Countering Democrat Lies

Due to the obstructionism of Democrats, two extremely qualified judicial nominees have been mercilessly and falsely bashed by the left. Justice Priscilla Owen and Justice Janice Rogers Brown are not the far right-wing radicals Dems would want you to believe.

The Democrats also are mischaracterizing the Constitutional Option. It's not surprising that they need to distort the truth. Reality shows Democrats to be out of the mainstream when it comes to what the American people want from their government.

Wendy E. Long, counsel to the Judicial Confirmation Network, said:

"These women are shining legal stars on the Supreme Courts of Texas and California, where 84 and 76 percent of the citizens of Texas and California, respectively, reelected them in the last elections. They are well respected by Democrats and Republicans on the bench and bar, have positive ratings from the ABA, and have dedicated their legal careers to public service.

"They are just the kind of judge that President Bush promised the American people he would nominate: impartial, fair judges who will respect their constitutional role, respect democracy, and apply the law as written by the people through their representatives in the elected branches of government."

"The President's strong showing of support for Justices Owen and Brown, coupled with statements from numerous GOP senators, sends a strong signal to liberal special interest groups that the liberals are the ones who are 'outside the mainstream,' with their stubborn demands for activist judges who will help them undermine our democracy and implement an agenda of redefining marriage, removing 'under God' from the Pledge of Allegiance, and preventing the death penalty even for murderers and terrorists.

"The President and Senator Frist are setting the proper tone for the remainder of the debate over the judicial confirmation process. They are standing up for what the overwhelming majority of Americans want: first, a full and open debate on judges; second, a fair up-or-down vote on all judicial nominees to the important federal appeals courts and the Supreme Court; third, to preserve the historic use of the filibuster in the context of legislation only ­ not against people -- and fourth, an end to the gridlock and politicization of the judicial branch of our government. Despite what the liberal left keeps spouting, the use of a filibuster against judicial nominees is unprecedented and completely unwarranted."