BERGEN COUNTY RIGHT TO LIFE

Pro-lifers try to block pro-abortion Specter

Pro-life advocates around the country have begun a grassroots movement to block Sen. Arlen Specter (PA) from becoming the Senate Judiciary Chair through peaceful protest, petitions, emails, and faxes.

In response, Sen. Specter issued a statement denying he would block the President`s pro-life judicial nominees. This statement was reported to have been issued after Sen. Frist and Sen. Santorum received a flurry of emails and phone calls asking that the pro-abortion senator be denied Chairmanship of the Judiciary Committee.

However, pro-lifers are unconvinced that Specter is the right man for the job. They cite that on November 3, 2004, the day after the election, Specter told reporters that he considers Roe v. Wade "inviolate," and indicated that he believes that nominees who do not express support for that ruling cannot be confirmed. Asked if he would support President Bush`s judicial nominees, Specter replied, "That obviously depends upon the president`s judicial nominees."

This issue is considered very important to people in the right-to-life movement, because the chairman of the Judiciary Committee will be crucial in shepherding the President`s nominees to successful confirmation votes in the committee and in the full Senate. Pro-abortion advocacy groups are vowing to do everything in their power to block the President`s nominees in the Senate.

There has not been a vacancy on the Court for over 10 years, but it is likely that Pres. Bush will have the opportunity to nominate 2 or more justices of the U.S. Supreme Court during the next four years. When the president nominates someone to the Supreme Court, that nomination goes first to the Senate Judiciary Committee, which conducts hearings and votes on the nomination.

For more information, visit these newly created websites:

www.StopSpecterNow.com

www.StopSpecter.Net

www.StopSpecter.org

www.NotSpecter.com/fax101.php