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Disrobe the Right: Block Bush's Radical Judges

Contributed by Working Assets

If you thought the fight over the judiciary was over after President Bush successfully installed Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito, think again. Conservative groups, bent on continuing to swing the federal judiciary rightward, are pushing for the confirmation of four more bad judges. The Senate needs to block these dangerous appointments.

Brett M. Kavanaugh, currently Bush's staff secretary, just had his recommendation from the American Bar Association downgraded. One judge who reviewed his nomination called the nominee "less than adequate" and said he had been "sanctimonious." Yet, Mr. Kavanaugh has been nominated to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, which is widely viewed as a stepping stone to the Supreme Court.
William G. Myers III has been nominated to the 9th Circuit, even though his nomination was successfully filibustered in July of 2004. The Judiciary Committee reported his nomination to the Senate floor in March of last year despite vocal opposition from more than 180 environmental, Native American, labor, civil rights, disability rights, women's rights and other organizations who signed a letter opposing Myers' confirmation.
William J. Haynes II has been nominated to the 4th Circuit. He has spent the bulk of his legal career as a lawyer in the Department of Defense and, most recently, as the department's principal author and defender of the administration's plan for military tribunals, its denial of Geneva Convention protections to persons captured on the battlefield, and its indefinite detention of U.S. citizens without access to counsel or the ability to challenge their detention.
Finally, Terrence W. Boyle is waiting for confirmation to the 4th Circuit as well. Judge Terrence Boyle is currently a U.S. District Judge in North Carolina. His judgments are frequently reversed, and he has a record of hostility toward individual rights claims by African Americans, people with disabilities and others seeking justice in his courtroom.
These individuals simply do not deserve lifetime appointments to our Appellate courts. Urge your Senators to oppose their nominations with every tool at their disposal.

Call to action

Tell your Senators to oppose the judicial nominations of Kavanuagh, Myers, Haynes and Boyle.

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