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if you don't like alito, maybe you can sign let congress know.
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From: John Kerry
Date: Jan 23, 2006 1:19 PM
Subject: Stand with us: No on Alito
To: kerry Æ lisazapato.com
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us]
Dear Lisa,
I've studied Judge Alito's legal record. I met with him one-on-one. After
all this, I am left with one simple conclusion: if Judge Alito becomes
Supreme Court Justice Alito, he will move the Court backwards.
I will vote against Judge Alito's confirmation, and I hope a majority of
Senators choose to join us on the Senate floor, voting and speaking out
against him. I know we face tough odds, but this is an important fight.
The bottom line is Judge Alito cannot be trusted on the Supreme Court. We
can't trust him to stand up to government abuse of power. We can't trust him
to ensure all citizens enjoy equal protection under the law. We can't trust
him to protect our right to privacy. We can't trust him to defend mainstream
American values.
To muster enough Senators to defeat Judge Alito, the American people have to
make it clear that they are against his nomination. That's where you come
in. By speaking out, you will help us convince other Senators to join our
fight.
*Stand with us today against Judge Alito
*
If you want to understand why Americans don't want Judge Alito on the
Supreme Court, just take a look at his record. It paints a disturbing
picture.
When it comes to standing up to the abuse of executive power and protecting
our right to privacy, he barely has a record. Judge Alito refused to hold
the government accountable for excessive force when an unarmed boy was shot
and killed, or when an innocent 10 year old girl was strip-searched.
In a speech in 2000, Judge Alito even endorsed a theory suggesting that
independent agencies like the Consumer Product Safety Commission, which
holds companies responsible for making products safe for kids, and the
Securities and Exchange Commission, which stands up to corporate abusers
like Enron, are unconstitutional infringements on the President's power.
With this record, how can we expect Alito to stand up to the President when
he breaks the law to eavesdrop on American citizens or authorizes the
torture of detainees?
Judge Alito's record on civil rights is no better. He saw no legitimate
question of discrimination in allowing an all-white jury to sentence a black
man to death for killing a white man. His own colleagues have criticized him
for ignoring employees' rights to be free from job discrimination. Judge
Alito's clear bias is to keep victims of discrimination out of the court
system - and to rule in favor of corporate interests.
Judge Alito's record on privacy rights is worst of all. In 1985, Judge Alito
actually wrote a memo outlining a strategy to undermine Roe v. Wade by
slowly chipping away at its protections. That same year, Judge Alito wrote
in a job application that he did not believe in the constitutionality of the
right to privacy. Judge Alito's views on privacy rights are not ambiguous;
they are openly hostile.
*Stand with us today against Judge Alito
*
Your voice is essential in this fight.
We have no reason to be hesitant in fighting to keep Samuel Alito off the
Supreme Court. None of our fears are based on inference, speculation or
assumption. His record speaks for itself -- and it speaks on behalf of
extreme ideology and powerful corporations -- not the rights guaranteed by
our Constitution.
To join this fight, please sign our letter. When I go down to the Senate
floor to speak out against Judge Alito, I'll enter your name in opposition
to Alito into the Congressional Record as well. And I'll show my Senate
colleagues that as far as the American people are concerned, this is not
some inside the beltway conversation; this is a landmark struggle for the
future of our nation.
Please join us in this fight for our most cherished rights and freedoms.
Sincerely,
John Kerry
P.S. Please pass this letter on to your friends. We need as many voices as
possible joining us and speaking out against Alito.
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Forwarded message ---------- From: John Kerry <
info Æ johnkerry.com > Date: Jan 23, 2006 1:19 PM Subject: Stand with
us: No on Alito To: kerry Æ lisazapato .com
Dear Lisa,
I've
studied Judge Alito's legal record. I met with him one-on-one. After
all this, I am left with one simple conclusion: if Judge Alito becomes
Supreme Court Justice Alito, he will move the Court backwards.
I will
vote against Judge Alito's confirmation, and I hope a majority of
Senators choose to join us on the Senate floor, voting and speaking out
against him. I know we face tough odds, but this is an important fight.
The
bottom line is Judge Alito cannot be trusted on the Supreme Court. We
can't trust him to stand up to government abuse of power. We can't
trust him to ensure all citizens enjoy equal protection under the law.
We can't trust him to protect our right to privacy. We can't trust him
to defend mainstream American values.
To
muster enough Senators to defeat Judge Alito, the American people have
to make it clear that they are against his nomination. That's where you
come in. By speaking out, you will help us convince other Senators to
join our fight.
Stand with us today against Judge Alito
If you
want to understand why Americans don't want Judge Alito on the Supreme
Court, just take a look at his record. It paints a disturbing picture.
When it
comes to standing up to the abuse of executive power and protecting our
right to privacy, he barely has a record. Judge Alito refused to hold
the government accountable for excessive force when an unarmed boy was
shot and killed, or when an innocent 10 year old girl was
strip-searched.
In
a speech in 2000, Judge Alito even endorsed a theory suggesting that
independent agencies like the Consumer Product Safety Commission, which
holds companies responsible for making products safe for kids, and the
Securities and Exchange Commission, which stands up to corporate
abusers like Enron, are unconstitutional infringements on the
President's power.
With
this record, how can we expect Alito to stand up to the President when
he breaks the law to eavesdrop on American citizens or authorizes the
torture of detainees?
Judge
Alito's record on civil rights is no better. He saw no legitimate
question of discrimination in allowing an all-white jury to sentence a
black man to death for killing a white man. His own colleagues have
criticized him for ignoring employees' rights to be free from job
discrimination. Judge Alito's clear bias is to keep victims of
discrimination out of the court system - and to rule in favor of
corporate interests.
Judge
Alito's record on privacy rights is worst of all. In 1985, Judge Alito
actually wrote a memo outlining a strategy to undermine Roe v. Wade by
slowly chipping away at its protections. That same year, Judge Alito
wrote in a job application that he did not believe in the
constitutionality of the right to privacy. Judge Alito's views on
privacy rights are not ambiguous; they are openly hostile.
Stand with us today against Judge Alito
Your voice is essential in this fight.
We have
no reason to be hesitant in fighting to keep Samuel Alito off the
Supreme Court. None of our fears are based on inference, speculation or
assumption. His record speaks for itself -- and it speaks on behalf of
extreme ideology and powerful corporations -- not the rights guaranteed
by our Constitution.
To join
this fight, please sign our letter. When I go down to the Senate floor
to speak out against Judge Alito, I'll enter your name in opposition to
Alito into the Congressional Record as well. And I'll show my Senate
colleagues that as far as the American people are concerned, this is
not some inside the beltway conversation; this is a landmark struggle
for the future of our nation.
Please join us in this fight for our most cherished rights and freedoms.
Sincerely ,
John Kerry
P.S. Please pass this letter on to your friends. We need as many voices as
possible joining us and speaking out against Alito.
Paid for by Friends of John Kerry, Inc.
We apologize if you received this message in error.
Click here to unsubscribe from our mailing list.
Friends of John Kerry, Inc., 511 C St. NE, Washington DC, 20002, U.S.A.
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