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Kerry's Latest E-mail (Barf)
e-mail | Jan 27, 2006 | Effin

Posted on 01/27/2006 10:37:35 AM PST by proud_yank

Dear A$$ Clown,

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

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

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 Effin Kerry


TOPICS: Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 109th; alito; alitovote; filibuster; kerry; kerryemail; scotus
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To: Patrick1

I'm sure he assumed that the vast number of people who would be reading his email would not be able to comprehend a number so large as "60". So he wrote "more that two or three" so it was in a form that they would understand even without having to look down at their bare feet.

Such a down-to-Earth guy.


21 posted on 01/27/2006 11:07:27 AM PST by leftcoaster
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To: proud_yank

What a dope!


22 posted on 01/27/2006 11:12:21 AM PST by Giant Conservative
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To: pcottraux
Radically wrong ideology rules the majority of the USSC now; Alito will provide the 4th of the 5 votes necessary to return the the Constitution from USSC-imposed exile.

And President Bush has 3 years to appoint another pro-Constitution Justice.

23 posted on 01/27/2006 11:14:51 AM PST by Giant Conservative
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To: proud_yank
I liked it much better when he was absent most of the time and really didn't care what went on the senate. Now that he's trying to act like a Senator, he's actually kind of scary--I'm sorry I meant moron--he's actually kind of a moron.
24 posted on 01/27/2006 12:08:43 PM PST by adgirl
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To: proud_yank

Kerry and his compadres are so out of touch in the leftist meanderings they would not recognize the swift current of the mainstream of America if they saw it.

My question is this;

How do the majority of MA voters put up with these two lightweight, half-witted, impossible-to-embarass, softballers?


25 posted on 01/27/2006 12:10:19 PM PST by joyspring777
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To: proud_yank

I have an ex-friend who used to forward this crap to me.


26 posted on 01/27/2006 12:12:54 PM PST by Cyber Liberty (© 2006, Ravin' Lunatic since 4/98)
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To: Cyber Liberty

"Ex" for a reason I imagine!


27 posted on 01/27/2006 12:20:25 PM PST by proud_yank (Aspiring CEO of a multinational corporation)
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To: proud_yank

Yeah, 'cause he'd send me this crap. LOL


28 posted on 01/27/2006 12:22:30 PM PST by Cyber Liberty (© 2006, Ravin' Lunatic since 4/98)
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To: proud_yank

Petitions are so 1960's. It they really bore any weight, we could start one in response and bury him.


29 posted on 01/27/2006 12:24:11 PM PST by REPANDPROUDOFIT
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To: REPANDPROUDOFIT

P_Y's new petition:

Dear Effin, Kennedy, Schumer, Clintoon, et.al.,

The undersigned want you to move to Venezuela. Please honor our request immediately.


30 posted on 01/27/2006 12:57:39 PM PST by proud_yank (Aspiring CEO of a multinational corporation)
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To: RexBeach

I like all of them.


31 posted on 01/27/2006 1:38:47 PM PST by hsalaw
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To: proud_yank

He's got no money
He's got no home
Spinning wheel
All alone
Talkin' 'bout his troubles and
He'll never learn
Ride a painted pony
Let the spinning wheel turn


32 posted on 01/27/2006 3:28:50 PM PST by Nasty McPhilthy (Those who beat their swords into plow shears….will plow for those who don’t.)
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