"Ms. Yates’s letter transforms the confirmation of Mr. Trump’s attorney general nominee, Mr. Sessions, into a referendum on the immigration order. Action in the Senate could come as early as Tuesday." Not sure how much merit there is in crossing fingers anymore, but here's hoping this somehow keeps Sessions out. In the meantime, if anyone here happens to live in Iowa, Utah, South Carolina, Texas, Nebraska, Arizona, Idaho, North Carolina, or Louisiana, please do this.
I live in NC, and Thom Tillis's and Richard Burr's offices both recognize me by caller ID and can tell me what I was planning to say before I say it at this point. Thus I called, again, knowing perfectly well it will do no good. It's worth calling your Republican senator, but only because it's not much effort and you get to annoy the kind of subhuman that's willing to be a staffer for a Republican senator. If they don't know you, you might even manage to ruin their day. It's the little things.