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Dear Amy,
George Bush's presidency will come to an end less than nine months from now. Unfortunately he still has the power to nominate federal judges who would serve lifetime appointments, carrying out his right-wing agenda far beyond the end of his term.
That’s where the Senate Judiciary Committee comes in.
Judicial nominations are subject to confirmation by the U.S. Senate -- so the Senate Judiciary Committee is our best chance to put an end to Bush's mission of stacking our courts with ultraconservative ideologues. At this point in Bush's term, we should simply say “no” to Bush’s right-wing judicial nominees.
Click here to urge Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy to stand strong against Bush's right-wing judicial nominees.
Many of Bush's nominees have been chosen not because of their excellent qualifications, but for blind allegiance to conservative ideology. Several of them have no prior judicial experience whatsoever, but are well-known Republican ideologues and fundraisers. One nominee currently pending in Tennessee even holds significant stock in a private prison corporation -- and therefore could benefit financially from the imprisonment of those brought before his bench. (Read more about these nominees here on our action page.)
For now, thanks to Chairman Leahy and others, the progressive community has succeeded in blocking some of the most extreme Bush nominees, such as fervently anti-choice Richard Honaker and Robert Conrad. But Bush's lesser-known judicial nominees are just as dangerous to our shared progressive values.
So I hope you'll take action today to help bring an end to his practice of packing our courts with right-wing ideologues.
Click here to send your message to Chairman Leahy.
Thank you for working to build a better world.
Sincerely,
Laura Scher, CEO
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