Will Harry Reid and the Democrats in the Senate poised to let the CIA-torture (I mean interrogation) bill pass without a fight, I sent this email to mister Reid:
No topic for Iraq or Terrorism? Odd. (I had to select a topic. Homeland Security was the closest I could find.)
Dear Senate staffer (as I'm sure the Senator will never hear of this message much less see it):
As pointless as the gesture may be, it is my only recourse in our political system. I am writing to ask the Democratic Party's leader in the Senate to not only oppose the President's torture, unlimited detention and kangaroo court bill, but to filibuster it.
No Democrat should vote for this abomination to the Constitution. No American should support it. What the President has done in the past with his CIA interrogation program is wrong and un-American. This bill, which can only be called a compromise in the sense the Senate caved in, not only authorizes torture, but exonerates the president, his staff and the CIA of past incidents.
This is outrageous. Dems should stand united against it and filibuster. Far from hurting you at the polls, it will show principle and spine that grass-roots Democrats like me are longing to see you demonstrate. Rove and his minions will attack you as weak on terrorism whatever you do. At least stand for principle so that your base can know you can be trusted to stand against tyranny and other bad ideas. If you vote for this, what is your message to voters in November? We don't have the guts to stand against the President, but vote for us anyway, because we're not quite as bad as the Republicans?
This is wrong. Say so. Go on the offensive. If you do not want to fight for Democratic ideals, then resign. The grassroots need leadership. Provide it. Oppose this President and his extremist moves, or resign so we can find someone that will.
Tom Chamberlain
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