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Oppose the Confirmation of These Nominees to the Department of Justice
Oppose the Confirmation of Dawn Johnsen, David Ogden, Thomas Perrelli, and Elena Kagan -- Letter 1

Update: The Senate has already confirmed Elena Kagan, David Ogden, and Thomas Perrelli. You can still oppose the confirmation of Dawn Johnsen.

Using the below letter or the other sample letters on this issue and the other resources related to it, please put a letter in your own words (or use a sample letter as is), and mail it to your two U.S. senators and President Obama. There may not be enough time to mail a letter, but after you send your three e-mails, you might mail a copy to your senators and the President just in case it arrives on time. Voting regarding the confirmation of these nominees probably will take place soon. If this request is still here, assume that there may still be time to at least e-mail. It's much better to send a form letter than not to send a letter at all.

Sources:
http://www.frc.org/alerts/block-obamas-ultra-liberal-justice-nominees
http://www.sba-list.org/c.ddJBKJNsFqG/b.4179747/siteapps/advocacy/ActionItem.aspx?aid=11747
http://www.sba-list.org/siteapps/advocacy/ActionItem.aspx?c=ddJBKJNsFqG&b=4148019&aid=11698
http://www.telladf.org/UserDocs/USSJCmemo.pdf

John Doe
12345 Main St
Minneapolis MN 55418-3209

February 21, 2009

The Honorable Amy Klobuchar  [This legislator is used just as an example for formatting.]
302 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington DC 20510-2305

Dear Senator Klobuchar:

Subject: Please Vote Against the Confirmations of These Four Nominees to the U.S. Department of Justice

I am writing to ask you to vote "No" on the confirmations of Dawn Johnsen, David Ogden, Thomas Perrelli, and Elena Kagan to the U.S. Department of justice.

These four nominees stand to reverse the pro-life, pro-family progress made in recent years.

Dawn Johnsen, President Obama's nominee for Assistant Attorney General for the Office of the Legal Counsel has radical pro-abortion legal theories that are far outside mainstream legal thought. Her positions are grounded in achieving her desired end -- the widespread availability of abortion -- and are not in a proper understanding of constitutional doctrine. They run contrary to the government's profound interest in promoting life.

David Ogden, President Obama's nominee to the high-ranking post of Deputy Attorney General of the United States, when he worked for the ACLU, filed a brief in the landmark abortion case Planned Parenthood v. Casey that denied the existence of adverse mental health effects of abortion on women. He has filed briefs pushing virtually unlimited abortion license. In various cases, he has opposed parental notification before a minor's abortion. He supports using tax dollars to abortion providers. Mr. Ogden has also been one of the nation's most prominent porn defense attorneys, representing not only Playboy and Penthouse, but also PHE, Inc., the largest distributor of hardcore pornography in the United States.

Thomas Perrelli, President Obama's nominee for Associate Attorney General at the Justice Department, defeated Terri Schiavo's family in their desperate attempt to keep her from being brutally starved and dehydrated to death at Michael's insistence.

Elena Kagan, President Obama's nominee for Solicitor General, along with other law school officials, in Rumsfeld v. FAIR (2006), sued to overturn the Solomon amendment, adopted by Congress, which ensured that law schools could not use homosexual rights rules to deny U.S. Armed Forces recruiters access to law school campuses. The court ruled against Ms. Kagan's position 8-0. Also, Ms. Kagan is a strong supporter of the pro-abortion agenda. Despite the fact that a majority of Americans do not want their tax dollars to fund abortion providers, she has vigorously opposed the de-funding of taxpayer-funded clinics that promote abortions.

The position of Solicitor General is a post so powerful that its occupant is often called the "Tenth Supreme Court justice."

Because the Solicitor General defends the laws of the United States, Ms. Kagan would be in a position to defend laws that either support or oppose abortion. Laws like the partial-birth abortion ban and parental notification will need enthusiastic defense before the Supreme Court in the months to come. Elena Kagan will not provide the defense needed to protect these laws.

I believe that abortion and euthanasia are crimes against humanity. Not only are about 4,000 innocent children killed every day in the U.S. alone, but thousands of women attest to the fact that abortion hurts women. Porn, like abortion, is anti-women and anti-family. Tax dollars should not be used to fund abortion or abortion providers. Parental consent requirements reduce abortions. I am against "same-sex marriage" and special rights for homosexuals.

The above four nominees support extreme policies that the majority of Americans oppose. The American people deserve appointed officials who do not hold extreme positions against the dignity of human life from fertilization until natural death. They deserve nominees who will reflect their values before the Supreme Court.

Please vote against the confirmations of all four of these nominees.

Thank you for your consideration of my position regarding these important confirmation votes.

I would appreciate a response to my e-mail.

Sincerely,

[Signature]
John Doe

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