FISA letter I am taking to Feinstein's office tomorrow. Please add your name if you

[robinlynne]

want, and are a Clifornia constituent. To add your name, simply email me privately with your name as you want it typed, and a zipcode or city in California.

This is the letter: Several of us from Progressive Dems of America will be taking it personally to her office Monday afternoon:







June 23, 2008


Senator Dianne Feinstein
c/o District Director Trevor Daley
11111 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 915
Los Angeles, CA


Dear Senator Feinstein,


We are writing with great concern regarding reports the Democratic leadership has struck a deal which will further erode civil liberties by circumventing the original FISA laws, and we ask that you not only oppose this new FISA bill but that you filibuster its advancement in the Senate.



We are deeply disappointed in our Party and its leadership for capitulating to the Bush administration with this utterly unnecessary legislation--but you are our Senator, from the great and progressive state of California, and as your constituents we have a right to expect better leadership from you.



We wish to note that in an official statement regarding a previous FISA bill, you defended the telecom industry, stating they had no choice but to break the law--but in this you were incorrect: They did have a choice, proven by the fact Qwest chose to obey the Constitution rather than wiretap without proper FISA warrants. We would also remind you the telecoms’ illegal activity began well before the attacks of 9/11.



We need better answers and better representation from our senior Senator. It was with great pain that, last year, we moved several California Democratic Party caucuses to censure you for your approval of an Attorney General who condoned torture, and for your previous support for telecom immunity. We would prefer not to censure you again, but to instead applaud you for doing what is right and protecting our Constitution rather than protecting corporations and the Bush administration. We ask you to stand with the vast bulk of your constituents who side with the rule of law.



Thank you,



Yours,

[Catherina]

1. Do you mind if I print your letter and mail it to her instead?

I'm not very trusting about giving my personal information out but I like your letter. I already called Feinstein's office but her clerk didn't seem very interested in my message. Thanks for sharing this and offering people your services.

[robinlynne]

2. go right ahead.

[Catherina]

4. Thanks. Dianne is always happy to hear from us ;) n/t

[Cleita]

3. K&R

[roody]

5. Well said. I am going to use the letter also

with your permission.

[robinlynne]

8. of course!

[roguevalley]

6. My name and that of my parents: Alan, Dorothy and Cathy Bishop

. I wish you god speed and thank you for the honor of being there if in nothing but name only.

[robinlynne]

9. can you tell me a city or area of california to put next to your name? Thank-you!

[roguevalley]

11. Redding, California, the town I was born in. :)

[robinlynne]

12. Thanks and done. We delivered it today with 160 signatures. but I already have

200 more, and we're going to keep delivering the letters every day.

[roguevalley]

13. bless you.

[Liberty Belle]

7. Add me on

Miriam Raftery
La Mesa, California

[robinlynne]

10. done and thank-you! I woke up this morning to find two pages of emails saying add my name.

made me smile.

[bonito]

14. I must be in a time warp

:shrug: never mind I'm just not in GD anymore.