Letter from 'Ole Lautenberg

[PeteyPete]

I wrote Lautenberg an email telling him that i was against any type of fillabuster blocking Miguel Estrada and William Pryor's nomination to the appellate court...here is his response:

Dear Mr. PeteyPete,

Thank you for contacting me for about the nomination of William Pryor to
the United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit. I appreciate hearing
from you on this issue.

My duty to advise and consent on judicial nominations is an integral part of a
Senator's job, and I take it very seriously. Thus far, President Bush has asked
for the Senate's consent, but not its advice. A judge must protect the rights
and liberties of individuals as established by our Constitution. The American
people deserve a federal judiciary that is independent, objective, and will
reflect their values. Extremist or activist judges undermine the right to
privacy, civil liberties, and environmental protections that we hold dear in
America.

Alabama Attorney General William Pryor is an ultra-conservative ideologue
who has demonstrated a commitment to rolling back the clock on federal
protections against discrimination based on race, gender, age, and disability.
His extremist rhetoric and relentless efforts to further his singular,
conservative agenda demonstrate that he does not possesses the judicial
temperament required of an appellate court judge to apply the law in an
even-handed, balanced manner. Because he has failed to convince me and my
colleagues that he will not allow his political ideology to dictate his
interpretation and application of the law, I have opposed his nomination.

Thanks again for contacting me.


Senator Frank Lautenberg

 

[powerstrk]

I want to take your guns

Well I will say one thing, he didn't beat around the bush on that one

 

[Waitone]

Even dignified letters sound "shrill."

His extremist rhetoric and relentless efforts to further his singular,
conservative agenda demonstrate that he does not possesses the judicial
temperament required of an appellate court judge to apply the law in an
even-handed, balanced manner.

But you extremist rhetoric and relentless efforts at gun control is acceptable. I dislike 2-faced politicians. It is ok for you to brand me an extremist because I oppose your efforts to destroy a constitutionally protected right, yet its not ok for me to take you to task for your extra-constitutional methods of stopping judicial nominations.

I guess it would be asking too much for a little consistency, Sen. L.

 

[Standing Wolf]

Extremist or activist judges undermine the right to privacy, civil liberties, and environmental protections that we hold dear in America.

What would Lautenberg know about any of that? He's one of the most shameless anti-Second Amendment bigots in the nation.

 

[Russ]

Octagenerians with dementia like LOUTenberg, Hollings and good old KKK Byrd, should be sent home to their rocking chairs.

 

[BOBE]

Russ,
Why waste rocking chairs on them? They probably wouldn't know how to opperate them. A few white lawn chairs From wally-world would do just fine.
Bob