Dear Friend,
This time they've gone too far.
The Republicans are injecting religion into the battle over President Bush's effort to pack the federal courts with right-wing rejects.
A few weeks ago, they all but encouraged violence against judges who did not rule in their favor. Last Monday, Focus on the Family founder James Dobson compared the Supreme Court to the KKK. Now, Senate Republican Leader Bill Frist has agreed to appear alongside these ultra-right wing crackpots in a one-hour special telecast that claims Democrats are using judicial filibusters "against people of faith."
What, praytell, does that make the 205 judges we have confirmed? Heathens?
This isn't about religion. Lord knows we progressives--from Martin Luther King, Jr. to Jimmy Carter--look to divine inspiration. We revere and respect people of faith. But we will not tolerate a phony holy war designed to pack the courts with judges who want to turn the clock back to the 1930's.
So if this isn't about religion, what is it about? Ten well-heeled lawyers.
That's right. The Republicans want to shut down the entire United States Senate because of ten right-wing lawyers. Each one of them, of course, is a right-wing activist--with legal and political views three steps to the right of Atilla the Hun.
If you're as outraged as I am, join millions of Americans across the country rallying around this grassroots effort to stop Senator Frist from exploiting his office for political gain. Sign the DSCC petition today and pass this email to all of your friends.
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http://action.dscc.org/campaign/protectIt's one thing for conservative activists to employ incendiary rhetoric. But for the Senate Republican Leader to support these divisive tactics is not only irresponsible--it's a down-right abuse of power.
Dubbed "Justice Sunday," the April 24 program will be telecast to over 1 million people. Senator Frist and his well-funded allies will make the case that 10 wealthy Bush nominees are somehow victims of religious discrimination. Advertisements promoting the telecast depict a young man with a Bible in one hand and a gavel in the other under the heading: "the filibuster against people of faith." As if.
Stand up to these dishonest and despicable Republican tactics by signing the DSCC petition today. Don't forget to pass on this message to your friends and family. We only have 6 days to act.
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http://action.dscc.org/campaign/protectThis April 24 telecast is part of a larger Republican campaign to eliminate the filibuster and impose their political will on the American people with no debate or discourse. They want a special set of rules for themselves that ignores our history, our Constitution and our Founding Fathers' principles for our democracy. Above all, they seek to drown out our voice in the process.
Make your voice heard against these powerful Republican allies. Get everyone you know to sign the DSCC petition today and urge Senator Bill Frist to play by the rules and stop politicizing faith for personal gain.
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http://action.dscc.org/campaign/protectRepublicans are pulling the religion card to hide the real interests these 10 Bush nominees represent: big corporations and polluters who couldn't care less about consumers, workers, children, women, families and the environment. When I was an adviser to President Clinton, Republican Senators blocked over 60 nominees to the bench--that's 6 times more than the 10 nominees Democrats are standing up to right now. The Senate has already approved 205 Bush nominees to the federal court. But that's clearly not enough for this extreme Republican agenda.
On top of controlling the presidency and both houses of Congress, Republicans want total control over our judiciary. They want to eliminate the filibuster and change the rules of the game, change the centuries-old principles our Constitution was founded on and take away our voice for their narrow, short-term interests. They're waging an all-out assault on our system of checks and balances and we need your help to stop them.
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http://action.dscc.org/campaign/protectDemocratic Senators are fighting to protect the balance of powers and they're standing up to the 10 Bush nominees whose records prove they are not fit to serve lifetime appointments on the federal bench. Will you stand with me and millions of other Americans to protect our democracy?
Please forward this important message calling on Senator Frist to abandon incendiary tactics that politicize faith, abuse power and undermine our fundamental vision for democracy.
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http://action.dscc.org/campaign/protectWe have 6 days to act before Senator Frist takes the stage with the powerful few on "Justice Sunday." You and I know who they really represent. Let's sound the alarm now before they drown out our voice for good.
Sincerely,
Paul Begala
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