Tell NARAL to retract its Chafee endorsement
Wed Sep 21, 2005 at 07:47:44 AM PDT
It's sad that a few months ago ago I wrote almost a carbon copy of this diary when he voted to confirm anti-choice Janice Rogers Brown to the "second-highest court." Now he's voting to confirm anti-choice John Roberts to THE highest court.
From NARAL's website:
John Roberts' record indicates that he opposes the right to choose - and if he is confirmed to the Supreme Court a woman's right to choose will be seriously threatened.
By nominating John Roberts, President Bush has chosen a nominee who advocated overturning Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court decision that guarantees a woman's right to choose. As Principal Deputy Solicitor General for the first Bush administration, Roberts co-authored a brief before the Supreme Court arguing "We continue to believe that Roe was wrongly decided and should be overruled."
Earlier today, "Pro-choice" Senator Lincoln Chaffee announce that he will vote to confirm John Roberts to the US Supreme Court. NARAL opposed his nomination and has been urging Senators to vote against him.
NARAL is endorsing Chaffee for the 2006 US Senate race in Rhode Island, on behalf of his "pro-choice" positions. Before endorsing Chaffee, NARAL pressured a pro-life Democrat to drop out of the primary, leaving two pro-choice candidates who they then turned their backs on.
Some people believe that it is a good thing for NARAL to endorse pro-choice Republicans, in order to not associate itself with the Democratic party and to encourage more Republicans to be pro-choice. This is a debatable issue (one which HAS been debated extensively on this site). I happen to disagree with that tactic as I think it is counter-productive, but that's not the point of this diary.
Regardless of where you stand on that debate, you must agree that NARAL should endorse PRO-CHOICE candidates who will vote for pro-choice legislation and not vote to confirm anti-choice extremists.
In this instance, NARAL has no reason to continue to support Lincoln Chaffee. He just announced that he will be voting to confirm a Supreme Court justice that NARAL has vigorously opposed, and he has already voted for 4 out of the 5 nominees NARAL has opposed. NARAL should immediately withdraw their endorsement.
Contact NARAL and let them know what you think.
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