Attend a briefing with Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid:www.democrats.org/briefingcallReports say that this week the fringe Republican leadership plans to make its final move in the battle over judicial nominees -- they will change the rules to crush dissent in the Senate and throw out the principle of a fair and independent judiciary.We have a tough leader in the Senate with Harry Reid. He has kept Democrats together and worked with moderate Republicans trying to get their leadership to step back from the brink.But he can't win this fight alone. Every one of us will have to get the Democratic message out -- to our neighbors, in our local press, and, most importantly, to our Senators.To do that, you'll need the very latest information. So please join a conference call briefing with Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid this Wednesday, May 18, at 11:45 a.m. Eastern time (8:45 a.m. Pacific).
http://www.democrats.org/briefingcallSenator Reid will give us the latest on our strategy, the status of Republicans ready to abandon GOP Leader Bill Frist's sinking ship, and what we can do to help. He'll also take your questions.The day of the briefing, Wednesday, may be the day when this all comes to a head. What can you do until then?Get the facts. Last week the hundreds of thousands of you who signed the petition to stop the abuse of power in the Senate had an exclusive briefing with Senator Ted Kennedy. He laid out what's at stake and the potential consequences if the GOP keeps pursuing this dangerous, unpopular course. You can hear a recording of that briefing here (in streaming MP3 format):
http://www.democrats.org/kennedybriefing Contact your Senators. Make sure the Democrats know that you stand with them, and let the Republicans know that you (and a majority of Americans) don't support the GOP leadership's attack on democracy. Hearing from you makes a difference, especially with those Republicans who are wavering. You can get your Senator's contact information here:
http://www.democrats.org/officials What's happening in the Senate will affect every issue and every American. If the far-right fringe succeeds in changing the rules, they will be able to ram through an extremist Supreme Court nominee as soon as this year.If you've heard about this battle in the news or discussed it with someone you know, please join Senator Reid for this call to get the latest. We have to fight together -- and together we can win.Thank you,Tom McMahonExecutive DirectorDemocratic National CommitteeP. S. Senators are seeing up close that when Republican Leader Bill Frist can't win, he tries to change the rules. You can see for yourself by taking him on in a game of tic-tac-toe:
http://www.democrats.org/changingtherules
