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Supreme Court Nominee: Environment Stands to Lose
Target: U.S. SenateSponsored by: Earthjustice
Tell your senators to keep the Supreme Court fair!
The Supreme Court has the final say on whether to uphold and enforce -- or limit and strike down -- the laws that safeguard our nation's air, water, wildlife, and wilderness. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor's retirement means our most basic environmental laws may be in jeopardy.
As a mainstream conservative justice, Justice O'Connor often cast the decisive vote in favor of protecting environmental safeguards enjoyed by all Americans. For this reason, the question of who will fill the vacancy created by her departure holds serious consequences for the future of our environment. Given the President's track record of sending the Senate controversial judicial nominees who are outside the mainstream -- like Janice Rogers Brown and William Myers III -- there is good reason to be concerned.
Earthjustice has led the conservation community's efforts to ensure that those confirmed to lifetime judgeships will fairly uphold and enforce legal safeguards and will not be biased in favor of powerful special interests. We know just how hard we must work to preserve the Supreme Court's vital role in protecting the environment -- and we need your help to make it happen.
Please take action TODAY! Tell your senators to make sure the new Supreme Court justice is not biased against laws that protect our environment!
Update: July 19, 2005
President Bush has officially nominated Judge John G. Roberts, Jr. to replace Sandra Day O'Connor on the Supreme Court. Given his record on the environment, we have reason for concern. In the coming weeks we will need your continued support as we call on Congress to conduct a thorough investigation of Judge Roberts. Read More.
The Supreme Court has the final say on whether to uphold and enforce -- or limit and strike down -- the laws that safeguard our nation's air, water, wildlife, and wilderness. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor's retirement means our most basic environmental laws may be in jeopardy.
As a mainstream conservative justice, Justice O'Connor often cast the decisive vote in favor of protecting environmental safeguards enjoyed by all Americans. For this reason, the question of who will fill the vacancy created by her departure holds serious consequences for the future of our environment. Given the President's track record of sending the Senate controversial judicial nominees who are outside the mainstream -- like Janice Rogers Brown and William Myers III -- there is good reason to be concerned.
Earthjustice has led the conservation community's efforts to ensure that those confirmed to lifetime judgeships will fairly uphold and enforce legal safeguards and will not be biased in favor of powerful special interests. We know just how hard we must work to preserve the Supreme Court's vital role in protecting the environment -- and we need your help to make it happen.
Please take action TODAY! Tell your senators to make sure the new Supreme Court justice is not biased against laws that protect our environment!
Update: July 19, 2005
President Bush has officially nominated Judge John G. Roberts, Jr. to replace Sandra Day O'Connor on the Supreme Court. Given his record on the environment, we have reason for concern. In the coming weeks we will need your continued support as we call on Congress to conduct a thorough investigation of Judge Roberts. Read More.
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We signed the “Supreme Court Nominee: Environment Stands to Lose” petition!
# 50:
4:36 pm PDT, Jul 8,
Suzanne K, Illinois
# 49:
4:30 pm PDT, Jul 8,
Name not displayed, Tennessee
I want a fair non-conservative surpreme court leader i want one who will be for the enviorment. I am also a pro-choice American.
I want a fair non-conservative surpreme court leader i want one who will be for the enviorment. I am also a pro-choice American.
# 48:
4:26 pm PDT, Jul 8,
Eliott Scheffler, Nebraska
Mr. Bush, you wouldn't grudge the environment a little protection?
Mr. Bush, you wouldn't grudge the environment a little protection?
# 47:
4:13 pm PDT, Jul 8,
Shanti Rica, New York
# 46:
4:08 pm PDT, Jul 8,
Lynn C. Jaeger, Pennsylvania
be someone who can be dispassionate and motivated to see justice for all, not someone who is swayed by ideology, power or economic clout.
be someone who can be dispassionate and motivated to see justice for all, not someone who is swayed by ideology, power or economic clout.
# 45:
3:53 pm PDT, Jul 8,
Pamela Mcclure, Indiana
# 44:
3:50 pm PDT, Jul 8,
My Anh Nghiem, Texas
# 43:
3:47 pm PDT, Jul 8,
Charles Mcclure, Indiana
# 42:
3:30 pm PDT, Jul 8,
Roberta Simms, Missouri
# 41:
3:28 pm PDT, Jul 8,
Elissa Rubin, California
we need a FAIR COURT SYSTEM
we need a FAIR COURT SYSTEM
# 40:
3:06 pm PDT, Jul 8,
Barry Chook, Tennessee
# 39:
3:04 pm PDT, Jul 8,
Catherine Welsh Smith, California
# 38:
3:02 pm PDT, Jul 8,
Michelle Wooten, Texas
Care about our future! Please!!!
Care about our future! Please!!!
# 37:
3:00 pm PDT, Jul 8,
Jennifer Fordham, Florida
We deserve to have an environment that is heathly for ALL people and wildlife!
We deserve to have an environment that is heathly for ALL people and wildlife!
