As you read this, confirmation hearings for Judge Samuel Alito are beginning, and the far right's intimidation tactics have moved into high gear.
Yesterday, James Dobson and other far right leaders held their third "Justice Sunday" broadcast to whip up their radical base and squelch opposition to Alito. Dobson also began running a new ad campaign targeting Senator Ken Salazar and urging Coloradans to call and pressure him.
This is a crucial nomination. Alito shares Dobson's far right agenda of overturning the privacy right recognized in Roe v. Wade. Alito even ruled that a 10-year-old girl could be strip-searched without a warrant. And his confirmation would open the door for George Bush to continue spying on Americans secretly with no congressional or judicial oversight.
We can't let Dobson drown out opposition and pack the Supreme Court with extremist judges like Alito. Stand up to Dobson and make your voice heard. Click on the link to sign this petition:
http://www.progressnowaction.org/...
Dobson's radio ads against Salazar will run all week, and so will this petition. We'll deliver the petition to Senator Salazar at the end of the day on Friday.
Please also click on this link and watch our exclusive ProgressTV video of Senator Salazar's statements on Alito earlier today:
http://www.progressnowaction.org/...