. . . letters of the alphabet of the online listing of members of the Renaissance Society of America to which alerts have now been sent.  (Each alphabetical listing typically averages about 100 names.)  Anyone else who is trying to contact other academics in this way may wish to call their attention to the online petition -- any easy way for faculty from across the nation to let their voices be heard.  Here is the link:

http://www.petitiononline.com/usmtruth/petition.html

More and more people seem to be signing the petition; it has added close to twenty new names in just the last several hours.  With any luck we can gain more and more momentum as the hearing approaches.