Senate Judiciary Committee

By Richard Land - Nov 9, 2004 - comment

I’m sure you are as elated about the election as I am. Much of what happened on November 2 can be considered historic. We are now poised to make great strides forward to reverse decades of destructive liberal policies. But another crucial battle must be fought, and we desperately need your help with it.

If something is not done right away, Arlen Specter (R-Pennsylvania) is in line to become the next Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee. Senator Specter has called Roe v. Wade “inviolate.” As a result, we cannot expect strong, conservative, pro-life judicial nominees to receive favorable treatment from him.

With as many as three Supreme Court openings possible within the next four years and countless federal judgeships that need filling, Senator Specter will be holding the gate to their confirmation by the Senate. In other words, now that we actually have the means to get good judges nominated and voted on, we may not be able to get them past the Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee for a vote.

We have come so far. It would be disastrous to have fought so hard and for so long and to be on the very brink of victory only to have one of the most important contributions we can make to the future of our country derailed by Senator Arlen Specter. We need to begin immediately to put pressure on other members of the Senate Judiciary Committee to oppose Senator Specter’s selection as Chairman of that Committee.

If you agree that we have come too far to let this happen, I hope you will join me and thousands of other concerned citizens by contacting Senator Frist and expressing your opposition to Senator Specter’s selection as Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee. If any of your Senators are Republicans, I encourage you to contact them about this crucial issue.

You can click on this link to contact Senator Frist or any other Senator to express your opposition to Senator Specter. Just tell them, “Dear Senator __________, I oppose Senator Specter as Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee. I do not believe that he will support strong, pro-life judicial nominees.”

Thank you for adding your voice to this crucial issue. May God bless you.

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