Stop Alito

November 2nd, 2005

As the second step in my journey to become a full-fledged activist, this week, I have signed a petition, and pledged a donation to MoveOn.org to help their campaign to stop Samuel Alito from being appointed to the Supreme Court. In addition to the petition, I sent a letter to my representatives (once again with the help of MoveOn):

The nomination of Samuel Alito poses a grave threat to the protections Americans count on, including basic workers’ rights, women’s rights, and civil rights. We call on the Senate to stand up for all of us and reject the nomination of Samuel Alito to the Supreme Court of the United States.

After Miers withdrew her nomination, Bush has acted in typical fashion with a knee-jerk response pandering to the right wing. Alito’s pro-business, anti-abortion, HIV-discriminating record has got fellow liberals nervous. The stakes are high with this nomination. At least he has a more impressive biography that Miers - but so do I.

So, with the help of MoveOn, I have signed a petition stating my displeasure over the appointment of Mr. Alito, and I ponied up some of my hard earned dollars to help in their efforts. Pretty painless, and it took me less than five minutes to complete. If you are interested, sign the petition.

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