Senator Dianne Feinstein can help stop Gorsuch

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March 30, 2017

The Washington Post reports: "Judge Neil Gorsuch, President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee, may fall short of the votes needed for smooth passage in the Senate next week, potentially dashing Republican hopes for an easy victory."

Gorsuch faces his first hurdle Monday, when the Judiciary Committee votes on whether to send his nomination to the full Senate.

Sen. Dianne Feinstein has a key vote on the Judiciary Committee, and her strength in this moment will set the tone for other Democrats as they determine how hard to fight when the nomination moves to the full Senate.

Bloomberg News reports, "With the Senate Judiciary Committee set to approve Gorsuch along party lines on Monday, attention is shifting to a handful of Democrats - most from Republican-leaning states - who are seen as being in play.
The Democrats, many up for re-election next year, are under intense pressure from groups opposing Gorsuch, including NORAL Pro-Choice America, the Alliance for Justice, and the Progressive Change Campaign Committee."

Gorsuch consistently sides with giant corporations and employers against workers and labor rights.

We can defeat Gorsuch - but here's how it will work.
If every Democrat opposes Gorsuch, that's 48 votes out of 100 and we'll lose.
But if Democrats use the time-honored filibuster requiring 60 votes - which has been required for every Supreme Court nominee under the last Republican and Democratic presidents -
we can win...Republicans only have 52 votes.

That's why she needs to hear from California residents today.

Ash her to use her unique platform to lead Democrats by opposing Gorsuch, supporting a filibuster, and encouraging her colleagues to join her.

E-mail her:
http://www.feinstein.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/e-mail-me

Call her:
- Washington, D.C. office.. 202-224-3841 ...(fax) 202-228-3954
- San Francisco office...... 415-393-0707.....(fax) 415-393-0710
- Los Angeles office......... 310-914-7300.....(fax) 310-914-7318
- San Diego office............ 619-231-9712....(fax) 619-231-1108
- Fresno office................ 559-485-7430.....(fax) 559-485-9689


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[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. Go get him, Senator Feinstein! We can block him.

[red dog 1]

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[CaliforniaPeggy]

2. I just called the LA office number.........and her voicemail inbox is FULL.

Hopefully they will listen to all those messages and clear it out.

I'll try it again later.

[red dog 1]

4. I just e-mailed her D.C. office

[still_one]

3. I emailed and called my Senator Feinstein. She hasn't publically announced,

however, everything she has said indicates she has concerns about Gorsuch, the dark pool money to push his nomination, and the abuse the republican exercised against President Obama's nomination of Garland.

My sense says she is inclined to vote no, but I would encourage everyone to contact her, especially those of us in California

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[red dog 1]

7. I think she is inclined to vote no as well, but if she gets enough emails & calls for a filibuster,

she may just decide to join a filibuster too..which might influence other Dem senators to do likewise.