That was the word from Sarah Dufendach, our chief lobbyist, when the staff got together yesterday to talk about the Holt voting machine bill.

This bill - which Common Cause has been fighting to get passed for at least the past two years - looks like it's coming to the floor on Thursday. That's the good news. The bad news is that there's a chance for the Holt bill opponents to throw a major wrench in the works by adding so-called "poison pill" amendments.

We'll keep you posted - here on the blog, and in your email (you are on CauseNet, right?). In the meantime, the most important thing you can do is call your member of Congress and ask him or her to support the Holt bill (HR 811) and oppose any poison pill amendments.

Then tell us about your call.

This is the moment. We can't afford to have another election with suspect voting machine technology. It's too important. Protect your vote. Make the call.