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To: michael97123 who wrote (126323)	7/20/2005 12:51:23 PM
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FYI the email blitz has begun. Last night, President Bush nominateda right-wing lawyer and corporate lobbyist to take Justice O'Connor'sseat on the Supreme Court. Tell your senators to oppose Roberts now bysigning the petition at: DearMoveOn member, In the past weeks, Republicans and Democrats have called on President Bush tonominate a moderate for the Supreme Court—someone who would honor the legacyof independent Justice Sandra Day O'Connor. But last night, President Bush nominatedJudge John Roberts, a far-right lawyer and corporate lobbyist, to fill her post onthe Supreme Court. We've got to stop Roberts. He opposed clean air rules and worked to help coalcompanies strip-mine mountaintops. He worked with Ken Starr (yes, that Ken Starr),and tried to keep Congress from defending the Voting Rights Act. He wrote that Roev. Wade should be "overruled," and as a lawyer argued (and won) the case thatstopped some doctors from even discussing abortion. Join our urgent petition to let our senators know we expect them to oppose JohnRoberts right now at: political.moveon.org This is one of the most important domestic fights of President Bush's career.We can win—Americans overwhelmingly want a moderate judge. But to win, we needto get the word out early that Roberts is out of the mainstream. After you've signed, please send this message on to your friends and colleagues.We need to fight back against the misinformation that the Bush administration isputting out. John Roberts has little experience as a judge—he was only appointed in 2003.But he's got a lot of experience as a corporate lobbyist and lawyer, consistentlyfavoring wealthy corporations over regular Americans. Here's a list of some of the things that make Roberts the wrong pick for the SupremeCourt: Wrong on environmental protection: Roberts appears to wantto limit the scope of the Endangered Species Act, and in papers he wrote while inlaw school he supported far-right legal theories about "takings" which would makeit almost impossible for the government to enforce most environmental legislation. Wrong on civil rights: Roberts worked to keep Congressfrom defending parts of the Voting Rights Act. Wrong on human rights: As a appeals court judge, Robertsruled that the Geneva Convention doesn't apply to some prisoners of war. Wrong on our right to religious freedom: Roberts arguedthat schools should be able to impose religious speech on attendees. Wrong on women's rights: Roberts wrote that "Roev. Wade was wrongly decided and should be overruled." He also weighed in onbehalf of Operation Rescue, a violent anti-abortion group, in a federal case. President Bush could have chosen many fair-minded and independent jurists to replaceSandra Day O'Connor. Instead, he chose a corporate partisan loved by Bush's right-wingbase but out of step with the rest of the country. Tell your senators they need to stop John Roberts now, at: political.moveon.org We'll be in touch soon about next steps. For now, please help us gather as manyvoices as possible to keep the Supreme Court fair. And thanks for everything you'redoing. Sincerely, –Ben, Tanya, Justin, Jennifer and the MoveOn.org Political Action Team Wednesday, July 20th, 2005 PAID FOR BY MOVEON.ORG POLITICAL ACTION Not authorized by any candidate or candidate's committee. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscription Management: This is a message from MoveOn.org Political Action. To change your email address, update your contact info, or remove yourself from this list, please visit our subscription management page at: moveon.org