BREAKING NEWS: Filibuster is on and John Kerry is leading it

Well, it seems like it's working. First The New York Times publishes an editorial where they proclaim, It is hard to imagine a moment when it would be more appropriate for senators to fight for a principle. Even a losing battle would draw the public's attention to the import of this nomination; but now word comes from Democrats.com that John Kerry is leading the way to a filibuster :

[via BREAKING: KERRY WILL LEAD FILIBUSTER!!!!! | Democrats.com]:

Update 4:23 pm: CNN confirms my report from 1 pm and says Ted Kennedy is supporting Kerry. The White House says they have 60 votes for cloture - but they also said Iraq had WMD's... and that Bush never met Jack. Go John Kerry!!!!!

I have confirmed reports that Kerry wants to filibuster Alito, and he is talking to his colleagues to round up the 41 votes he needs.

Three Democrats (Ben Nelson, Tim Johnson and Robert Byrd) support Alito. So right now, without the support of any Republicans, we still have 42 possible votes for a filibuster.

There are 4 moderate Republicans who should be targeted (Lincoln Chafee, Susan Collins, Olympia Snowe, and Ted Stevens).

Three Democrats (Mary Landrieu, Ken Salazar, and Dianne Feinstein) oppose Alito but also said they oppose a filibuster. So we must persuade them that a vote against Alito is meaningless if they don't support a filibuster.

The best way to persuade them would be for the Democratic leadership (Harry Reid, Dick Durbin, Chuck Schumer, Pat Leahy, and Debby Stabenow) and the five Presidential candidates (John Kerry, Hillary Clinton, Russ Feingold, Joe Biden, and Evan Bayh) to form a Emergency Save the Constitution Committee and enlist the support of pro-choice, pro-freedom, and pro-democracy activists in Louisiana, Colorado, and California) to persuade their Senators to support a filibuster.

More details soon, but keep calling the Alito 8!

http://democrats.com/alito-8

Here are the names of the Democrats we need to focus on. Let's get to it!

Senator Diane Feinstein (D - CA)
331 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-3841
Web Form: feinstein.senate.gov/email.html

Senator Mary Landrieu (D-LA) 202.224.5824
Contact Via Web Form: http://congress.cwfa.org/cwfa/mail/?id=273&type=CO&state=LA

Salazar, Ken- (D - CO) Class III
702 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-5852
Web Form: salazar.senate.gov/contact/email.cfm

Hat tip to Smirking Chimp

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Iâ€™d like to say, â€œFrom now on, hats can be left on in the building, and food is welcome in all classrooms. Now, can we just move on, for Peteâ€™s sake?â€
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Weâ€™re arguing about power. About consistency. About priorities. Weâ€™re trying to discuss the Big Issues, but weâ€™re afraid to name them.
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The greatest gift we can give our students, and ourselves, is the acknowledgment that things arenâ€™t OK â€” and wonâ€™t be OK, even if we build a school in which no one wears a hat indoors, everyone has a pencil, and neither Snickers bars nor apple cores can be found outside the cafeteria.

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