Black Caucus Says Judge Southwick 'Unfit to Serve'

[Ian David]

From the right-wing fundie bigots at CyberCast News Service:


By Evan Moore
CNSNews.com Correspondent
August 06, 2007

(CNSNews.com) - The Congressional Black Caucus, a coalition of African-American congressmen in the House of Representatives, denounced the Senate Judiciary Committee's decision to move Judge Leslie Southwick's nomination to the full Senate for a vote.

Conservative activists, however, are urging like-minded Americans to press the Senate for a quick vote.

"With the Senate on a month-long August recess, it is important for Americans to contact their Senators to let them know that they expect a vote on Judge Southwick very soon," said Fidelis, a Catholic-based advocacy group that supports the confirmation of judges who are faithful to the U.S. Constitution.

President Bush nominated Southwick to sit on the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans eight months ago. Last Thursday, the Senate Judiciary Committee voted 10-9 to send Southwick's nomination to the full Senate.

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She called the Fifth Circuit "the last line of enforcement for the federal rights of residents of Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas, which has the highest percentage of minority residents in the United States."

Liberals have criticized Judge Southwick for his concurring opinion in two controversial cases: one involving the use of a racial slur in a workplace and the second involving the rights of homosexual parents.

More:
http://www.cnsnews.com/ViewNation.asp?Page=/Nation/archive/200708/NAT20070806b.html

[fooj]

1. Dianne doesn't think so.

:grr:

[DeSwiss]

3. The female version....

...of Joe Lieberman. Pfffft.

[Solo_in_MD]

2. But Jefferson and Vick are...

Black leadership organizations need to get thier priorities straight and be out front about it