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To: PartyTime who started this subject	3/5/2003 6:09:31 PM
From: Patricia Trinchero	of 25898

Help the Estrada filibuster!! Bush and Allies Try to Slip Right Wing Judge Through Senate Tell Your Senators to Support a Filibuster Click this link to send your fax: truemajority.com We all knew that with the White House and Congress in the hands of folks who'd like lifetime appointments to the federal courts to represent their narrow special interests, we'd be in for a few bad judicial nominations. We just didn't think it would be this bad, this fast. But the national focus on the possibility of America attacking Iraq seemed like the perfect time for those who would pack the courts to sneak the first one by us. Bush and his allies in the Senate are trying to push through the confirmation of Miguel Estrada for the D.C. Court of Appeals, the second most important court in the nation. Opposition to his anti-civil liberty/pro-corporate ideology is coming from many quarters including The Congressional Hispanic Caucus, labor unions, and People for the American Way. He refused to answer even the most basic questions about his views during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, and his nomination was only able to move forward because of a party-line vote. (Favorite unanswered question: "Can you name ONE Supreme Court ruling in the last 50 years you disagree with?") Now fearing the gathering storm opposing his nomination, the Senate Leaders have scheduled the vote on his nomination for the same day Colin Powell will be speaking about Iraq at the United Nations. That way they hope that the media and the public will be too distracted to notice what they are doing. Don't let this happen. Click this link to send your free faxes: truemajority.com And please forward this email to anyone else you know who is worried that the Judiciary might end up in the hands of right-wing extremists. Here is the letter we'll add your name to and fax to your Senators: Dear Senator: I write as a constituent of yours to urge you to support a filibuster opposing the nomination of Miguel Estrada to the D.C. Court of Appeals. His views on civil liberties, the power of corporations, and other important matters are too extreme for our courts. During his nomination hearing Mr. Estrada refused to answer even the most basic questions about his judicial philosophy thus preventing the Senate from fulfilling it's constitutional role to advise and consent. On these grounds alone you should oppose this nomination whether you agree with his apparent judicial philosophy or not. Thank you for your consideration of this crucial matter. Sincerely,

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