IN THIS BULLETIN:
Featured Action
Defeat the Judicial Nominations of Owen and Sutton
Currently, Senate Democrats are successfully blocking the
nomination of Miguel Estrada to the District of Columbia Circuit Court of
Appeals with a filibuster. There are two other nominees in the final stages of
consideration that should also be blocked, via filibuster if necessary: Judge
Priscilla Owen for the U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit and Jeffrey Sutton
for the U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.
Urge Majority Leader Frist to Denounce Senator Santorum’s Remarks
Contributed by Human Rights Campaign
Please urge Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist to publicly
repudiate the anti-gay remarks made by Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum in an
interview with the Associated Press. In the interview, Santorum compares
homosexuality with bigamy and incest.
To read the Associated Press interview, please click here.
Censure
Representative Cubin for Racist Remarks
During a recent debate on the House floor, Republican
Representative Barbara Cubin of Wyoming made a statement suggesting that all
black people are on drugs or in drug treatment and, while the statement was
challenged on the floor, a majority of representatives couldn’t find it within
themselves to take the high road regardless of partisan politics and have the
statement removed from the record. The House voted against striking her comments
227 to 195. Not one Republican voted to remove her comments from the
record.
Urge your representative to introduce a measure to publicly
censure Representative Cubin for her racist remarks.
Click here to read Representative Cubin’s statement and take
action!
Thank you for speaking out on issues that matter. Together we can make a difference.
Jennifer Willis
Director
ActForChange.com
P.S. I’m proud and honored to report that for the second
time in three years, ActForChange has been nominated for a Webby, the Internet
equivalent of an Oscar. This would not have happened without the dedication of
members like you. Last year, over 1.2 million emails were sent to
decision-makers worldwide via ActForChange.
As a Webby finalist in the Activism category, we are also in the running for a People’s Voice Award. The winner of this award is selected purely by votes from people like you. Please vote for ActForChange here.
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