Fw: Filibuster

This is really important!
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Kerry" <info@johnkerry.com>
To: <miriamvieni@optonline.net>
Sent: Friday, January 27, 2006 2:53 AM
Subject: Filibuster

Dear Miriam,

Yesterday, Senator Ted Kennedy and I told our colleagues that we supported a
filibuster of Judge Alito's nomination for the Supreme Court. And we weren't
alone. But the bottom line is that it takes more than two or three people to
filibuster successfully. It's not "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington." If you
want to stop Judge Alito from becoming Justice Alito, use your own email
list and organize. We can't just preach to our own choir. We need to prove
to everyone - from our friends and neighbors to our fellow Senators - that
the American people know Judge Alito will take our country in the wrong
direction, and they expect something to be done about it.

So I'm asking you to join Senator Kennedy, me, and concerned citizens across
America who are signing this petition to support a filibuster. If there was
ever a time to forward an email on to friends and family, this is it. One
way or another, we're going to find out in the next few days if Judge Alito
is going to become Justice Alito. You know where I stand. The time to make
your voice heard is now. So please sign this filibuster petition and get as
many friends as you can to do the same.

Sign the filibuster petition:

http://www.johnkerry.com/action/filibuster

If Judge Alito gets on the Supreme Court, it will be an incredible mistake
for America. And remember, this is one mistake that we can never take back.

I voted against Justice Roberts, but I feel even more strongly about Judge
Alito. Why? Rather than live up to the promise of "equal justice under the
law," he has consistently made it harder for the most disadvantaged
Americans to have their day in court. He routinely defers to excessive
government power no matter how much government abuses that power. And, to
this date, his only statement on record regarding a woman's right to privacy
is that she doesn't have one.

There isn't a shred of doubt in my opposition to Judge Alito's nomination. I
spent a lot of time over the last few years thinking about what kind of
person deserves to sit on the highest court in the land, so I don't hesitate
a minute in saying that Judge Alito is not that person. His entire legal
career shows that, if confirmed, he will take America backward. People can
say all they want that "elections have consequences." Trust me, I
understand. But that doesn't mean we have to stay silent about Judge Alito's
nomination.

Sign the filibuster petition:

http://www.johnkerry.com/action/filibuster

President Bush had the opportunity to nominate someone who would unite the
country in a time of extreme division. He chose not to do this, and that is
his right. But we have every right -- in fact, we have a responsibility --
to fight against a radical ideological shift on the Supreme Court. This
nomination was a sellout to the demands of the extreme right wing of the
Republican Party. The president gave no thought to what the American people
really wanted - or needed. So now that the president and Judge Alito have
proven they won't stand up for the majority of Americans, we have to stand
up. We have to speak out. That's the true meaning of "advice and consent."

Sincerely,

John Kerry

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https://contribute.johnkerry.com/form.html?sc=7046

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