# 36:
2:24 pm PDT, Jul 8,
Veronica Young, New York
# 35:
2:23 pm PDT, Jul 8,
Deirdre Holzweiler, Alaska
# 34:
2:18 pm PDT, Jul 8,
Lisa Scharin, South Carolina
# 33:
2:09 pm PDT, Jul 8,
Melissa Ortquist, New York
care about the environment
care about the environment
# 32:
2:08 pm PDT, Jul 8,
Marie E. Burnet, New York
# 31:
1:47 pm PDT, Jul 8,
Deborah Carroll, New York
# 30:
1:46 pm PDT, Jul 8,
Carol Wylie, Wisconsin
# 29:
1:41 pm PDT, Jul 8,
Christopher Stone, Washington
# 28:
1:32 pm PDT, Jul 8,
Jessica Wagner, Texas
# 27:
1:28 pm PDT, Jul 8,
Gareth Wynn, North Carolina
# 26:
1:27 pm PDT, Jul 8,
Name not displayed, Pennsylvania
# 25:
1:26 pm PDT, Jul 8,
Osvaldo Cabral, Colorado
# 24:
1:21 pm PDT, Jul 8,
Steve Arnold, California
# 23:
1:20 pm PDT, Jul 8,
Predrag Stevanovic, Malta
Help end global warming and reverse the harmful emissions that will ultimately lead to the destruction of the world and its already disturbed balance.
Help end global warming and reverse the harmful emissions that will ultimately lead to the destruction of the world and its already disturbed balance.
# 22:
1:16 pm PDT, Jul 8,
Tijana Ostojic, Malta
Stop harmful emissions or help this cause in the best and truest way possible.
Stop harmful emissions or help this cause in the best and truest way possible.
# 21:
1:06 pm PDT, Jul 8,
Julie Johnson, South Dakota
Be Fair-minded and remember that humans need to protect their Enviroment for All Creatures to survive happily and healthily.
Be Fair-minded and remember that humans need to protect their Enviroment for All Creatures to survive happily and healthily.
# 20:
1:05 pm PDT, Jul 8,
Laura Mcgowan, Maryland
be a strong, yet compassionate individual. Someone without extreme views/beliefs that could prove detrimental to our country.
be a strong, yet compassionate individual. Someone without extreme views/beliefs that could prove detrimental to our country.
# 19:
12:58 pm PDT, Jul 8,
Sarah Wood, Illinois
# 18:
12:54 pm PDT, Jul 8,
Genevieve Goodrich, Ohio
understand that without a strong environment, nothing else matters....
understand that without a strong environment, nothing else matters....
# 17:
12:53 pm PDT, Jul 8,
Stephen Feinberg, California
# 16:
12:50 pm PDT, Jul 8,
Roxanne Warren, New York
# 15:
12:43 pm PDT, Jul 8,
DEBORAH SMITH, Oklahoma
THE ENVIROMENT IS OUR HOME, AND THE HOME OF MANY OTHER SPECIES GOD CREATED. I DO NOT KNOW OF ANY PROOF THAT GOD GAVE US DOMINION OVER HIS OTHER CREATURES, AND SCIENCE CONTINUES TO PROVE THAT GOD PUT THE OTHER CREATURES HERE WITH THE ENVIROMENT AS HE MADE IT AND IT WAS IN BALANCE UNTIL MAN STARTED TAMPERING WITH GOD'S PERFECTION, ALL IN THE NAME OF GREED AND ARROGANCE.
THE ENVIROMENT IS OUR HOME, AND THE HOME OF MANY OTHER SPECIES GOD CREATED. I DO NOT KNOW OF ANY PROOF THAT GOD GAVE US DOMINION OVER HIS OTHER CREATURES, AND SCIENCE CONTINUES TO PROVE THAT GOD PUT THE OTHER CREATURES HERE WITH THE ENVIROMENT AS HE MADE IT AND IT WAS IN BALANCE UNTIL MAN STARTED TAMPERING WITH GOD'S PERFECTION, ALL IN THE NAME OF GREED AND ARROGANCE.
# 14:
12:38 pm PDT, Jul 8,
Bess Katerinsky, New York
# 13:
12:36 pm PDT, Jul 8,
Holly Helmstetter, New York
The Supreme Court is in danger of being stacked against the very environment upon which we depend for our existence. Life on earth already is reduced in quality due to bad decisions about keeping our earth clean and healthy. Please do all you can to make sure no anti-environmental judge is chosen to interpret---and to some extent alter---laws that concern the only home we have.
The Supreme Court is in danger of being stacked against the very environment upon which we depend for our existence. Life on earth already is reduced in quality due to bad decisions about keeping our earth clean and healthy. Please do all you can to make sure no anti-environmental judge is chosen to interpret---and to some extent alter---laws that concern the only home we have.
# 12:
12:31 pm PDT, Jul 8,
Helene Moore, Florida
# 11:
12:28 pm PDT, Jul 8,
Kevin Kondik, Ohio
# 10:
12:23 pm PDT, Jul 8,
Name not displayed, Oklahoma
# 9:
12:22 pm PDT, Jul 8,
Wendy Hojohn, New York
# 8:
12:22 pm PDT, Jul 8,
Robert M. Landry, Florida
# 7:
12:19 pm PDT, Jul 8,
Robert Wolf, Florida
# 6:
12:17 pm PDT, Jul 8,
Beverly Agee, California
# 5:
12:14 pm PDT, Jul 8,
Name not displayed, Maryland
Keep in mind what's best for all Americans, not just corporate polluters.
Keep in mind what's best for all Americans, not just corporate polluters.
# 4:
12:09 pm PDT, Jul 8,
Seth G Roberts, Alaska
be enviromentally responsible person or at least aware - not a giant greedy oil sucking asshole like Bush.
be enviromentally responsible person or at least aware - not a giant greedy oil sucking asshole like Bush.
# 3:
12:02 pm PDT, Jul 8,
Dan Hacker, Illinois
# 2:
11:34 am PDT, Jul 8,
Stephanie Thompson, Tennessee
# 1:
2:32 pm PDT, Jul 1,
Jenny Miller, California