United Church of Christ Justice & Witness Ministries Action Alert
After weeks of wrangling, the Senate has moved no closer to resolving debate about the filibuster rule and judical nominations. In fact, the rhetoric has grown increasingly heated and divisive. Most alarming has been the abuse of religious claims by those seeking to eliminate the filibuster rule. This rhetoric has blurred the debate and distracted the public from the core issue: the troubling civil rights records of several of the nominees now before the Senate. Contact your senators and urge them to preserve the filibuster rule as an essential part of the Senate's constitutional advise and consent role.