NY STATE FOCUS: URGENT - Stop Mukasey - Call Chuck Schumer

UPDATE: Chuck Schumer is caving in to Bush on this and refusing to hold firm against torture. I say call him ANYWAY and tell him what you think. And tell him that as long as he votes for torture and is head of the DSCC you are not going to donate to the DSCC. I mean this is getting pretty disgusting. We worked our butts off to get Dems elected in 2006 and they STILL can't even stand firm against torture??? Call Schumer and tell him what you think.

Chuck Schumer could be the number one chance for us to stop Bush's Attorney General candidate who seems unclear as to whether he supports torture or not.

Michael Mukasey, George W. Bush's nominee for Attorney General, won't say whether waterboarding is torture. This relates to the even larger concern that, as Attorney General, Mukasey would allow the executive branch to continue to operate as if it is "above the law". The Senate Judiciary committee will vote on his nomination this coming Tuesday, November 6. If all 10 Democrats on the committee vote no he will almost certainly not be confirmed, but if even one Democrat votes yes his nomination will go to the entire Senate.

Our senior senator, Chuck Schumer, is on the committee -- and has not said which way he'll vote.

Call Senator Schumer's office to *tell him to vote "no" on Mukasey*. His office numbers are:

In Washington: 202-224-6542

In NYC: 212-486-4430

If you can't get though on the phone, please send an email at his senate web site

Tell your friends to call too!

I say NO MORE CRAPPY BUSH ATTORNEY GENERALS!!!