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revdorothyl at 04:22pm on 23/05/2005
revdorothyl at 04:22pm on 23/05/2005Everybody's probably seen this already (I've been so out of touch!), but just in case, here's the MoveOn.Org petition link:
'On Tuesday May 24th, the Senate will vote on a motion to end debate on judicial nominations, and when that motion fails Senator Bill Frist will launch the "nuclear option" –- an unprecedented parliamentary maneuver to break the rules of the Senate and seize absolute control over lifetime appointments to the highest courts in the land. The vote is going to be incredibly close, and there are as many as 6 votes still up in the air -- more than enough to win. We must act now.
'We've launched an emergency petition and, starting Monday, we'll deliver your signatures and comments to the Senate floor every three hours until the vote is complete. As the debate rages on, Senators fighting to preserve our independent courts will read your statements from the floor of congress. And every senator, every 3 hours, will receive thousands of pages from their constituents demanding that they stand up and do the right thing.
'We have less than 72 hours to win this vote and save our courts. Please sign today.
http://www.moveonpac.org/nuclear?id=5554-596929-Jq5VMzPoAVmAh7UnUpUOLw&t=3
'If you care about the minimum wage --- and you don't want judges ruling it unconstitutional --- now's the time to act.
'If you care about environmental laws --- and you don't want judges striking them down --- now's the time to act.
'If you care about your right to privacy --- and you don't want the government telling your family how to live, worship, or even how to die --- now's the time to act.'
'On Tuesday May 24th, the Senate will vote on a motion to end debate on judicial nominations, and when that motion fails Senator Bill Frist will launch the "nuclear option" –- an unprecedented parliamentary maneuver to break the rules of the Senate and seize absolute control over lifetime appointments to the highest courts in the land. The vote is going to be incredibly close, and there are as many as 6 votes still up in the air -- more than enough to win. We must act now.
'We've launched an emergency petition and, starting Monday, we'll deliver your signatures and comments to the Senate floor every three hours until the vote is complete. As the debate rages on, Senators fighting to preserve our independent courts will read your statements from the floor of congress. And every senator, every 3 hours, will receive thousands of pages from their constituents demanding that they stand up and do the right thing.
'We have less than 72 hours to win this vote and save our courts. Please sign today.
http://www.moveonpac.org/nuclear?id=5554-596929-Jq5VMzPoAVmAh7UnUpUOLw&t=3
'If you care about the minimum wage --- and you don't want judges ruling it unconstitutional --- now's the time to act.
'If you care about environmental laws --- and you don't want judges striking them down --- now's the time to act.
'If you care about your right to privacy --- and you don't want the government telling your family how to live, worship, or even how to die --- now's the time to act.'