FREEPer ESTRADA Activism (VANITY)

[votelife]

Wheareas Miguel Estrada has not been confirmed, FreeRepublic will stand tall for this nominee, until the day when Estrada is finally able to take his oath.

[votelife]

Freepers, rather than waiting to see what happens with Estrada, we need to take the lead. That means presuring Senators, special interest groups, media organizations, etc. This thread is meant to be an ongoing effort to get this man confirmed. For too many years liberals have had their way on the courts. Now, President Bush is in a position to move the courts to the right. The election of '02 showed that the country is with the President. I think it's time to let Daschle, Hillary, and Pelosi know this is Bush country. Are you with me! Let's FREEP these people.

[votelife]

For starters, here are some important newsspapers we can email. I got these addresses from Media Research Center,

http://www.mediaresearch.org/MediaAddresses/mediaaddresses.asp#If%20the

Atlanta Journal-Constitution
e-mail: conedit@ajc.com

Houston Chronicle
e-mail: viewpoints@chron.com

Miami Herald
e-mail: HeraldEd@herald.com

The New York Times
letters@nytimes.com

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
e-mail: letters@post-gazette.com

USA Today
e-mail: editor@usatoday.com

The Wall Street Journal
e-mail: letter.editor@edit.wsj.com

The Washington Post
e-mail: Letterstoed@washpost.com

The Washington Times
e-mail: wtnews@wt.infi.net

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

Thank you, votelife.

A few quotes from today's DC press conference, held by hispanic groups in support of Miguel, airing on C-Span:

"We urge every Senator to treat Miguel Estrada fairly and to vote to confirm." - Hispanic Bar Assn.

 

"We don't want to be treated as double standards." -Robert de Posada, Latino Coalition

 

"This is a very serious issue for our community and no politician should take this lightly. We urge the Senate to act responsibly and urge an up or down vote. " - Robert de Posada, Latino Coalition

 

"It's of grave concern to those of us with family in the military and overseas that Rome is burning while the Senate is fiddling." - Kay Daly, spokesperson for the "Coalition for a Fair Judiciary."

 

"We rarely have seen, if ever, a record of accomplishment (like) Miguel Estrada." - Juan Carlos Iturregui, Hispanic National Bar Assn.

 

"We urge Senate to vote on this confirmation NOW. Not next month..." -Juan Carlos Iturregui, Hispanic National Bar Assn.

 

"We also are concerned that some members of the Senate are trying to impose a higher standard of review that is unprecidented." - Juan Carlos Iturregui, Hispanic National Bar Assn.

 

[votelife]

Here are some key Senators we need to flood their mailboxes with support for Estrada. Emphasize the need to force debate 24/7 until we get a vote.

Sen Majority Leader Bill Frist
http://frist.senate.gov/contact.cfm

Sen Judiciary Chair Orrin Hatch
http://www.senate.gov/~hatch/index.cfm?FuseAction=Offices.Contact

Sen George Allen
http://allen.senate.gov/email.html

Sen Mitch McConnel
senator@mcconnell.senate.gov

Sen Rick Santorum
http://santorum.senate.gov/

Sen John Cornyn
http://cornyn.senate.gov/contact.cfm

Sen Jon Kyl
http://kyl.senate.gov/con_form.htm

[votelife]

Now, here are the Senators who are against us who we need to get their attention. Key things to mention include, a majority of the Senate wants Estrada confirmed, he's well qualified by the ABA, and filibuster for an Appeals Court nominee is an unprecedented politicization of the judicial confirmation process. Have at 'em FREEPers!

Sen Minority Leader Tom Daschle
http://daschle.senate.gov/webform.html

Sen Minority Whip Harry Reid
http://www.senate.gov/~reid/email_form.cfm

Ranking Member Judiciary Committe Sen Patrick Leahy
http://leahy.senate.gov/contact.html

Sen Joe Biden
http://biden.senate.gov/contact.html

Sen. Dianne Feinstein
http://feinstein.senate.gov/email.html

Sen. John Edwards
http://edwards.senate.gov/mailform.html

Now these last three here are "special." Email with care!

Sen Barbara Boxer
http://www.senate.gov/~boxer/contact/webform.html

Sen Hillary Clinton
http://clinton.senate.gov/email_form.html

Sen Chuck Schumer
http://schumer.senate.gov/webform.html

[votelife]

Of course, Senators and newspapers are only one part of the battle. We need to do more. So, here are some orginizations we need to contact ask for and/or thank them for support of Miguel Estrada:

Concerned Women for America
Phone: (202) 488-7000
Fax: (202) 488-0806
E-mail: mail@cwfa.org

National Right to Life Committee
(202) 626-8820
Legfederal@aol.com

League of United Latin American Citizens (I've heard this is the LARGEST Hispanic Organization, and apparently they're SUPPORTING Estrada!)
http://www.lulac.org/About/Email.html
Hector Flores,LULAC President, email: HFlores@LULAC.org

American Conservative Union
acu@conservative.org

Christian Coalition
http://www.cc.org/aboutcca/contactus.html

US Chamber of Commerce
http://www.uschamber.com/about/contact/default

Heritage Foundation
http://www.heritage.org/about/contact.cfm

[votelife]

We also need to contact the key talking heads. These pundits on TV and radio will be key in creating massive grassroots support for Estrada. Not all support Estrada (who knows about O'Reilly, and for now Schlafly is neutral). Remember, this fight isn't just for Estrada, it's for the future of the Supreme Court.

