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| Dedicated Fan  Joined: Aug 2001
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| Filibuster in Princeton As some know, I'm a student here at Princeton, and I thought I'd let you all in on something we're doing over here. We're staging a filibuster in favour of the filibuster and an independent judiciary. Whether it be Jon Stewart's "America", "Great Speeches in American History", "Green Eggs and Ham", or yes, even the phone book, a group of us students have been filibustering the night away (we're closing in on hour 26 now) - all in front of our Campus Center which was paid, and named, for Bill Frist. All to say that we need to create a buzz. Call, write, or email your Senator. Call, write, or email other peoples Senators. Whether you're right or left wing you have to support what is an intregal part of our American Democracy. You also have to realise that if the Democrats are objecting to only 7 of 205 judges, those 7 have to be pretty bad. Also, if you're a college student anywhere in the US try organising your own filibuster - if we keep working at it we can actually send a message to the Senate. __________________ "There are 24 beers in a case, and 24 hours in the day..." Paul Newman. | |||
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| Obsessed Fan Joined: Jul 2000
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| Good for you. I'm glad you're taking action against the power-drunk Republicans in Washington. __________________ When people get the opportunity to talk about the real issues, it becomes clear how vacuous the present agenda is. I have never met anyone in Vermont who thinks it's a good idea to give tax breaks to billionaires and cut back on health care and education. Nobody.-U.S. Representative Bernie Sanders | |||
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| Addicted Fan  Joined: Dec 2003
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| Great! You should have someone (or maybe a few people) read from the old Jimmy Stewart movie "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington". The perfect example of a filibuster. __________________ Cress, fan of Arrested Development and Nikita. | |||
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| Extreme Fan  Joined: Jan 2002
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| What you guys are doing is great - keep it up! | |||
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| Part-Time Fan  Joined: Apr 2005
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| you guys are doing a great thing- keep at it 26 hours (and probably twice that long now) is a really long time  __________________ | |||
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| Master Fan  Joined: Jan 2002
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| That is great to hear! Keep it up! I must be amazing to be a part of such a movement. __________________ | |||
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| Dedicated Fan Joined: Aug 2001
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| Well we're at 72 hours now and still going strong - we've got volunteers up to Saturday night. For more updates (and a link to a live webcam: http://www.progrev.blogspot.com/ __________________ "There are 24 beers in a case, and 24 hours in the day..." Paul Newman. | |||
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| Part-Time Fan Joined: Apr 2005
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| Dedicated Fan Joined: Aug 2001
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| News for you that don't want to flip over to the other site: 1) If you watch Hardtalk (MSNBC) on either Tuesday or Wednesday night you'll see some interviews at Princeton - but don't be fooled by some of the College Republicans that may be there; they only came for the hour before the taping. 2) If you watch Inside Politics on Wednesday (I believe) you'll see sections of tape from some of us filibustering - including a segment by your's truly (I'm the guy with glasses wearing the Roy Williams Jersey). __________________ "There are 24 beers in a case, and 24 hours in the day..." Paul Newman. | |||
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| Extreme Fan Joined: Jan 2002
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| Gotta agree - the avatar rocks Drekkan. And so do you for getting out your message so effectively! | |||
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| Master Fan Joined: Jan 2002
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| Yep, ITA w/ Lexis, what you guys have done is really impressive! I will try to catch those shows. __________________ | |||
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| Extreme Fan Joined: Feb 2001
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Anyway, I agree with the others. Getting invloved, no matter which side you agree with, is always a good thing. __________________ quaeque ipse miserrima vidi et quorum pars magna fui (All these terrible things I saw, a great part of which I was) - Virgil, The Aeneid | |||
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