Wednesday, February 26, 2003 4:22 PM
Dear friend,
To date over 20,000 supporters of President Bush have signed our petition urging Democrats to end their filibuster of Miguel Estrada. This overwhelming show of support for the President has helped to create awareness among the American people about the Democrats continued obstruction.
Our Republican Senators remain steadfast in their determination to make sure that Miguel Estrada's nomination receives a vote before the full Senate. In fact I am certain that many Republican Senators were inspired by President Bush's radio address this past Saturday. In his address the President stated:
I nominated Miguel Estrada for the Court of Appeals because he's a man of talent and character who will be an excellent judge. Yet after 21 months, he still cannot get an up or down vote from the Senate. Democrats are stalling Miguel Estrada's nomination, while they search in vain for a reason to reject him. Some senators who once insisted that every appeals court nominee deserves a vote have abandoned that principle for partisan politics. Their tactics are unfair to the good man I have nominated, and unfaithful to the Senate's own obligations.
I call on the Senate Democratic leadership to stop playing politics, and permit a vote on Miguel Estrada's nomination. Let each Senator vote as he or she thinks best, but give the man a vote.
Let's keep the pressure on the Democrats. Below are three things you can do today to help put an end to this filibuster.
1) Sign our petition. If you have already done so please forward this message and tell others that they can sign our petition by visiting: http://www.nrsc.org/index.cfm?FuseAction=SignUp.Home&Petition_id=41
2) Let Democrats know that their treatment of Miguel Estrada will not be forgotten. Write to Democrat Senators and let them know that you will be working to see that they are defeated in 2004. To see a list of vulnerable Democrat Senators as well as their contact information please visit: http://www.nrsc.org/nrscweb/estrada/senators.shtml
3) DONATE TO THE NRSC. Your donation will go to making sure that we have the necessary resources to expand on our Senate Majority in 2004. To make a donation via our secure online server please visit: https://donate.nrsc.org/index.cfm?mode=account&category_meta_id=349
Thank you for your support of the Republican Party. Together we can make America a better place to live, learn, work and raise our families.
With warm regards, I remain
Gratefully yours,
Senator George Allen
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A New Move on Estrada ('Tain't over yet!) was written and posted by Byron York on National Reveiw Online at 11:10 a.m. EST
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February 28, 2003 11:10 a.m. |
So the real accurate story was out there but was ignored.
