More and better Dems, but until then...

I'm all for electing more and better Dems.

Especially the better part. I think even a minority of principled and effective Democrats can make a difference when they are unified, as we saw last year during the Social Security debate. But a majority of unprincipled and spineless Dems can do enormous damage, as we saw with the capitulation this weekend to Bush's FISA law fixes, gift wrapped by a compliant Democratic majority.

But what about the Dems we have now? (No complaint with our excellent senator Sherrod Brown, who predictably did the right thing on this vote, as far as we can tell.) How do we get them to listen? Sure, Pelosi and Reid are promising changes, but how can we hold them to it?

This Friday, everyone needs to call their Congressperson's home office (since they're on recess) and express their outrage over this FISA bill. Let them know how we feel. If they voted the right way, tell 'em good job. If they didn't, tell 'em what you think.

It's not hard. Go to house.gov or senate.gov and find your Senator or Representative, and look for their contacts. It takes 2 minutes or less. And it takes about that long to call, or you can find a comment form on their site if you would rather do that.

We have to make our voices heard.