Links to previous diaries, today's sample form letter to send to the
Senate Judiciary Committee and contact information for the Senators
below...

Here are the links to the Daily Justice Diaries so far:

• Day One - Balance of Power in Government
  
• Day Two - Age Discrimination/FMLA
  
• Day Three - Judicial Ethics
  
• Day Four - Needs of the Disabled
  
• Day Five - Roe v. Wade
  
• Day Six - Separation of Church and State
  
• Day Seven - Freedom of Religion
  
• Day Eight - Old Boys Club
  
• Day Nine - Equality Under the Law
  
• Day Ten - Gender Discrimination

Continuing Action: After the Diary for Day 12 is available, print each diary and make booklets to hand out from December 23rd to January 9th.

Three groups to contact:

your senators, the Judiciary Committee, and your representatives

Send a fax via the web

Dear Senator:

I am writing today to express my
displeasure with the nomination of Samuel Alito to the Supreme Court of
the United States.  As I have reviewed Judge Alito's records of
past rulings, it is apparent to me that he consistently puts the needs
and interests of corporations over the rights of everyday workers in
the United States.  He has also shown blatant disrespect for the
environment, again siding with business interests.

In the case, Homar v. Gilbert,
Judge Alito argued in the minority position that a corporate entity had
the right to suspend an employee without a hearing or compensation.
 This opens the door to strong-arm tactics by corporations that
are more concerned with their financial bottom line than the rights of
their workers.

Regarding environmental concerns, I was disturbed to read that Judge
Alito cast the deciding vote in the 1997 case,
Public Interest Research Group v. Magnesium Elektron
that basically nullified the Clean Water Act by blocking a lawsuit and
fine that was filed for a violation.  It should be noted that the
Supreme Court later struck down Judge Alito's decision, finding it to
be an instance of judicial activism.

Sandra Day O'Connor, who has served the Supreme Court with great
dignity for over two decades, deserves to be replaced with a judge who
will follow in her moderate footsteps.  Case after case, Judge
Alito has proven himself to be a far-right, conservative judicial
activist with little regard for the needs of everyday workers in the
United States.  The thought of Judge Alito sitting on the bench
concerns me greatly, especially with two environmental rulings
currently on the schedule for the Supreme Court slated for February
2006.

I join my fellow Americans who are concerned for workers' rights and
the environment and urge you to vote "No" on the nomination of Samuel
Alito.  In addition, please ask President Bush to nominate a
moderate judge like Sandra Day O'Conner who will truly represent the
rights of all Americans.

Sincerely,

Feel free to modify and spice up the letter as you see fit.  The
power of the message won't be felt unless you send it to the Senators,
though.  Make your voice heard!

Some background links & petitions:

Campus Progress "Stop Alito's America"

PFAW "Save the Court"

Planned Parenthood Anti-Alito Petition

Naral Anti-Alito Petition

Plan B Petition

Rolling Justice