thinkprogress.org — A Senate appropriations panel chaired by Sen. Richard Durbin, D-Ill., refused to fund $4.8 million in the vice president?s budget until Cheney?s office complies with parts of an executive order governing its handling of classified information.
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kmpr326Jul 11, 2007
NO, THIS IS SPARTAAAAAA
jgzmanJul 11, 2007
When the Democrats caved in over the war-funding bill, I send angry letters to the Speaker of the House, the Senate Majority Leader and my own Senators and Representative. I am now sending letters praising Senator Durbin to the Leadership, as well as a personal congratulatory message to Senator Durbin himself. Try these links:<a class="user" href="http://www.speaker.gov/contact/">http://www.speaker.gov/contact/</a><a class="user" href="http://reid.senate.gov/contact/email_form.cfm">http://reid.senate.gov/contact/email_form.cfm</a><a class="user" href="http://durbin.senate.gov/contact.cfm">http://durbin.senate.gov/contact.cfm</a>I know that E-mail is not the best way, but make your voice heard. Once my Printer is working, I'm gonna start doing E-Mail as well as hard copies to the Speaker/Leader whenever I have a bone to pick. For too long have the 'people' been out of the government. The government is to represent every person, not just the rich people, or the people who have an 'in.' The post office is your friend, and the E-Mail is as well.SPEAK UP!BE HEARD!
mrgreen4242Jul 11, 2007
I fax my Congressional delegation pretty often. I handwrite a brief note about a single, specific issue, and include my name, address, email, phone, and return fax number. I get a response (though typically a form letter, but at least about the specific subject that I wrote about) every single time.Anyways, my point is that email isn't the best, but a fax is nearly as cheap and fast, and allows you to send a handwritten letter which is the most effective.@ kinerryOf course staffers read them, and of course they get tossed. They DO however give reports to their bosses about numbers of emails, letters, calls, etc received, what they were about and on what side of the issue.
mojibakeJul 11, 2007
comment of the day.and so early.
penguinsixJul 11, 2007
"I realize congress is doing this to get at his classified documents, but why isn't there any action on the crimes he's committed against our country? he manipulated the US intelligence process to make the case for the Iraq war, he leaked the identity of a CIA agent as retribution for her husband's political views, he continues to lie about a Saddam-al Qaeda link, and he is threatening war with Iran!"Ok, now cite the statute in each case that he violated.
Closed AccountJul 11, 2007
That'd be your 4.8 million. Yours and mine.
jgzmanJul 11, 2007
I know. I've gotten a few replies, (form letters, of course) but I am being heard, if only by staffers. But as noted below, staffers report on popular complaints. At least, they should.
monk22Jul 11, 2007
no kidding, i laugh my ass off everyday on this site because instead of coming up with a way to fix the problems they just whine and whine about what they don't like.
maxfieldJul 12, 2007
Now this is what I call checks and balances.