Not too long ago, I wrote about a writing campaign I'm starting, as part of a larger plan to develop a more direct flow of information from voters to Congressmen:
Step one: directly inform the legislators that we are paying attention to their votes.
Step two: develop a concise, progressive platform.
Step three: lobby Congress and push them towards our agenda.
This writing campaign is part of the first step. Like many of you, I am angry with Congress for a variety of reasons, including the Patriot Act, the MCA, and the FISA "fix." I am angry with the Democratic leadership for capitulating to Bush on that last one, and allowing an unconstitutional bill to be brought to the floor for a vote. But most of my disgust is reserved for the legislators that voted for the bill, which includes all (but 6) Republicans, Lieberman, and 16 Democrats. Their votes demonstrate to me that they do not care about the Constitution.
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