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Legislative News for the Week of August 2, 2010
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Elena Kagan Hearings
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Elena Kagan Confirmation Vote THIS WEEK

 ***The Senate Judiciary Committee approved Kagan's nomination in a vote of 13-6.  One Republican, Sen. Graham (R-SC), voted in favor of Kagan's nomination.  Her nomination will now go before the full Senate with a vote expected any day.*** 

 
Contact your Senator TODAY to tell them NO to another judicial activist justice Elena Kagan!
 
 
TARGETED SENATORS:
Pick up your phone and tell them to  
VOTE NO to Elena Kagan!
 
Tier I Priority
Graham, Lindsey (R-SC) 
DC PHONE: (202)-224-5972
Columbia Office: (803) 903-0112
 
Lincoln, Blanche L. (D-AR) 
DC PHONE: (202)-224-4843
Little Rock Office: (501) 375-2993
 
Nelson, Ben (D-NE)* Plans to vote NO
DC PHONE: (202)-224-6551
Lincoln Office: (402) 441-4600
 
Tier II Priority
Brown, Scott (R-MA)  
DC PHONE: (202)-224-4543
Boston Office: (617) 565-3170

Collins, Susan M. (R-ME)
DC PHONE: (202)-224-2523
Augusta Office: (207) 622-8414
 
Gregg, Judd (R-NH) 
DC PHONE:  (202)-224-3324
Concord Office: (603) 225-7115

Lugar, Richard G. (R-IN)
DC PHONE: (202)-224-4814
Indianapolis Office: (317) 226-5555

Snowe, Olympia J. (R-ME)
DC PHONE: (202)-224-5344
Augusta Office: (207) 622-8414
 
Voinovich, George V. (R-OH)*Plans to vote NO 
DC PHONE: (202)-224-3353
Cincinnati Office: (513) 684-3265
 
Bayh, Evan (D-IN) (retire)
DC PHONE: (202)-224-5623
Indianapolis Office: (317) 226-5555

Bennett, Michael F. (D-CO) 
DC PHONE: (202)-224-5852
Denver Office: (303) 455-7600
 
Conrad, Kent  (D-ND)
DC PHONE:(202)-224-2043
Bismark Office: (701) 258-4648 

 Call your Senator now!

10 Reasons to Call your Senator about the Kagan Hearings

  
It's time to let your voice be heard on the Kagan nomination!
 
1. Elena Kagan brings no judicial experience to the table.
 
2. The Supreme Court will likely hear arguments on the constitutionality of Obamacare in the next few years.  Elena Kagan could be the deciding vote on Obamacare.
 
3. Elena Kagan is a political ideologue-she has worked for a string of liberal Democrats including: Bill Clinton, Janet Reno, Barack Obama and Eric Holder.
 
4. As Dean of Harvard's Law School, Elena Kagan banned US military recruiters from the campus.  She lost her battle when the Supreme Court unanimously upheld the law in 2006.  
 
5. Elena Kagan's stand on several social issues could demonstrate that she would impose personal views in her rulings instead of adhering to the law.  We need justices who will strictly interpret the constitution.
 
6. Elena Kagan has praised Israeli activist Judge Aharon Barak as "her hero." Judge Barak is considered to be one of the worst activist judges.  In his book, The Judge in a Democracy, Barak writes, "a good judge is a judge who, within the bounds of legitimate possibilities, makes law that, more than other law he is authorized to make, best bridges the gap between law and society and best protects the constitution and its values. He also says that judges should go "beyond actually deciding the dispute."
 
7. Elena Kagan is a Litigation Committee member of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP). The AAUP is censoring a long list of conservative schools.
 
8. Elena Kagan has a troubling record on the Second Amendment. 
 
9. There are surprisingly few pieces of documentation representing Kagan's beliefs and where she stands on the issues.
 
10. Elena Kagan has donated over $12,050 to Democratic campaigns over a span of 8 years.
On the Hill
Capitol Hill
The House will likely be called back into session in order to pass $26 billion in aid to states after the Senate clears the bill early next week.
 
Rep. Jerry Moran won a close primary in KS to become the Republican nominee for Senate.
 
Roy Blunt won the primary to become the Republican nominee for US Senate in MO.
 
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) has scrapped plans to bring up an oil spill liability bill in the Senate this week.
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