WHY YOU SHOULD OPPOSE ROBERTS
excerpted from moveon.org email which cites sources: Washington Post, Fox News, LA TIMES
"He's been caught falsely denying his active membership in the far-right Federalist Society and hiding his work as a corporate lobbyist doing things like blocking honest labeling requirements for skin care products. Over 50,000 pages of information released from his time as a political appointee in the Reagan administration have shed even more light on his efforts to thwart fair treatment for women, minorities and the disabled.Meanwhile, the White House is refusing to turn over public records on Roberts' time as Deputy Solicitor General in the first Bush administration.Just this morning, People for the American Way, a major civil rights and civil liberties advocacy group, joined the dozens of organizations officially opposing Roberts' nomination. Their new report gives an excellent overview of the ways Roberts threatens basic civil rights, privacy, the environment and workers. Here's an excerpt from the executive summary: John Roberts has spent much of the past two decades in political and legal positions of great influence. The public record that has been revealed over recent weeks demonstrates that Roberts has consistently advocated positions that would undermine Americans' fundamental rights and liberties under the Constitution and federal law. The confirmation of John Roberts to replace Justice Sandra Day O'Connor would bring dramatic change, move the Supreme Court significantly to the right, and shift the balance of the court to the great and lasting detriment of Americans and the constitutional principles and legal safeguards that protect their families and communities. We urge senators to vote against his confirmation.
You can read the entire report at SaveTheCourt.org:
go here for additional info.
"He's been caught falsely denying his active membership in the far-right Federalist Society and hiding his work as a corporate lobbyist doing things like blocking honest labeling requirements for skin care products. Over 50,000 pages of information released from his time as a political appointee in the Reagan administration have shed even more light on his efforts to thwart fair treatment for women, minorities and the disabled.Meanwhile, the White House is refusing to turn over public records on Roberts' time as Deputy Solicitor General in the first Bush administration.Just this morning, People for the American Way, a major civil rights and civil liberties advocacy group, joined the dozens of organizations officially opposing Roberts' nomination. Their new report gives an excellent overview of the ways Roberts threatens basic civil rights, privacy, the environment and workers. Here's an excerpt from the executive summary: John Roberts has spent much of the past two decades in political and legal positions of great influence. The public record that has been revealed over recent weeks demonstrates that Roberts has consistently advocated positions that would undermine Americans' fundamental rights and liberties under the Constitution and federal law. The confirmation of John Roberts to replace Justice Sandra Day O'Connor would bring dramatic change, move the Supreme Court significantly to the right, and shift the balance of the court to the great and lasting detriment of Americans and the constitutional principles and legal safeguards that protect their families and communities. We urge senators to vote against his confirmation.
You can read the entire report at SaveTheCourt.org:
go here for additional info.
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