Rush Limbaugh
Rush@eibnet.com

Bill O'Reily
E-mail: oreilly@foxnews.com

Sean Hannity
hannity@foxnews.com

Let's FREEP Alan Colmes while we're at it!
colmes@foxnews.com

Phylis Schlafly (I read that Sclafly has not "supported" Estrada because she's not sure he's pro-life)
eagle@eagleforum.org

Oliver North
http://www.northamerican.com/-cybercall/pg-call.htm

Janet Parshall, conservative talk show host
(703) 276-8597
Fax: (703) 516-7212
E-Mail us at: info@jpamerica.com

Brit Hume
Special Report with Brit Hume
Special@foxnews.com

Hugh Hewitt (conservative talk show host/columnist)
http://www.hughhewitt.com/

Michael Medved (conservative talk show host/columnist)
http://www.michaelmedved.com/contact.shtml

[votelife]

Patrick Leahy (Vt.), the senior Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee: "I have stated over and over again ... that I would object and fight against any filibuster on a judge, whether it is somebody I opposed or supported." (Congressional Record, June 18, 1998)

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Barbara Boxer (Calif.): ["The nominee"] deserves his day. And filibustering this nomination is keeping him from his day." (Congressional Record, June 21, 1995)

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Ted Kennedy (Mass.): Senators who feel strongly about the issue of fairness should vote for cloture, even if they intend to vote against the nomination itself. It is wrong to filibuster this nomination, and Senators who believe in fairness will not let a minority of the Senate deny [the nominee] his vote by the entire Senate." (Congressional Record, June 21, 1995)

[upcountry miss]

I don't see La's Sen. Landrieu on this against list. I think she should be flooded with mail after her election promises.

[votelife]

Now here are some so-called swing votes in the Senate.

First, we should all thank Sen Chaffee for standing with the GOP.

Sen Lincoln Chaffee
http://chafee.senate.gov/webform.htm

Now these Senators may provide either confirm votes, or at the very least, cloture votes. CALL/EMAIL/FAX these Senators! Estrada must be confirmed!

Sens. Bill Nelson (Fla.)
Phone: 202-224-5274
Fax: 202-228-2183
http://billnelson.senate.gov/contact/index.cfm

Mary Landrieu (La.)
Phone: (202) 224-5824
Fax: (202) 224-9735
http://capwiz.com/c-span/mail/?id=273&type=CO&state=LA

Bob Graham (Fla.)
Phone (202) 224-3041 -- Fax (202) 224-2237
http://www.senate.gov/~graham/email.html

Blanche Lincoln (Ark.)
Phone: (202) 224-4843
Fax: (202) 228-1371
http://capwiz.com/c-span/mail/?id=292&type=CO&state=AR

Tom Carper (Del.)
Phone: (202) 224-2441
Fax: (202) 228-2190
http://capwiz.com/c-span/mail/?id=9482&type=CO&state=DE

Mark Pryor (Ark.)
Phone: (202) 224-2353
Fax: (202) 228-0908
http://capwiz.com/c-span/mail/?id=31613&type=CO&state=AR

Daniel Inouye (Hawaii)
http://capwiz.com/c-span/bio/?id=201&lvl=C

Robert Byrd (W.V.)
http://capwiz.com/c-span/bio/?id=622&lvl=C

Jeff Bingaman (N.M.)
http://capwiz.com/c-span/bio/?id=397&lvl=C

Evan Bayh (Ind.)
http://capwiz.com/c-span/bio/?id=235&lvl=C

Ernest Hollings (S.C.)
http://capwiz.com/c-span/bio/?id=528&lvl=C

Jim Jeffords (Vt.)
http://capwiz.com/c-span/bio/?id=593&lvl=C

[votelife]

Landrieu has been added. WE NEED TO KEEP THIS THREAD BUMPED UNTIL ESTRADA IS CONFIRMED! Instead of having multiple Estrada activism threads, let's keep it simple and have one good one, with plenty of numbers/emails/faxes/etc.

[votelife]

For those of you who like to call Senators:

Sen. Mark Pryor (D-AR) 202-224-2353
Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D-AR) 202-224-4843
Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) 202-224-3553
Sen. Thomas Carper (D-DE) 202-224-2441
Sen. Bob Graham (D-FL) 202-224-3041
Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL) 202-224-5274
Sen. Daniel Inouye (D-HI) 202-224-3934
Sen. Evan Bayh (D-IN) 202-224-5623
Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-LA) 202-224-5824
Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT) 202-224-2651
Sen. Ben Nelson (D-NE) 202-224-6551
Sen. Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) 202-224-5521
Sen. John Edwards (D-NC) 202-224-3154
Sen. Kent Conrad (D-ND) 202-224-2043
Sen. Byron Dorgan (D-ND) 202-224-2551
Sen. Ernest Hollings (D-SC) 202-224-6121
Sen. Tim Johnson (D-SD) 202-224-5842
Sen. Robert Byrd (D-WV) 202-224-3954

[votelife]

WRITE OR FAX:
Hon. Alberto Gonzales
Office of Counsel to the President
1600 Pennsylvania Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20502
Fax: 202-456-6279

Attorney General John Ashcroft
U. S. Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20530
Fax: 202-307-6777

[Wolverine]

Democrats' Effort To Derail Estrada Hits Sour Note With Millions of Hispanic Americans (RUSH) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/842830/posts


This needs to be made known to every Hispanic!

Windows Media Player
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http://mfile.akamai.com/5020/wma/rushlimb.download.akamai.com/5020/clips/03/02/021303_11_sylvia.asx

[votelife]

BUMP

[GoldenBear]

Bump

[votelife]

as lawdude just said, "Brit Hume just showed the Dems crying and wailing and pissing and moaning about the possibility of a filibuster back in the 90's. My, my, my, how times, they are a changin'!"

Thank you Brit Hume!

[CyberAnt]

Thanks, I've bookmarked it!!