Posted on 06/27/2002 11:25:25 AM PDT by Mr_Magoo
The following was sent to the Chicago Sun-Times today. I did not sent it to the Chicago Tribune because of the FR lawsuit.
On June 26, 2002, a United States Federal Appeals Court in California declared the Pledge of Allegiance to be unconstitutional. The same day the U.S. Senate voted 99 - 0 to pass a resolution expressing its disagreement with the ruling.How could something like this happen? The blame rests on the shoulders of none other than Senator Richard J. Durbin(D). Senator Durbin(D) is on the Judiciary Committee. You see, the Judge who wrote this ruling is Alfred T. Goodwin, a Judge pulled out of retirement to fill a vacant seat. A seat that Senator Durbin(D) refuses to fill by his petty political games. President Bush has nominated qualified Judges to fill these positions. Nominations that have been held hostage by Senator Durbin(D) for over 400 days.
Senator Durbin(D), the time has come to quit putting petty partisan politics ahead of Country. A vote on a resolution is not enough. The time is overdue to approve all the Judicial nominations.
As a Illinois voter and a Veteran, as your re-election nears, I vow I will not let the voters in Illinois forget your part in this travesty.
[signed]
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