Please Call to Thank Senator Dodd - You Make Our State Proud

by: CTpeon

Mon Feb 04, 2008 at 17:29:26 PM EST

By Wednesday night, the debate over government eavesdropping will end in the Senate. In less than three days, we will know who stood up for civil liberties and who failed freedom.

So far, Senator Dodd (D-CT) has been a champion of liberty. He vowed to filibuster any bill with retroactive telecom immunity. Thanks to his help, there was a temporary victory in the Senate this December, allowing the ACLU to keep fighting for a bill that brings spying in line with the Constitution and the rule of law.

The pressure in the Senate to cave in to the Bush administration -- and move on with business -- is intense and Senator Dodd has a lot to stand up for. With voting scheduled today and tomorrow, we are down to the wire. Please, thank Senator Dodd for all he has done and urge him to keep standing strong for the Constitution and the rule of law.

Call Senator Senator Dodd's office at (202) 224-2823 and say something like this:

I am a constituent calling to thank Senator Dodd for being a champion of liberty. I really appreciate his extraordinary efforts to block any bill with telecom immunity, defend the the rule of law and uphold the Constitution. I hope he keeps it up!

Your actions have made a difference in this fight. Together, we have jammed congressional switchboards, flooded the Capitol in a sea of email and buried lawmakers in a mountain of petitions.

Together, we sustained the momentum as Senator Chris Dodd fought to keep telecom immunity out of the Senate's spying bill. Now, after all the twists and turns in this debate, we are finally down to the wire. Every lobbyist, lawyer and organizer at the ACLU is determined to win this fight, whether we have to do it in Congress or in the Courts. But right now Senator Dodd needs to hear how much you appreciate all he's doing to stand strong for civil liberties.

Thank you for standing with us.

Sincerely,
Caroline Fredrickson, Director
ACLU Washington Legislative Office

P.S. In the coming days, the Senate will have a series of votes on this legislation and will debate amendments to their eavesdropping bill. After that, the House and Senate will reconcile competing spying bills.
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