G.O.A anti-Sotomayor Activism Alert

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G.O.A Activism Alert: http://capwiz.com/gunowners/home/

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You know, someone really needs to explain to me why in the HELL the N.R.A hasn't jumped into this yet.

I even asked them about it myself:

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Dear Mr. Yevchak,

Thank you for contacting NRA-ILA.

NRA has reviewed Judge Sotomayor's Second Amendment record and, like you, we have serious concerns about her views. Out of respect for the confirmation process, NRA has not yet announced an official position on Judge Sotomayor's nomination.

On Tuesday, July 7, NRA-ILA Executive Director Chris W. Cox sent a letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee expressing NRA's strong concerns over Sotomayor's dismissive record on the Second Amendment (to read the letter in full, please click here: http://www.nraila.org/media/PDFs/nrasotomayorltr709.pdf).

We expect that the Senate Judiciary Committee will aggressively question Judge Sotomayor on her past rulings and judicial philosophy. Rest assured, should her answers regarding our Right to Keep and Bear Arms at the upcoming hearings be hostile or evasive, we will oppose her nomination to the Court.

Again, thank you for your inquiry.
Michael Land
NRA-ILA Grassroots Division

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Name: Steven P Yevchak, Sr.
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Message: Dear Mr. LaPierre and Mr. Cox:

I was so excited to see that past NRA President Sandy Froman -- in coalition with several other past and present NRA leaders -- came out in opposition the nomination of Judge Sotomayor.

In a letter dated July 7, the coalition stated that "we strongly oppose this nominee, and urge the Senate not to confirm Judge Sotomayor."

This is Froman's second communication in this regard, as she stepped up to the plate on June 24 with a call to arms for all NRA members to vigorously oppose the Sotomayor nomination.

"Gun owners, and especially the members of the National Rifle Association," Froman said, "must aggressively oppose Judge Sotomayor's confirmation to the Supreme Court."

I couldn't agree more with Mrs. Froman.

I hope that the NRA will officially tell Senators now -- and not wait until after the hearings -- that a vote to confirm Judge Sotomayor is an anti-gun vote. Please let me know what you intend to do.

Thank you.

Sincerely,



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I think that they're totally wrong in their approach - waiting until the fat lady sings is not thye time to join the battle.

Are they scared they don't actually have the political "clout" to accomplish anything with this? Are they looking for some kind of down-the-road compromise with Sotomayor after she's nominated?

This is no time to sit on the fence!

Maybe all you other N.R.A members should contact them and ask the same question: https://www.nrahq.org/contact.asp Pete

http://www.alarmandmuster.com/

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JMHO, they are probably waiting to see what she says in the hearings. If you oppose someone before they have presented their case, you sound like you have predetermined that you will oppose no matter what.

While that may be the case, if you at least give her the opportunity to speak, you can appear to have a less biased position.

And who knows, she just might slip up and say something stupid, saving you the clout for some other battle.

She is almost certainly going to make it out of the Judiciary Committee no matter what, so they are probably saving the battle for the individual Senators' votes.

TFred

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Already sent my letter before GOA sent the alert:

July 6[sup]th[/sup] 2009


The Honorable Mark Warner
United States Senate
459A Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510

Dear Senator Warner:

I've just received a letter from your office (addressed to “Resident”) in response to a postcard that I sent to you regarding the unfitness of Justice Sotomayor for elevation to the US Supreme court. Sadly, your response is somewhat lacking. You note that Justice Sotomayor has “an extraordinary personal story and very impressive legal credentials”. I'm certain that that is correct. However, extraordinary personal stories and impressive legal credentials in and of themselves in no way qualify one to sit on the highest court in the country.

I would direct your attention to the fact that Justice Sotomayor does not appear to support either the first or second amendments to the US Constitution (and in fact appears to hold negative views of each), and appears to be lukewarm at best to the fourth, fifth, and, perhaps, tenth amendment as well.

In particular, her antipathy to the first amendment is demonstrated when she participated in a unanimous decision entitled “DONINGER -v.- NIEHOFF and SCHWARTZ”. In this case the court declared that a student, Avery Doninger, could be sanctioned for speech occurring outside the bounds of the school – in this case, a blog posting . I've read the alleged contents of the blog post as presented in the court's decision. Frankly, the comments are unsavory at best. The court's reasoning seems to me to be equally unsavory. In essence, the court sanctioned Avery Doninger's punishment by her school to teach her “citizenship”; completely failing to understand that, in allowing sanctions to proceed, the court was in fact teaching a far more valuable lesson: that attempting to express oneself as, guaranteed by the US Constitution, was a sure path to punishment as such expression led to “disruption” of the school. Heavens!

Justice Sotomayor's many negative references with regard to the second amendment are widespread and a matter of public record, so I do not feel the need to repeat any examples here.

Regardless of either her personal story or her legal credentials, I do not feel that Justice Sotomayor gives proper deference to the US Constitution. I believe that failure to give such deference disqualifies her for further consideration and should prevent her from becoming a sitting Supreme Court justice. Accordingly, when the time comes for you to cast your vote, I strongly urge you to vote against this nominee.

Sincerely,

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TFred wrote:

JMHO, they are probably waiting to see what she says in the hearings. If you oppose someone before they have presented their case, you sound like you have predetermined that you will oppose no matter what.

While that may be the case, if you at least give her the opportunity to speak, you can appear to have a less biased position.

And who knows, she just might slip up and say something stupid, saving you the clout for some other battle.

She is almost certainly going to make it out of the Judiciary Committee no matter what, so they are probably saving the battle for the individual Senators' votes.

TFred

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That appears to be the case.

NRA Opposes Sotomayor