July 5, 2005
NARAL PRO-CHOICE NEW JERSEY URGES PRESIDENT BUSH TO CONSULT, NOT CONFRONT, IN NOMINATION OF NEXT SUPREME COURT JUSTICE
Pro-choice New Jerseyans mobilize in support of a moderate consensus nominee.
(Hamilton, NJ) – NARAL Pro-Choice New Jersey, the state’s leading advocate for personal privacy and a woman’s right to choose, issued the following statement in response to Justice Sandra Day O’Connor's announcement that he will retire from the Supreme Court.
“This vacancy provides President Bush with an opportunity to unite the country behind a consensus nominee,” said Laurie Lowenstein, Executive Director. “He can follow the path of Republican and Democratic presidents before him and consult with members of both parties to identify a consensus nominee with broad support. Americans deserve a nomination process that keeps the Supreme Court independent, not a political power grab that will divide the country. But if President Bush chooses the course of confrontation and far right extremism, we’re ready to protect individual freedom and personal privacy.”
As part of its “Choose Justice” campaign, NARAL Pro-Choice New Jersey will activate a network of 7,000 who will conduct petition drives, contact their lawmakers, distribute flyers and information on the significance of a Supreme Court vacancy and the need for a moderate justice who respects this country’s long tradition of personal freedom and personal responsibility. They will urge President Bush to consult with both parties and nominate a justice who understands the profound impact his or her decisions will have on the lives of everyday Americans.
Contact Jennifer Miller, Director of Organizing
609.581.7171
Jennifer@prochoicenj.org
