Supreme Court: What You Can Do RIGHT NOW

With the retirement of Sandra Day O'Connor the US government faces a choice which could affect this country for decades. Will Bush try to appease his far-right Christian supporters with an anti-choice justice, further polarizing the government? Or will he nominate a relative moderate, and let the government return to the people's business?

Believe it or not there is much you can do, so use these links to learn, think, talk and most importantly act. Your country depends on you, and I can think of no better way to celebrate the 4th of July weekend than by acting to defend the liberties so many Americans have striven so hard to protect.

Supreme Court: What You Can Do RIGHT NOW

By DavidNYC [x-posted as a public service from Daily Kos]

Whatever happens with the Supreme Court nomination battle that is about to ensue, it's going to happen fast. Here are some things you can do right now:

• If you have a cell phone, sign up for People at the American Way's Mass Immediate Response site. This way, you'll be able to receive text message action items instantly as events break. (If you signed up during the nuclear option fight, you'll need to re-sign up.)
  
• Also sign up with the Save the Court, another PFAW website devoted specifically to this issue.
  
• Recruit friends and family members to the cause.
  
• Write to the President, telling him he should choose a consensus candidate to replace O'Connor.
  
• Contact your Senators to tell them the same thing.

If you have any other action items, please post them in the comments below, with links.
Update [2005-7-1 11:33:32 by DavidNYC]: If you have a blog, please post these action items on your site. If you don't, e-mail them to your like-minded buddies and relatives.
Update [2005-7-1 14:57:41 by DavidNYC]: Some more stuff you can do:

• Sign MoveOn's "Protect Our Rights" petition.
  
• Contact members of the media and tell them you think Bush should nominate a consensus candidate. PLEASE be polite, be brief (200 words or less), and don't do copy-and-paste jobs - put things in your own words.
  
• Stop by Hunter's thread and make suggestions for potential nominees.
  

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