Patience, fellow Freepers. IMHO, the "nuclear option" is coming soon. This will put a permanent end to this foolishness.It really is all about the judges. Now more than ever.
Posted on 08/29/2003 2:16:36 PM PDT by votelife
State legislatures across the nation are sending a strong message to their U.S. Senators by way of resolution: "Support the nomination of judicial nominee Miguel Estrada." Five states have already passed a resolution -- Georgia, Nevada, North Dakota, South Dakota and Washington -- and 10 others have introduced such measures. Nearly two years have passed since President Bush nominated Miguel Estrada to fill the vacancy on the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. The Senate has spent over 100 hours debating this nomination, but Democratic Senators continue to block it. While Republicans hold a narrow majority (51-48) in the Senate, they need 60 votes to end debate on the nomination and bring it to a floor vote.
The resolution supports the floor vote and nomination of Miguel Estrada, stating that he is imminently qualified and supported by a vast number of both liberal and conservative colleagues and organizations. It also states that the inability of the U.S. Senate to make a decision is the direct result of partisan politics.
What you can do to help: 1. If your state legislature is considering a resolution (see list below), contact your own state representatives and state senators and urge them to vote in favor of the resolution in support of Miguel Estrada.
2. If your state is not considering a resolution, contact your state legislators anyway and urge them to introduce one. A sample resolution is included below. A few legislative sessions are already over for this year but we have an easy guide on our Web site you can check at (LINK)
3. You can also contact the district office of your U.S. Senators and voice your support for a vote on Miguel Estrada's nomination.
For contact information, please visit our Elected Officials Information page at (LINK)
States that have passed the resolution: Georgia (Senate) Nevada (Senate) North Dakota South Dakota Washington (Senate)
States that have introduced the resolution: Arkansas California Colorado (Senate) Florida (House) Hawaii Illinois Iowa Nevada (House) New Jersey (House) New Mexico Washington (House) Wisconsin (Senate)
Support Miguel Estrada!
That's why senators were elected by the state legislatures prior to the 17th amendment.
Wow! That's a suprise. I'll have to check out the details later.
Yes, I saw that, I just want to know who did it. I'll keep an ear out for them in the future.
Patience, fellow Freepers. IMHO, the "nuclear option" is coming soon. This will put a permanent end to this foolishness.It really is all about the judges. Now more than ever.
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