Find your voice. It's time to speak out and fight back. On January 22, 1973 the Supreme Court affirmed women's constitutional right to abortion in its landmark Roe v. Wade ruling. Today this right is under attack in courtrooms across the country. You can do something about it. Take action today, before it's too late.
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The latest and most powerful weapon of those who seek to pack the federal courts with extreme nominees is the so-called "nuclear option."
This proposal is nothing less than a strike at the very foundation of democracy -- an attempt to change rules of the Senate that date back to 1789. The proposal seeks to silence the voice of the minority in the Senate by limiting debate when considering nominees to lifetime seats on the federal bench. Make no mistake. This effort is part of an agenda aimed at confirming extreme right-wing nominees to our federal courts, including the Supreme Court, and in the process to overturn our hard-won right to reproductive freedom.
Timing is critical. Nationwide petition drives are underway to show our senators that their constituents oppose this extreme option.
Speak out by signing this petition by April 4! Tell your senator to oppose this effort to destroy the democratic process and pack our courts with anti-choice judges!
ACT NOW TO PRESERVE THE DEMOCRATIC PROCESS!
The US Senate's constitutional role to "advise and consent" on federal court nominations is a critical component in ensuring philosophical balance on the high courts. Unfortunately, the current list of nominees to the federal appellate courts does not reflect this balance but rather tips the courts towards an ideological agenda that includes overturning Roe v. Wade.
Further, recent federal appellate court nominees have been rushed through the nomination process -- often grouped in hearings that do not allow sufficient time for thoughtful examination of their judicial records and opinions.
NCJW urges confirmation of only those nominees who receive complete consideration and evidence a commitment to fundamental rights, including reproductive rights.
Read more about the following troubling nominees to the federal bench.
TERRENCE W. BOYLE
JUSTICE JANICE ROGERS BROWN
THOMAS B. GRIFFITH
JUSTICE PRISCILLA OWEN
WILLIAM H. PRYOR
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