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Hispanics call for 'cool down' on Estrada
Washington Times ^
| 2/14/03
| Stephen Dinan
Posted on 02/13/2003 10:42:31 PM PST by kattracks
Edited on 07/12/2004 4:00:55 PM PDT by Jim Robinson.
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The disagreement among Hispanics over whether to support Miguel Estrada for a federal appeals court slot is so strident that the National Council of La Raza has called for both sides to cool down.
"While NCLR remains neutral on the nomination itself, we urge those who are engaging in name-calling and accusatory language to instead focus on the substantive issues and merits of this nomination," the group said in a statement. "Since the Latino community is clearly divided on the Estrada nomination, we find the accusation that one side or another is 'anti-Latino' to be particularly divisive and inappropriate."
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To: Ethan_Allen
To: votelife
Done...for both sens.
To: kattracks; FITZ
BUMP #39 Do you know if this court would become a REGIONAL court of justice in the event of another terrorist attack in DC, VA, OR MD?
To: Ethan_Allen
TROJAN HORSE BUMP
To: ArGee
Yeah, I know, to liberals the ideas of "rule of law" and "integrity" are jokes. Well,that puts them at least one step ahead of Bush-Bots,who find the words meaningless.
To: sneakypete
FREEPers, I have created the ultimate Estrada activism thread. On it you will find ways to contact Senators, newsspapers, radio/tv people, organizations etc. Go there and help support Estrada. Keep the thread bumped until we get him confirmed.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/847037/posts
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posted on
02/19/2003 5:48:46 PM PST
by
votelife
To: Ethan_Allen
Bumpity bump
47
posted on
02/19/2003 6:08:36 PM PST
by
votelife
To: kattracks
"Rep. Charlie Gonzalez, Texas Democrat and the head of the caucus panel that reviews judicial nominees, said the issue is not that Mr. Estrada wasn't "Hispanic enough," but that he hasn't involved himself in Hispanic organizations. Nor has Mr. Estrada paid attention to issues important to Hispanics."
Let's see- the problem with Mr. Estrada is that he's Hispanic, but he isn't a part of any Hispanic organization. Well, of course. You know, democrats have an amazing ability to get away with the most insanely racist comments I've ever heard.
This is like blocking the nomination of a Black man because he doesn't listen to enought rap music. What if Mr. Estrada sees himself as an individual, or perhaps far worse, an American now, as opposed to just a member of a minority group? What if he isn't involved with hispanic organizations because his sense of identity is deeper than "I'm hispanic" and he would rather be involved with organizations that he can connect to an an idealogical level?
I'm not saying that it's wrong to be part of an hispanic organization, but to block a nomine on the ground that he's NOT part of one is incredebly racist. It's effectively saying "If you're a minority, you better conform to all of our stereotypes or there's something wrong with you".
This is just more evidence of how these democrats truly have a problem seeing past people's skin color. How about looking at Mr. Estrada as an individual rather than just a dirty hispanic, huh?
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posted on
02/19/2003 6:22:20 PM PST
by
Sofa King
(-Do the world a favor: BOMB FRANCE)
To: Sofa King
"Being Hispanic for us means much more than having a surname," said New Jersey Rep. Bob Menendez, a member of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus. "It means having some relationship with the reality of what it is to live in this country as a Hispanic American."
This is the Democrat case against Estrada...
49
posted on
02/19/2003 7:37:04 PM PST
by
votelife
To: votelife
50
posted on
02/20/2003 12:52:22 PM PST
by
votelife
(Free Miguel)
To: votelife
The Freep for the day is Rush Limbaugh. Rush gets around 20 million listeners a day. He has drawn a lot of attention lately with Daschle and Clinton complaining about him...
So, we need to encourage him to keep talking about Estrada. Here is the info:
YOU can call The Rush Limbaugh Show program line between 12 Noon and 3PM Eastern Time at: 1-800-282-2882
You can e-mail Rush at:
rush@eibnet.com
You can fax Rush at: 212-563-9166
You can write Rush at:
The Rush Limbaugh Show
2 Penn Plaza
New York, NY 10121
Everyone, it only takes a second to do this, let's show some support for Miguel and get this guy confirmed!
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posted on
02/21/2003 8:58:23 AM PST
by
votelife
(Email Rush and support Estrada!)
To: votelife
the title for this should be liberal Hispanics call for a cool down on Estrada. Have you emailed Rush today?
52
posted on
02/21/2003 9:20:26 AM PST
by
votelife
(Email Rush and support Estrada!)
To: dfwgator
Estrada will be in, and the Dems going to get Bush-wahked!
To: Arkinsaw
Dear President Bush,
With the Surpeme Court session getting ready to close, it may well be time for perhaps the most important domestic decision of your presidency: the appointment of a Supreme Court Justice(s). The main reason why I supported you in 2000 and why I wanted Daschle out of power in 02 (and 04) has to do with the courts. I want America courts to interpret law, not write law. During your presidential campaign you said Thomas and Scalia were your two model justices. Those are excellent models. The High Court needs more like them. Clarence Thomas recently said to students that the tough cases were when what he wanted to do was different from what the law said. And he goes by the law. This should be a model philosophy for our justices. Your father, President Bush lost his reelection campaign for 3 main reasosn, as far as I can see. 1. he broke the no new taxes pledge 2. David Souter 3. Clinton convinced people we were in a Bush recession (which we had already come out of by the time Clinton was getting sworn in)
I urge you to learn from all three of these: 1. on taxes, you're doing great. Awesome job on the tax cut. 2. good job so far on judicial appointments. I want to see more of a fight for Estrada, Owen, and Pickering, but I commend you on your nominations. 3. by staying engaged in the economic debate you'll serve yourself well
I have been thoroughly impressed with your handling of al Queida, Iraq, and terrorism. You have inspired confidence and have shown great leadership.
But I want to remind you that your Supreme Court pick(s) will be with us LONG after you have departed office. I urge you to avoid the tempation to find a "compromise" pick. Go for a Scalia or Thomas. Don't go for an O'Connor or Kennedy. To be specific, get someone who is pro-life. Roe v Wade is one of the worst court decisions I know of, and it's the perfect example of unrestrained judicial power.
I know the temptation will be tremendous on you to nominate a moderate. But remember who your true supporters are. I am not a important leader or politician. I am "simply" a citizen who has been an enthusiatic supporter of you. I am willing to accept compromise in many areas of government but I will watch your Court nomiantions extremely closely. What the Senate Dems are doing right now is disgusting, but as the President you have the bully pulpit to stop it. Democrats will back down if you turn up serious heat on them.
Moreover, I think public opinion is shifting towards the pro-life position. Dems will want you to nominate a moderate, but almost all will vote against you anyways. Pro-choice Repubs will likely still vote for you if you nominate a Scalia, after all, you campaigned on it. So Mr. President, I urge you to stick with your campaign statements and nominate justices who believe in judicial restraint, like Scalia and Thomas.
Happy Memorial Day and may God bless you and your family.
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posted on
05/29/2003 4:43:44 PM PDT
by
votelife
(FREE MIGUEL ESTRADA!)
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