Updated: Filibuster coming within reach!

You're pushing the debate! Last week, Harry Reid was "almost apologetic," in the words of the New York Times, as he told his fellow Senators: "I hope that this matter will be resolved without too much more talking." Right up through Thursday, Dianne Feinstein was against a filibuster, saying: "This might be a man I disagree with, but it doesn't mean he shouldn't be on the court."

Well Feinstein's office's lines were tied up Thursday and Friday as you let her know what you thought about her easy acquiescence. Reid's were humming, too.

Both are now on board with the filibuster, as is Hillary Clinton, Russ Feingold, Chris Dodd, Ron Wyden, Paul Sarbanes and the list is growing. Only three Democratic senators have said that they will definitely vote for cloture (five more are quietly opposing the filibuster and hoping nobody notices).

And don't forget the two moderate New England Republicans who might still be in play, Olympia Snowe and Lincoln Chaffee (Susan Collins is definitely voting for cloture). They need to feel heat, too.

The cloture vote's scheduled for Monday at 4:30. Let's not believe the media when they say it's impossible; let's make it politically dangerous for Dems and the few Repubs who fancy themselves moderates to weasel out of their responsibility to their institution, if not their country. The Alito nomination, more than being about any single issue, is really about the separation of powers.

Call over the weekend, and then call again on Monday. Let's shut down the Capitol switchboard Monday morning.

UPDATE: Sean Paul Kelly of the Agonist writes:

Just got off the phone with someone highly placed in the filibuster fight: this is doable. It is an uphill battle, no doubt, but that person's words were: the momentum is shifting and has shifted perceptibly since Thursday.

Voice mailboxes are filling up, so you may not be able to get through by phone. FDL's Jane Hamsher posted two sites where you can send free faxes, here and here. Only the first one works right now, perhaps because of heavy traffic.

Here are the fax numbers for every Senate Dem.Here's the list of filibuster opponents who are trying to keep a low profile - don't let 'em:

Joseph R. Biden, Jr. (D- DE) , 202-224-5042

Bill Nelson (D- FL), 202-224-5274

Daniel K. Akaka (D- HI) (1,), 202-224-6361

Mary Landrieu (D- LA) (1,), 202-224-5824

Byron L. Dorgan (D- ND) (1,), 202-224-2551

Olympia Snowe (R- ME) (1,), 202-224-5344

Biden is especially vulnerable to pressure. Tell him you wouldn't dream of supporting a candidate for president that didn't stand up for core democratic values. Mention that you volunteer on campaigns, or give money or whatever you do and that you always vote in the primaries.

Here are the undecideds:

Blanche Lambert Lincoln (D- AR), 202-224-4843

Joseph I. Lieberman (D- CT), 202-224-4041

Thomas R. Carper (D- DE), 202-224-2441

Daniel K. Inouye (D- HI), 202-224-3934

Tom Harkin (D- IA), 202-224-3254

Barack Obama (D- IL), 202-224-2854

Evan Bayh (D- IN), 202-224-5623

Barbara A. Mikulski (D- MD), 202-224-4654

Carl Levin (D- MI), 202-224-6221

Mark Dayton (D- MN), 202-224-3244

Max Baucus (D- MT), 202-224-2651

Frank Lautenberg (D- NJ), 202-224-3224

Robert Menendez (D- NJ), 202-224-4744

Jeff Bingaman (D- NM), 202-224-5521

Jack Reed (D- RI), 202-224-4642

Lincoln D. Chafee (R- RI), 202-224-2921

Patrick J. Leahy (D- VT), 202-224-4242

Maria Cantwell (D- WA), 202-224-3441

Patty Murray (D- WA), 202-224-2621

Herb Kohl (D- WI), 202-224-5653

John D. Rockefeller, IV (D- WV), 202-224-6472

James M. Jeffords (I- VT), 202-224-5141

Get on these folks and stay on 'em all day Monday.

And if you live in Colorado, North Dakota or Arkansas, you might as well give the three loudest Democratic opponents -- Salazar, Pryor and Conrad -- a piece of your mind, too (polite pieces of your mind work best):