Subject: Parties tonight! Hear Howard Dean and defend the Supreme Court

From: "Adam Ruben, MoveOn PAC" <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2005 14:32:42 -0800

Dear MoveOn member,

Can the President lock anyone, anywhere up without a trial? Should women have the right to choose? Should all children have an equal right to a decent education? Must the government pay corporations to stop polluting? Do workers have the right to a union? Is the U.S. bound by war crimes treaties?

These are all questions decided by federal judges. President Bush and the Republican leadership have a plan to change Senate rules so judicial nominees no longer require broad support.  If we can't stop them, we'll see a wave of extreme right-wing judges--including Supreme Court justices--who will roll back generations of progress.

That's why we're hosting house parties tonight where MoveOn members will form neighborhood action teams to defend the courts, and then spread the word on other critical issues.  At the parties, we'll also join a national conference call with Gov. Howard Dean, and hear an urgent message from Senator Harry Reid, the Democratic leader.  It's important, and it's also a fun chance to meet your neighbors.  Please sign up for a party near you:

http://action.moveonpac.org/houseparties/?zip=94306-2927&id=5193-86329-VEwKXJnDYK0ywmmJNHLQKQ

We're expecting 15,000 people at more than 1,300 parties tonight, a strong and encouraging response.  If the parties in your area are already full (or there's no party near you) please consider hosting your own party.  It's easy, and hosts almost always tell us they're glad they took the plunge.  Just click here:

http://action.moveonpac.org/houseparties/newmeeting.html?id=5193-86329-VEwKXJnDYK0ywmmJNHLQKQ

Why come? We asked some people who already signed up:

"In these troubling times those of us fighting the good fight need to band together, not feel alone and powerless. The hard-right wants us all feeling alone, separated, alienated and disenfranchised.  Well, I'm not giving them the satisfaction. This Thursday night, I'm shutting off my corporate-controlled TV and I'm going out to meet actual human beings--to eat, drink and share in each other's company while we figure out how to get our country back!"
                                       --  Matt, Los Angeles, California

"I'm going to a house party, and I'm bringing along 3 friends, because I don't want to have to explain to my kids why I stayed home watching TV, while their civil rights got eroded, their future auctioned off to corporate interests, and their chance of a life in peace sacrificed for oil & wargames."
                                         -- Uli, Miami, Florida

"Although I usually feel that the issues MoveOn brings to our attention are important, like many people, I rarely feel that I have time to get very actively involved. However, I will be attending my first house party tomorrow because I believe that the issue of possible changes to the Supreme Court Justice process has extremely crucial long-term importance for our government and country. This is not a change that could easily be reversed in four years under a new administration."
                                      -- Alison, Somerville, Massachusetts

"It's time to gather together and create a group of sanity in the midst of all this madness."
                                     -- Pam, Portland, Oregon

"Just wondering if there are any progressives left in Mena."
                          -- Bruce, host of the "Is There Anybody Out There?" party in Mena, Arkansas, which has nine people signed up

Need we say more?  Sign up now for a party near you:

http://action.moveonpac.org/houseparties/?zip=94306-2927&id=5193-86329-VEwKXJnDYK0ywmmJNHLQKQ

We've asked Gov. Howard Dean, the new chair of the Democratic Party, to come and talk about his vision for how we can combine grassroots action with online organizing to create a rising tide of progressive change in America. He'll answer a few of your questions.  We'll hear a message from Senator Reid, who is leading the charge to stop right-wing judges.  And then we'll ask you to form local teams and make a plan for a massive national call-in day to your senators, who can stop this power grab.

Of course, the judiciary is only one of many areas in which Republican leaders in Congress and the White House are trying to use deception and scare tactics to force through a sweeping right-wing agenda. So beyond judges, we'll ask your team to spread the word about other critical issues like Social Security privatization and the war in Iraq. And at the party, we'll lay out our plan to use our neighborhood organizing to build a foundation for electing progressives to Congress.

It's a bold plan, and it will work -- provided we all pitch in.  Hope to see you tonight!

Thanks for all that you do.

Sincerely,

--Adam, Justin, Matt, and the MoveOn PAC team 
 Thursday, March 10th, 2005
 
P.S. Thanks to all the party attendees who submitted comments for this email.  They were all very inspiring—we're just sorry we didn't have more space!

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