More on DiFi and Southwick

by: Brian Leubitz

Mon Oct 01, 2007 at 09:16:09 AM PDT

Remember Leslie Southwick? Well, in case you forgot, he's the guy who wrote that children should be removed from gay parents. Oh, and W appointed to him to be a federal judge. Yup, that guy. If you recall, DiFi is basically the only reason his nomination got past the judiciary committee. She broke ranks with the other Dems and voted in support of the nominations with her conservative bretheren in the Republican party. Yay DiFi, thanks for tossing the LGBT community under the bus again. You really have a knack for it.

Well, once you recall all of that, the other important news is that the nomination is coming up for a floor vote very soon. And our old pal DiFi is going around telling other Senators that she's getting no negative comments about Leslie Southwick at ALL! Everybody loves Leslie! Except, that's not really the case. Her own staffers, and other senators, seem to be surprised given the news from the real world that she's getting lots of mail about this. 

The good folks at FireDogLake, have some ideas on what to do. Namely, make sure that DiFi hears a loud and clear message that this vote stunk then, and it stinks now.  Oh, and there will be a presser next Tuesday. I'll try to be there. Mailing info blatantly ripped off from FDL over the flip. 

And then cc copies of what you send to the following:

Sen. Harry Reid, Senate Majority Leader:
E-mail form here.
528 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Phone: 202-224-3542 / Fax: 202-224-7327

Sen. Dick Durbin, Sen. Assistant Majority Leader:
E-mail form here.
309 Hart Senate Bldg.
Washington, DC 20510
(202) 224-2152 - ph
(202) 228-0400 - fx

Sen. Chuck Schumer, Chair of the DSCC
E-mail form here.

313 Hart Senate Building
Washington, DC 20510
Phone: 202-224-6542
Fax: 202-228-3027

Sen. Pat Leahy, Chair of the Senate Judiciary Comittee
senator_leahy@leahy.senate.gov
433 Russell Senate Office Bldg.
Washington, DC 20510
(202) 224-4242