senator Mark Udall from Colorado. The American people have
> deserved a fair up or down vote for the longest time, and it's high
> time they got one on this bill, which can be passed by just such a
> margin.
>
> So please submit the action page above right now, which will send
> your instant message through our own dedicated fax server to your own
> senators. And after you do, also consider picking up one of the new
> "Stop The Filibuster" caps, to display your support for real
> legislative action.
>
> Stop The Filibuster caps:
> http://www.peaceteam.net/stop_filibuster_cap.php
>
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> obtained by torture to sell them.
>
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>
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> to the page where you can get your own "Last War Crime" cap.
>
> Last War Crime page: http://www.peaceteam.net/last_war_crime.php
>
> And here is the Facebook link for the Stop The Filibuster action page
> further above.
>
> [Facebook] Action Page:
> http://apps.facebook.com/fb_voices/action.php?qnum=pnum1064
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> And this is the Twitter reply for this same action
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> @cxs #p1064
>
> Please take action NOW, so we can win all victories that are supposed
> to be ours, and forward this alert as widely as possible.
>
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