Well, Sen Reid is totally against national ID's thank god for small favors

[Melodybe]

Just got off the phone with his office and was glad to hear the comforting news, why aren't dems allowed on TV to talk about this?

Phone # for capital hill switchboard: 202 224 3121 Call Today!

And/or the New Freedom Commission for that matter, I think that we should all get in touch with the media on this one folks.

here are the media's contact numbers:
ABC News: 212 456 7777

CBS News: 212 975 4321

Fox News: 212 301 3000

NBC News: 212 664 4444

MSNBC News: 201 583 5000

CNBC: 201 735 2622

United Press International: 202 898 8000

PBS: 703 739 5000

Washinton Post: 202 334 6000

NPR: 202 513 2000

Newsweek: 212 445 4000

LA Times: 216 237 5000

Time: 212 522 1212

New York Times: 212 556 1234

Associated Press: 212 621 1500

USA Today: 703 854 3400

Reuters: 646 223 4000

Wall Street Journal: 212 416 2000

So call and tell them to cover it. Please let me not have posted all these numbers just so lurking freepers can fuck us over.

PS YAY! Sen. Reid!

[Idioteque]

1. Sweet

I'm still kind of worried, lot's of Dem defections in the House. It's gonna take a filibuster to stop this garbage and this time, Reid and Durbin HAVE to whip the caucus in line. This is too important to give in.

[ultraist]

3. The Republicans tagged it onto the Iraq war spending bill

http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2005-04-25-real-id-act_x.htm

Democrats won't stop drivers license verification bill, Reid says
By Sergio Bustos and Doug Abrahms, Gannett News Service

WASHINGTON — A controversial bill that would require states to verify the citizenship or legal status of anyone applying for a drivers license will likely become law because Senate Democrats don't have the votes to stop it, Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid said Monday.
Aimed at illegal immigrants, the so-called Real ID Act is expected to be included in a final version of an $81 billion spending bill to fund the war in Iraq, according to Reid, D-Nev. House and Senate lawmakers begin negotiating a final version of the spending bill this week.

Reid and most Democrats had fought for months against the Real ID measure and succeeded in keeping it out of the Senate version of the spending bill. But Reid said Democrats have decided they would not hold up passage of the Iraq war spending bill solely because it includes the Real ID Act.

Republicans "are going to keep the Real ID (Act) on the supplemental," said Reid, who opposes the measure. "They did it on purpose. They put it on the supplemental, which we couldn't stop" because both parties support the additional funds for U.S. troops.

President Bush has pledged to sign the bill into law if the House and Senate can work out their differences. CON'T

[DemocracyInaction]

2. You know what is so incredibly stupid about all this??

Any self-respecting terrorist who wants to beat the system just needs to contact a local teenager who will be able to get him any forged document he wants.....any. We were just talking about this a few minutes ago in my home. A certain teenager wanted to go out and drink for 5-5-5 today; is in high school; and has mit full of false ID's ranging from a college ID to a fake driver's license. Why don't we spend our time, money and trouble in this ignorant nation on something worthwhile. God, I'm getting sick of these asshole politicians who can be out thought by kids.............

[democracyindanger]

9. Hell, ever read "Day of the Jackal"?

A character goes to a graveyard and looks for somebody that was born about the same time as himself, but died as a child--so there's no real record. He goes and gets the dead child's birth certificate through public records, and uses it to get fake ID.

It was written back in the 70s, but I highly doubt much, if anything, has been done to stop up the loophole.

[DemBeans]

4. excellent

I really admire the work you've been putting into this, and for that, I'm going to call my Senators right now (not, of course, that they'll give a damn, but what the hell).

Keep fightin'...

[ultraist]

5. Lou Dobbs online poll on Real ID Act

http://www.cnn.com/CNN/Programs/lou.dobbs.tonight/

[realFedUp]

8. skewed poll question.

Aren't we done with CNNers?

[Jacobin]

6. Where are all the fundies on this issue?

I used to have them come by my office from time to time freaking out about having someone demand their SS card for identity....they were very much against a national ID card.

Have they switched on this issue?

[jean]

7. Reuters - ask for the general news desk - they're very helpful

[Melodybe]

10. kick

[SoCalDem]

11. Doesn't really matter.. it passed..

"arm-chair quarterbacking" after the fact is "less than helpful"..