Kennedy: Just days left until Frist unleashes the "nuclear option"

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Received by email from Senator Kennedy's campaign office.

Dear Jeff,

We have only days left until Senator Frist and GOP leadership trigger their plan to pack our courts with their unqualified, right-wing nominees. Over the past week, you and thousands of others have made our case against the GOP abuse of power -- and it is impressive.

So yesterday, Senator Kennedy took our case against Senator Frist's nuclear option to the Senate floor. The Senator answered their baseless attacks with the truth. Please take a moment to read Senator Kennedy's speech and selections of your comments:

http://www.tedkennedy.com/speech

Our voices, joined together, are a powerful testament to the dangers of the GOP's ultimate power grab to erode the checks and balances in our government. The GOP and its right-wing allies are intent on abusing their power to pack the courts with unqualified, ideological judges. The Senate has a duty to preserve the independent judiciary, as it has for over 200 years.

Just yesterday, Senator Frist declared that he plans on unleashing their destructive plan as early as next week. He is under intense pressure from his right-wing allies to force a vote - so he has run out of time to avoid this showdown. Senator Frist will have no choice but to trigger his "nuclear option" next week, and we will be prepared with our answer.

We will do everything we can to stop the ultimate right-wing power grab of our courts. In the past three weeks, your comments have helped make a compelling case against their destructive agenda. We only have a few days left to take our case to our friends and neighbors.

Please ask your friends and neighbors to join our fight - we need everyone we can to keep the right-wing from imposing their ideology on our independent judiciary:

http://www.tedkennedy.com/makeourcase

Thank you so much for being part of our team.


Sincerely,

Tom Lopach
Kennedy for Senate