Judges need to be intimidated. These are not the bizarre ravings of one man but the representative philosophy of an entire movement out to control our courts and, ultimately, our personal freedoms. Our country's founding fathers envisioned the judiciary to be independent of electoral politics able to transcend the whims of the party in power. The implications are far-reaching.
Court appointments are for life terms.
Our country suffers a terrible loss every time a qualified, dedicated jurist is driven out of the process, or when women and minorities are denied the opportunity to serve. The system's capacity to defend our most basic freedoms can be fractured for generations. Our Response Please call the Senate leadership and urge them to act on the Enrique Moreno nomination as well as the other long-delayed pending nominations. Enter your zip code below for your Senators' contact information. The right wing is working to intimidate federal judges and to undercut the separation of powers by challenging the courts' power to overturn unconstitutional laws and delaying indefinitely the confirmation of nominees to the bench.