NARAL PRO-CHOICE COLORADO URGES PRESIDENT BUSH TO CONSULT, NOT CONFRONT, IN NOMINATION OF NEXT SUPREME COURT JUSTICE
Pro-choice Coloradans mobilize in support of a moderate consensus nominee. (Denver, CO) – NARAL Pro-Choice Colorado, 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 she will retire from the Supreme Court. “This vacancy provides President Bush with an opportunity to unite the country behind a consensus nominee,” said Beth Ganz, executive director of NARAL Pro-Choice Colorado. “He should 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. If President Bush chooses the course of confrontation and far right extremism he will be ignoring the wishes of a majority of U.S. citizens. Sixty percent of Americans want Roe v. Wade upheld, and NARAL Pro-Choice Colorado has a plan in place to activate grassroots support to encourage Senators to reject out-of-touch nominees. Our Rapid Responders network includes nearly 30,000 people in all 50 states – including over 600 in Colorado – who are ready to lead this effort in their communities.”
As part of its “Choose Justice” campaign, NARAL Pro-Choice Colorado will activate a network of 6,500 members, in addition to the Rapid Responders to take part in grassroots activities such as petition drives and contacting their lawmakers. These activists will distribute 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. # # #
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