Call your senators, they can still block this despite Schumers push. The vote is tomorrow. If all republican vote for it, they need 7 dems. 8 with Rand Paul who has said he’ll vote no. (Republicans are not using reconciliation so it needs the the filibuster)

Many senate dems are publicly coming out against voting for cloture (meaning they won’t vote to let it get through the filibuster). As of what I last read, around 11 dems are thought to potentially vote to let it pass filibuster. Most of those are still not sure. We only need a handful more of those to become noes and it will get blocked. Some yeses have flipped to noes because of public pressure. We cannot let up now

Link to find direct numbers your senators

https://www.senate.gov/senators/senators-contact.htm

Or call the capitol switch board (202) 224-3121

House dems are publicly telling the senate not to do this (and it’s not just AOC on this - it’s quite a few of them). Earlier read that 7 Dem state AGs are saying the same. Federal worker unions are telling senate dems not do this. Keep the pressure up

  • usernamesAreTricky@lemmy.mlOP
    11·
    1 day ago

    Leave voicemails, those matter too when they see them in the morning

    This is about volume of calls. That’s what they tally

    • blakenong@lemmings.worldEnglish
      3·
      1 day ago

      Call volume doesn’t indicate the opinion of the constituents, just that they called. I mean this with no disrespect, but if you have not looked around for a while you may have missed that very few politicians give a fuck about people think anymore

      • usernamesAreTricky@lemmy.mlOP
        5·
        1 day ago

        I mean that they tally support / oppose issue in volume. Congressional staffers do note that calls matter in terms of people’s votes. They are used a proxy for the opinions of constituents and also how strongly people hold those beliefs. Whether or not that’s fair is a different question. Republicans have historically been waaaay better than leftists about flooding the phone, but the large backlash here is starting to have an impact.

        Some of the senators have switched their pledged vote in large part due to the calls. For instance, Tim Kaine went from actively encouraging others to vote in favor of letting it pass the filibuster to now being a hard no against it

        Plus other dems in congress are deeply pissed about it on the house side. The larger the number of calls the more ammo they have to senate dems. This is the kind of ideal situation for outside voices mattering - when people within the system are pissed with you

        What we’re hearing: House Democrats’ text chains lit up Thursday night with expressions of blinding anger, according to numerous lawmakers who described the conversations on the condition of anonymity.

        “People are PISSED,” one House Democrat told Axios in a text message. Several members — including moderates — have begun voicing support for a primary challenge to Schumer, floating Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) and Dan Goldman (D-N.Y.) as possible candidates, three House Democrats said.

        One lawmaker even vowed at the House Democratic retreat to “write a check tonight” supporting Ocasio-Cortez, said the senior House Democrat

        https://www.axios.com/2025/03/14/house-democrats-angry-chuck-schumer-shutdown

          • usernamesAreTricky@lemmy.mlOP
            2·
            1 day ago

            That’s even better certainly. Showing up and protesting outside their office or someplace they can see is great

            But the vote is in the morning, so I imagine most of the people here are not going to be able to show up at such short notice

            • blakenong@lemmings.worldEnglish
              3·
              1 day ago

              There’s never a bad time to let a politician know that you know where they live, and what their families look like.