UPDATE: OBSTRUCTION DAY RALLY - Fri. 5/9/03 Noon - Sen. Majority Leader Bill Frist Announcement

May 8, 2003 | Angelwood

[Angelwood]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

May 8, 2003
Contact: Elizabeth Keys, 202-224-2928

***MEDIA ADVISORY ***

UPDATE: MAJORITY LEADER FRIST TO JOIN SEN. CORNYN, GRASSROOTS GROUPS RALLY FOR JUDGES: "DEMOCRAT OBSTRUCTION DAY"

Washington, D.C.- Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist will make an important announcement regarding the Senate judicial confirmation process on Friday, May 9, at 12 p.m., Upper Senate Park/Russell Park (Rain Site - Capitol LBJ Room, S-211). The Majority Leader will join Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) and a broad coalition of more than 75 grassroots organizations seeking an end to the Democrats' filibuster of President George W. Bush's judicial nominees at a rally and press conference to mark "Democrat Obstruction Day," the second anniversary of President Bush's first judicial circuit court nominations.

WHO:

Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-TN)
Senator John Cornyn (R-TX)
Mark Levin-Landmark Legal Foundation (Emcee)
C. Boyden Gray-Chairman, Committee for Justice
Grover Norquist-President, Americans for Tax Reform
Robert DePosada-Chairman, Latino Coalition
Victoria Toensing-Toensing & DiGenova, WISH
Jay Sekulow, American Center for Law and Justice
Manuel Miranda-Office of the Senate Majority Leader
Phyllis Berry Myers-Center for New Black Leadership
Craig Burkhardt-President, Republican National Lawyers Association
Todd Gaziano-Director, Legal/Judicial Center, Heritage Foundation
Lori Waters-Executive Director, Eagle Forum
Wendy Wright-Concerned Women for America

WHAT:

Rally/Press Conference

WHERE:

Upper Senate Park/Russell Park -- Rain Site: U.S. Capitol/LBJ Room (S-211)

WHEN:

Friday, May 9, 2003, 12 p.m.

[Angelwood]

If you work or live in or near the District of Columbia, please make every effort to attend this rally and press conference. If you cannot make it or live too far away, please contact your Senators to voice your opinion on the unconstitutional filibustering of judicial nominees by the minority party. Thank you and FReep On!

[Fred Mertz]

Thanks for the announcement, Angelwood. I hope it doesn't fall on deaf ears (the media).

[Angelwood]

Thanks for the bump, Fred. Hugs!

D.C. Chapter Ping!

[prairiebreeze]

Bump to remind me to email my Senators tomorrow. Good luck DC Freepers. I'll be there in spirit.

Prairie

[nutmeg]

I heard Sean Hannity announce this rally today on his radio show and that Mark Levin (aka The Great One) will be the emcee... I also heard Kevin Martin on Hannity's show today, come to think of it! :-)

If I lived in the DC area, I would certainly join you, but alas, we are several hundred miles away...

Good luck tomorrow and THANK YOU all for being there!

[tgslTakoma]

I wish I could be there, but work won't wait another day for me... so I'm doing the next best thing I could think of - pinging a whole lotta FReepers!

[Tunehead54]

Missing from the guest list: Senator Talent who actually has a workable plan to force the votes on a majority basis. I'm sure Frist is aware of this but obviously is ignoring it. Sigh.

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[GOPJ]

Thanks for the ping...

[justshe]

Thanks for posting this. For those of us outside the D.C. area....I sincerely hope this rally is televised....either on Fox News or CSPAN.

[P.O.E.]

Will Republicans "go nuclear" on judicial nominations?

[AGreatPer]

Good luck Angelwood and the rest of the Chapter.

Fred, your always getting all the good hugs.

[kristinn]

It should get coverage because Senator Frist will be there. How much play depends on what he says.

The Rats are comfortable doing this because they aren't getting alot of heat from the public. Hopefully this rally will turn up the heat on them.

[W04Man]

Bump!! I'll be there in the Red, White & Blue.

http://W-04.com

[W04Man]

Ok, exactly where is this rally? North of Russell, West of Russell, or South of Russell?

[YourAdHere]

Hey Angelwood. Could you change the title of this thread to give the correct date? March is a two-month memory. : )

[Angelwood]

Duh!!! I asked the moderators to change the date. Thanks for catching this -- I ran out of room in the headline with the date written out and didn't see my error.

THE RALLY IS TODAY, 5/9/03, AT NOON.

[W04Man]

Angelwood, do you know the exact spot of the rally?

[Angelwood]

As I understand it, the Obstruction Day rally will be held in the Senate Swamp -- a grassy area alongside Constitution Avenue on the Senate end of the Capitol and opposite the Russell Building which is on the other side of Constitution Avenue. There is a sheltered bus stop nearby and also a driveway into the Capitol parking area.

If it is raining or too wet outside, the rally will be held inside the Capitol in the LBJ Room. I'm sure people will be on hand to direct attendees to the rally wherever it takes place.

[Angelwood]

UPDATE: I just was told that the rally will be in Senator's Park on the opposite side of Constitution Avenue. Look for all the TV Satellite Trucks and W04Man with his signs. He is already there and said the place is full of media. I'm on my way now.

[stand watie]

THANKS!