Sandra Day O'Connor is resigning from the supreme court! It is very important that all over the country we let the media and president bush know that we want Bush to pick a justice, not a fight. If you are in the chicago area, please come to one of the rallies we are planning. It is sponsored by a whole group of Illinois progressive groups. If you have ideas for speakers at the rally, let me know in the comments, we are making calls inviting people to speak right now. Rally info is in the extended entry:
Get ready to stand up for consensus and cooperation, to stand up for our Constitutional rights and freedoms, to stand up for fairness and decency.
Join People For the American Way Midwest Regional Office and the Illinois Coalition For Fair Courts (ICFFC) as we insist upon a departure from acrimony and confrontation and call upon President Bush to seek cooperation and consensus, to look beyond party lines and nominate a jurist that cares more about the law than an ideological agenda.
The rally will be Tuesday, July 5
In Chicago:
Federal Plaza (Adams & Dearborn), 5:30pm
In Arlington Heights:
The Daily Herald (155 E. Algonquin Rd.), 6:00pm
In St. Charles:
The Daily Herald (3805 E. Main St.), 6:00pm
This is the time to stand up for what America deserves. We deserve a President that serves the best interests of our nation, not just the Radical Right. We deserve a government that protects the rights and liberties of all Americans, not just a powerful few. We deserve and will demand a fair and independent judiciary.