Karen
01-12-2006, 09:27 AM
Tell Your Senators: Alito Unfit For Supreme Court -- Reject Him (https://act.actforchange.com/cgi-bin7/DM/y/hkC20D8uEO0RoJ0BAFa0E8)
For years, Sandra Day O'Connor served as an important voice of moderation on the Supreme Court. While no progressive, her balanced and independent view of the law served our country well. If Samuel Alito takes her place, it's a safe bet that our nation's highest court will take a sharp turn to the right.
Tell your senators -- we need a principled and moderate judge to replace Justice O'Connor, not a water-carrier for the extreme right. (https://act.actforchange.com/cgi-bin7/DM/y/hkC20D8uEO0RoJ0BAFb0EA)
Alito's hostility to Roe v. Wade -- the landmark ruling establishing a woman's right to make her own medical decisions -- is well documented. He has written that "the Constitution does not guarantee a right to an abortion" and openly advocated the position that the government should "chip away" at the Roe v. Wade decision. In the first days of his confirmation hearings, he repeatedly refused to acknowledge Roe v. Wade as the "settled law of the land."
Alito's views on our rights to privacy represent another disqualification for a seat on the Supreme Court. He has advocated the theory of the "unitary executive" with broad powers, which would clearly include allowing the President to wiretap domestic conversations without the warrants required by laws. He's also argued that the Attorney General should not be held liable for breaking the law in eavesdropping on Americans. Are any of our fundamental rights safe if Alito is confirmed?
Ask your senators to reject Alito. (https://act.actforchange.com/cgi-bin7/DM/y/hkC20D8uEO0RoJ0BAFc0EB)
It's no wonder the radical right is ecstatic that President Bush bowed to their demands, ditched Harriet Miers, and picked Samuel Alito. On nearly every front -- privacy, reproductive rights, corporate responsibility, environmental regulation, and others -- Alito would clearly steer the Supreme Court in radical new conservative directions. (Click here to find out more about what Alito is hiding under his robes (https://act.actforchange.com/cgi-bin7/DM/y/hkC20D8uEO0RoJ0BAFY0Ez).) It's up to us to stop him -- so take action today!!
Ask your senators to reject Alito. (https://act.actforchange.com/cgi-bin7/DM/y/hkC20D8uEO0RoJ0BAFc0EB)
https://workingforchange.speedera.net/www.workingforchange.com/webgraphics/afc/stars30x20.gifThen, please forward this newsletter to your friends, family, and colleagues to help spread the word about this important campaign!
Thank you for working to build a better world.
Will Easton
Manager
ActForChange.com (https://www.actforchange.com/)/Working Assets (https://act.actforchange.com/cgi-bin7/DM/y/hkC20D8uEO0RoJ0gvi0Eb)
For years, Sandra Day O'Connor served as an important voice of moderation on the Supreme Court. While no progressive, her balanced and independent view of the law served our country well. If Samuel Alito takes her place, it's a safe bet that our nation's highest court will take a sharp turn to the right.
Tell your senators -- we need a principled and moderate judge to replace Justice O'Connor, not a water-carrier for the extreme right. (https://act.actforchange.com/cgi-bin7/DM/y/hkC20D8uEO0RoJ0BAFb0EA)
Alito's hostility to Roe v. Wade -- the landmark ruling establishing a woman's right to make her own medical decisions -- is well documented. He has written that "the Constitution does not guarantee a right to an abortion" and openly advocated the position that the government should "chip away" at the Roe v. Wade decision. In the first days of his confirmation hearings, he repeatedly refused to acknowledge Roe v. Wade as the "settled law of the land."
Alito's views on our rights to privacy represent another disqualification for a seat on the Supreme Court. He has advocated the theory of the "unitary executive" with broad powers, which would clearly include allowing the President to wiretap domestic conversations without the warrants required by laws. He's also argued that the Attorney General should not be held liable for breaking the law in eavesdropping on Americans. Are any of our fundamental rights safe if Alito is confirmed?
Ask your senators to reject Alito. (https://act.actforchange.com/cgi-bin7/DM/y/hkC20D8uEO0RoJ0BAFc0EB)
It's no wonder the radical right is ecstatic that President Bush bowed to their demands, ditched Harriet Miers, and picked Samuel Alito. On nearly every front -- privacy, reproductive rights, corporate responsibility, environmental regulation, and others -- Alito would clearly steer the Supreme Court in radical new conservative directions. (Click here to find out more about what Alito is hiding under his robes (https://act.actforchange.com/cgi-bin7/DM/y/hkC20D8uEO0RoJ0BAFY0Ez).) It's up to us to stop him -- so take action today!!
Ask your senators to reject Alito. (https://act.actforchange.com/cgi-bin7/DM/y/hkC20D8uEO0RoJ0BAFc0EB)
https://workingforchange.speedera.net/www.workingforchange.com/webgraphics/afc/stars30x20.gifThen, please forward this newsletter to your friends, family, and colleagues to help spread the word about this important campaign!
Thank you for working to build a better world.
Will Easton
Manager
ActForChange.com (https://www.actforchange.com/)/Working Assets (https://act.actforchange.com/cgi-bin7/DM/y/hkC20D8uEO0RoJ0gvi0Eb)