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Thank you for contacting me regarding the nomination of Miguel Estrada to the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. I appreciate hearing from you. As you know, the Senate considers federal judicial nominations. Our federal judiciary plays a vital and important role, and the Senate has a responsibility to review each of these nominations in a deliberate and thorough manner. Mr. Estrada's limited record raises serious questions about his commitment to equal justice and civil rights for all Americans. Although given every opportunity to do so, Mr. Estrada refused to answer reasonable questions about his record...

I am tired of hearing Schumer lie, when he says none of his constituents care about the estrada nomination.I am writing a letter to EACH senator and enclosing a copy of my letter to Schumer.I am writing a message on the front of the envelope that says "I HAVE told Senator Schumer that I support Miguel Estrada."On the back of the envelope I have written "Vote YES on Miguel Estrada"Even if the little elves that work for the Senators throw out the letters, there will have been visible, tangible, undeniable evidence that people DO want Estrada confirmed.

Dear : Thank you for contacting me regarding the nomination of Miguel A. Estrada to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. It was good to hear from you. As you may know, I currently oppose Mr. Estrada's nomination. I have chosen to do so because I believe that the Senate must exercise its constitutional responsibility to provide "advice and consent" with regard to a President's judicial nominees. While I believe that the ultimate test of a nominee is not ideology but competence – and for that reason, I have voted to confirm conservative as...

March 26, 2003 (NAME DELETED) Dear Mr. (NAME DELETED) Thank you for contacting me to express your views about the nomination of Miguel Estrada to the District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals. The Senate has confirmed 111 of President Bush's judicial nominees since he took office. I have supported the President's choice 110 times, voting for every nominee but one. On many of those occasions, I have been one of a handful of Senators to cross party lines to support the President. I have supported all of Senator Lugar's choices for federal judges, magistrates and U.S. attorneys in the...