URGENT: Contact our Senators Burr and Hagan to oppose cloture and stop Obama's 'Worst Judicial Nominee'

Verne Strickland USA DOT COM  May 17, 2011 TAKE ACTION TO STOP OBAMA'S WORST   JUDICIAL NOMINEE - GOODWIN LIU On Tuesday night, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid filed cloture to end debate on the nomination of Goodwin Liu to the federal appeals court for the 9th District based in California.The vote will be on Thursday and it will take 60 votes to bring Liu's nomination to a vote. Of all the poorly qualified political activists President Obama has  nominated to the federal bench, Liu is arguably the worst of the bunch. An Associate Dean at Berkeley School of Law, Liu has no  trial experience and does not even meet the standards set by the American Bar Association.  A hero to the left for opposing the nominations of John Roberts and Samuel  Alitoto the Supreme Court, Liu, if confirmed, would nevertheless be the  odds-on favoritefor the next Supreme Court vacancy. Liu has made it clear that he believes the constitution is merely a guide to judicial decisions.  In his writings, Liu said he "envisions the judiciary as a  culturally situated interpreter of social meaning."  The key to judicial decisions, says Liu, should be "our collective values,"  "evolving norms," and "social understandings," rather than the Constitution  as written or the laws passed by Congress. How would this philosophy manifest itself?  Well, for one thing, Liu has said  there is a constitutional right to welfare, or as he put it, "negative rights against government oppression" and "positive rights to government assistance" should have "equal constitutional status." Liu's view on criminal law has resulted in the extraordinary opposition  from 42 of 58 District Attorney's in California, where the 9th Circuit  is based. Here's what they said about a Liu paper on criminal law: "This document demonstrated beyond serious question that his (Liu's)  views on criminal law, capital punishment and the role of the federal courts in second-guessing state decisions are fully aligned" with an  appeals court that is "far outside of the judicial mainstream." Other writings by Liu have supported reparations for slavery  and racial quotas to remedy "societal discrimination," a position  rejected by the Supreme Court. Although Liu wants a pass for his past statements, he helped lead the  fight against the Roberts and Alito Supreme Court nominations.  Roberts,  he said in an op-ed, had an "ideological agenda" hostile to the environmental workplace and consumer protections.  Liu testified at Alito's confirmation hearing that the "America envisioned by his (Alito's) record is not the  America we know, nor is it the America we aspire to be."    STOP THE LIU NOMINATION BY TAKING ACTION  NOW.  URGE Sen. Richard M. Burr AND Sen. Kay Hagan  TO OPPOSE CLOTURE ON THE LIU NOMINATION BY  CALLING (202) 224-3154 OR (202) 224-6342 NOW. We at the American Conservative Union thank you for all you do to advance  conservative principles. Sincerely, Al Cardenas Chairman American Conservative Union http://mail.aol.com/33668-111/aol-1/en-us/Lite/MsgRead.aspx?folder= NewMail&uid=1.28885094&seq=3&searchIn=none&searchQuery= &start=0&sort=received

Senate Declares March 30th as “Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day”

Resolution Introduced by Senator Richard Burr

Verne Strickland Blogmaster

 March 8, 2011

Washington D.C – The U.S. Senate yesterday declared March 30^th as “Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day,” agreeing unanimously to a resolution introduced by Senator Richard Burr (R-N.C.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

On March 30, 1973, all U.S. troops withdrew from Vietnam under the terms of the Treaty of Paris. This March 30^th, the Senate has encouraged Americans across the country to recognize Vietnam veterans for their sacrifice and demonstrate a warm welcome to these soldiers who returned from war to a politically divided country.

“I’m pleased that the Senate has agreed to set aside a day to give our Vietnam veterans a warm, long-overdue welcome home. I strongly encourage communities throughout North Carolina and across the country to observe this day with activities and events that honor these veterans for their service. It’s time they receive the recognition they have earned and deserve.  This day also provides our nation with an important teaching moment. Never again should our men and women serving in the armed forces receive the same treatment as those returning from Vietnam,” said Senator Richard Burr.

Senator Burr introduced the resolution for the second consecutive year on February 16, 2011. For Senator Burr’s remarks on the introduction of the resolution, click here.

The United States became involved in Vietnam because policy-makers believed that if South Vietnam fell to a communist government, communism would spread throughout the rest of Southeast Asia.  The US Armed Forces began serving in an advisory role to the South Vietnamese in 1961, and in 1965, ground combat troops were sent into Vietnam.  On March 30, 1973, after many years of combat, all US troops withdrew. More than 58,000 members of the United States Armed Forces lost their lives and more than 300,000 were wounded in Vietnam. 

Senators John Boozman (R-AR), Thad Cochran (R-MS), James Inhofe (R-OK), and Johnny Isakson (R-GA) and Mike Johanns (R-NE) co-sponsored the legislation. The resolution now moves to the House of Representatives for consideration. 

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