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Tell Senators to Stop Confirming Controversial Judges
It’s Quality, Not Quantity
Take Action Now: Write your senators today and ask them to tell Senate Leadership to stop confirming controversial judges.
As a result of the President’s relentlessness and the Senate’s previous willingness to confirm ideologically-driven judges, ultraconservative judges are becoming increasingly dominant on the courts. The Senate should not grant “swift decisions” (as President Bush would like) when it comes to life-long appointments that impact constitutional rights. This is a concern for the entire civil rights community, as it threatens to dismantle years of civil rights enforcement laws. In fact, The Leadership Conference on Civil Rights is currently working with others in the coalition to “fix” two Supreme Court decisions that hinder the rights of workers and people with disabilities. These are just two recent instances of where the courts have dealt heavy blows to our civil rights.
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Subject: Stop Confirming Controversial Judges!
Dear [ Decision Maker ] ,
I am writing to urge you to ask Senate leadership to stop confirming controversial judicial nominees.
The Senate should not grant "swift decisions" when it comes to life-long appointments that impact constitutional rights. This is a concern for the entire civil rights community, as it threatens to dismantle years of civil rights enforcement laws.
The Senate should not be bullied into approving controversial nominations that will undermine the fairness and stability of our judiciary and potentially put civil rights rulings at risk. The Senate must reject nominees who are either controversial or whose record does not demonstrate a commitment to the vigorous enforcement of civil rights. When reviewing pending nominees, we should look at the quality of the nominee, not the quantity of nominees.
As your constituent, I urge you to tell Senate leadership to stop the process of confirming controversial judicial nominees and only commit to reviewing nominees who show due diligence to enforcing our civil rights laws.
Sincerely,
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