Update: Contact Allard here http://allard.senate.gov/contactme/index.cfm
I wrote an email to Sen. Wayne Allard (R-CO) asking him to not vote for the nuclear option, includign specific facts and figures. Today I rec'd a reply, obviously mass generated. I was shocked to see this:
"In light of recent terrorist attacks, it is readily apparent that we face a new age of global unrest, a world in which terror has replaced formal declarations of war as the major threat against freedom and democracy. A necessary component of providing justice to those who would do harm to our nation is to maintain an efficient court system - a court equipped with the personnel and resources that enable it to fulfill its role as a pillar of our constitutional system of governance."
I knew the GOP was low, but this is without shame...This from a Senator who runs on the "I am a veternarian and not a lawyer" platform...His additional nonsense is below the fold
He blames the Dem's for a "vacancy crisis" even though we know about the 95% passage:
"The current filibusters of President Bush's Circuit Court nominees clearly demonstrates an active effort by a minority of Senators to block the confirmation of well-qualified judicial nominees. I firmly believe that these tactics have damaged the judicial nomination process to an
unacceptable degree, and now it must be corrected. It is shameful that the action of a handful of Senators has created a vacancy crisis that
threatens the service of the very justice upon which our great nation depends.
The Senate must move to end this stalemate, and act quickly to restore faith in the Constitutional process. I continue to urge my colleagues in
the Senate to act diligently and to fill the vacancies that plague our courts. Some have suggested that diligent action requires a change in Senate Rule 22, a measure introduced by Majority Leader Bill Frist. I am actively engaged in this procedural debate and, should this matter proceed to the Senate floor, will act in a manner that is faithful to my constituents and respectful of the Constitution.
Aside from the effects of the slow confirmation pace of the 108th Congress, the filibuster of President Bush's nominees threatens the
integrity of the Constitution, imposing a super-majority requirement where a simple majority was envisioned by the founders. I will continue to support responsible measures and procedures aimed at ending this obstructionist tactic."
When the nomination finally comes before the Senate, I will support the confirmation of those individuals who will uphold the Constitution, abide by the text of the law, and who will resist temptations to legislate from the bench. In Federalist Number 78, Alexander Hamilton wrote that Judges are the guardians of the constitution, "The courts must declare the sense of the law; and if they should be disposed to exercise will instead of judgment, the consequence would equally be the substitution of their pleasure to that of the legislative body."
You can be assured that I will continue to urge my colleagues in the Senate to move expeditiously toward the confirmation of well-qualified
judicial nominees. It is time to show the American people that the Senate is indeed interested in the service of justice.
Sincerely,
Wayne Allard
United States Senator"
I am going to call his office and spread his disinformation all over the Colorado media. Please help in any way you can...