The latest from Chris Dodd

Dear [Name redacted],

Let's get right to it and talk about how we stop retroactive telecommunications immunity from becoming law.

The way I see it, there are three ways to get this provision stripped from the final bill:

1.) The first step would be to make sure the idea doesn't make it out of the Senate Judiciary Committee -- where it will be considered shortly.

If we can get it stripped there, it will have to be offered as an amendment to the overall bill where it will be a lot easier to get 41 votes against retroactive immunity than 41 to sustain my filibuster if necessary.

Take a moment and call up members of the committee, let me know what they said, and join others in tracking our progress in stopping the provision right there.

http://chrisdodd.com/immunity

The other two ways:

2.) If retroactive immunity does make it out of committee, Senate leadership can honor the hold I've placed on any legislation that includes retroactive immunity.

3.) If leadership does not honor my hold, I remain committed to filibustering, and working to get the 41 votes necessary to maintain it.

This has the potential to be a long fight -- so let's build a solid foundation for our effort today by asking members of the Judiciary Committee to vote against any FISA bill that includes retroactive amnesty.

http://chrisdodd.com/immunity

I'd like to see a little more spine, frankly, on these issues. People tell us they want to lead, but a little leadership right now would certainly be welcomed on these questions.

I don't want to, but I'm not afraid to do this alone.

Chris

Individual Senator Rundown

Name	Party	State	Position	Take Action
Sessions, Jeff	R	AL	maybe	CALL THEM NOW
Kyl, Jon	R	AZ	maybe	CALL THEM NOW
Feinstein, Dianne	D	CA	maybe	CALL THEM NOW
Biden, Joseph R., Jr.	D	DE	maybe	CALL THEM NOW
Grassley, Chuck	R	IA	maybe	CALL THEM NOW
Durbin, Richard	D	IL	maybe	CALL THEM NOW
Brownback, Sam	R	KS	maybe	CALL THEM NOW
Kennedy, Edward M.	D	MA	maybe	CALL THEM NOW
Cardin, Benjamin L.	D	MD	maybe	CALL THEM NOW
Schumer, Charles E.	D	NY	maybe	CALL THEM NOW
Coburn, Tom	R	OK	maybe	CALL THEM NOW
Specter, Arlen	R	PA	maybe	CALL THEM NOW
Whitehouse, Sheldon	D	RI	maybe	CALL THEM NOW
Graham, Lindsey	R	SC	maybe	CALL THEM NOW
Cornyn, John	R	TX	maybe	CALL THEM NOW
Hatch, Orrin G.	R	UT	maybe	CALL THEM NOW
Leahy, Patrick J.	D	VT	maybe	CALL THEM NOW
Feingold, Russell D.	D	WI	maybe	CALL THEM NOW
Kohl, Herb	D	WI	maybe	CALL THEM NOW

i'm writing him back asking him to expand his leadership by stepping out on all of the aspects of the constitutional crisis...

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