Final update: Torture is now legal and Bush is now a Dictator, thanks to a 65-34 vote in the Senate. Here are the Senators who crossed party lines:

Democrats in favor (12) - Carper (Del.), Johnson (S.D.), Landrieu (La.), Lautenberg (N.J.), Lieberman (Conn.), Menendez (N.J), Pryor (Ark.), Rockefeller (W. Va.), Salazar (Co.), Stabenow (Mich.), Nelson (Fla.), Nelson (Neb.)

Republicans against (1) - Chafee (R.I.)

Original post: 

Torture is anathema to everything America stands for. The Republican "compromise" led by John McCain was a cynical charade to let McCain pretend to oppose torture while selling out to the Busheviks as he always does. The "compromise" will:

• Abandon the rule of law and give the President the freedom to interpret the Geneva Conventions any way he sees fit.
• Provide immunity to those responsible for past human rights abuses
• Exempt from prosecution those who authorize treatment traditionally considered torture.
• Strip detainees of access to US courts.

The bill cannot be defeated by only 44 Democrats (Christy is blogging Thursday's debate). This horrendous bill (S. 3930) must be stopped by a filibuster which requires 41 votes against "cloture" (the motion to end debate and hold an up-or-down vote).

Call the Senators below at 1-800-AMNESTY (800-266-3789). Ask the question clearly: will Senator X support a filibuster of Bush's Torture Bill, or will (s)he oppose a filibuster? We need a firm yes or no - be polite but persistent. Post the results of your calls in the comments below. We will keep a tally below, relying on you to report back on your calls.

• Crossed out names support the filibuster - don't call them
• Underlined names will be absent - which is good but keep calling them
• Bold names will probably vote against Bush's Torture Bill, but oppose the filibuster
• Regular names will probably vote against Bush's Torture Bill, but have not declared their position on a filibuster
• Italic names will vote for Bush's Torture Bill and against the filibuster

Our first targets are the Senators who filibustered Sam Alito:

$ Barbara Boxer (D- CA) , 202-224-3553
*$ Hillary Rodham Clinton (D- NY) , 202-224-4451
Mark Dayton (D- MN), 202-224-3244, fax: (202) 228-2186
* Christopher J. Dodd (D- CT), 202-224-2823
Richard J. Durbin (D- IL) , 202-224-2152
*$ Russell D. Feingold (D- WI) , 202-224-5323
Dianne Feinstein (D- CA) , 202-224-3841
Tom Harkin (D- IA), 202-224-3254, fax: (202) 224-9369 (absent for Alito filibuster)
James M. Jeffords (I- VT), 202-224-5141
*$^ John F. Kerry (D- MA) , 202-224-2742
$^ Edward M. Kennedy (D- MA) , 202-224-4543
Frank Lautenberg (D- NJ), 202-224-3224, fax: (202) 224-9707
Patrick J. Leahy (D- VT), 202-224-4242, fax: (202) 224-3479
Robert Menendez (D- NJ), 202-224-4744, fax: (202) 228-2197
Jack Reed (D- RI), 202-224-4642, fax: (202) 224-4680
Harry Reid (D- NV) , 202-224-3542
* Barack Obama (D- IL), 202-224-2854, fax: (202) 228-4260
Paul S. Sarbanes (D- MD), 202-224-4524
$ Charles Schumer (D- NY) , 202-224-6542
Debbie A. Stabenow (D- MI) , 202-224-4822
Ron Wyden (D- OR) , 202-224-5244

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^ Led Alito filibuster

These Senators opposed the Alito filibuster but have good reason to support the Torture filibuster:

Daniel K. Akaka (D- HI) 202-224-6361, fax: (202) 224-2126: narrowly won Senate primary last week with progressive support
* Evan Bayh (D- IN) 202-224-5623
* Joseph R. Biden, Jr. (D- DE) 202-224-5042
Lincoln D. Chafee (R- RI) 202-224-2921 fax: (202) 228-2853: fighting for his political life in solidly Blue state
Carl Levin (D- MI) 202-224-6221 fax (202) 224-1388: ranking Democrat on Armed Services Committee
Joseph I. Lieberman (D- CT), 202-224-4041, fax: (202) 224-9750: still trying to win Democratic and Independent votes against Ned Lamont
John D. Rockefeller, IV (D-WV) 202-224-6472, fax (202) 224-7665: Ranking Democrat on Intelligence Committee, authored amendment for greater oversight of CIA torture

Democratic Members of the "Gang of 14" Senators who oppose filibuster except where fundamental principles are at stake. Isn't torture a fundamental principle?

Robert C. Byrd (D- WV) , 202-224-3954, fax: (202) 228-0002
Mary Landrieu (D-LA) 202-224-5824 fax: (202) 224-9735
Ben Nelson (D-NE) 202-224-6551, fax: (202) 228-0012
Mark Pryor (D- AR), 202-224-2353, fax: (202) 228-0908
Ken Salazar (D- CO) , 202-224-5852, fax: (202) 228-5036

These Senators also opposed the Alito filibuster:

Max Baucus (D- MT), 202-224-2651, fax: (202) 224-0515
Jeff Bingaman (D- NM), 202-224-5521, fax: (202) 224-2852
Maria Cantwell (D- WA), 202-224-3441, fax: (202) 228-0514
Thomas R. Carper (D- DE), 202-224-2441, fax: (202) 228-2190
Kent Conrad (D- ND) 202-224-2043, fax: (202) 224-7776
Byron L. Dorgan (D-ND) 202-224-2551 fax: (202) 224-1193
Daniel K. Inouye (D- HI), 202-224-3934, fax: (202) 224-6747
Tim Johnson (D- SD) , 202-224-5842, fax: (202) 228-5765
Herb Kohl (D- WI), 202-224-5653, fax: (202) 224-9787
Blanche Lambert Lincoln (D- AR), 202-224-4843, fax: (202) 228-1371
Barbara A. Mikulski (D- MD), 202-224-4654, fax: (202) 224-8858
Patty Murray (D- WA), 202-224-2621, fax: (202) 224-0238
Bill Nelson (D- FL), 202-224-5274, fax: (202) 228-2183

Republican Members of the "Gang of 14" Senators who oppose filibuster except where fundamental principles are at stake. Isn't torture a fundamental principle? 

Susan Collins (R-ME)
Lindsey Graham (R-SC)
Mike DeWine (R-OH)
John McCain (R-AZ)
Olympia Snowe (R- ME), 202-224-5344, fax: (202) 224-1946
John Warner (R-VA)

The "Kickass Caucus" - Torture Filibuster Supporters

The "Absence Makes the Heart Grow Founder Caucus": Will Not Vote on the Filibuster Cloture, which is as good as supporting the filibuster

The "Filibuster Flip-Flop Caucus": Will Vote For the Filibuster Before they Vote Against It

The "Clueless Caucus" - For Details visit AlitoWaffleWatch

The "Fascist Appeasement Caucus" - Support Bush's Torture Bill