<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" ><tr><td valign="top" style="font: inherit;">Long overdue...<div> --Jenifer<br><br><blockquote style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); margin-left: 5px; padding-left: 5px;"><div id="yiv866047343"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" style="font:inherit;">--- On <b>Wed, 7/6/11, Russ Feingold, ProgressivesUnited.org <i><info@progressivesunited.org></i></b> wrote:<br><blockquote style="border-left:2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255);margin-left:5px;padding-left:5px;"><br><div id="yiv866047343">
<div style="font-size:12px;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);line-height:16px;font-family:Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;text-align:left;"><center> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tbody><tr> <td align="left"><table width="628" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tbody><tr> <td width="475" align="left" style="padding-bottom:10px;"><div style="line-height:14px;"><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://links.mkt3255.com/ctt?kn=3&ms=Mzk5OTMyMQS2&r=MTY3ODg3Nzk1NjMS1&b=0&j=MjM4Mzk4NjU3S0&mt=1&rt=0" style="color:rgb(85, 85, 85);text-decoration:underline;font-size:9px;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif;" name="call"><span style="color:rgb(81, 81, 81);">Ask your senator to sponsor Supreme Court ethics legislation.<br> </span></a></div></td>
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width="588"><div style="font-size:12px;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);line-height:16px;font-family:Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;text-align:left;"> <p><a rel="nofollow" style="text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);" name="date"><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);">Jenifer,</span></a></p> <p><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://links.mkt3255.com/ctt?kn=3&ms=Mzk5OTMyMQS2&r=MTY3ODg3Nzk1NjMS1&b=0&j=MjM4Mzk4NjU3S0&mt=1&rt=0" name="call"><img width="250" hspace="9" height="325" border="0" align="right" src="http://content.mkt922.com/ra/2011/13408/07/3999321/20110705_murphysponsor.jpg" alt="Ask your senator to sponsor Supreme Court ethics legislation" title="Ask your senator to sponsor Supreme Court ethics legislation"></a><a rel="nofollow" style="text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);" name="date"><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);">The corrupting
influence of special interests has infected most of our government, and we've seen the results: Wall Street ran wild, climate change is being ignored, and pay-to-play politics have started to dominate our Congress.</span></a></p> <p><a rel="nofollow" style="text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);" name="date"><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);">But there is one body that is supposed to rise above all of that: the Supreme Court. Granted, I have been critical about many of the Court's recent opinions -- and I'm troubled by how many of their recent rulings tip the scale in favor of wealthy interests. But much of America's trust in our system of government rests on the fundamental fairness of the highest court in the land. And we must make sure it lives up to that trust.</span></a></p> <p><a rel="nofollow" style="text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);"
name="date"><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);">However, several recent stories about the conduct of our Supreme Court justices, including Justice Clarence Thomas, threaten that perception. <strong>Fortunately, Representative Chris Murphy (D-CT) has introduced a bill in the House that will institute ethics rules to oversee the conduct of Supreme Court justices and protect their integrity from doubt.</strong> It's great legislation, but someone needs to sponsor it in the Senate to give it a chance.</span></a></p> <p><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://links.mkt3255.com/ctt?kn=3&ms=Mzk5OTMyMQS2&r=MTY3ODg3Nzk1NjMS1&b=0&j=MjM4Mzk4NjU3S0&mt=1&rt=0" name="call"><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 255);font-weight:bold;"><u>Urge your senator to step up and sponsor Rep. Murphy's Supreme Court ethics bill in the Senate. Click here to use our easy online call tool to get connected directly
to your senator's office.</u></span></a></p> <p><a rel="nofollow" style="text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);" name="date"><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);">Justice Thomas' close ties to wealthy donors and his wife's role in the Tea Party have caused serious concerns regarding his impartiality, but these stories are symptoms of a larger problem. We cannot allow even the slightest hint of undue influence from special interests or the appearance of corruption in the Supreme Court. We must act to protect the integrity of our judicial system.</span></a></p> <p><a rel="nofollow" style="text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);" name="date"><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);">I'm asking progressives like you all over the country to make these calls because I know they can have a significant impact. I was a senator for nearly two decades; we pay a lot of attention to
what our constituents call in to tell us. </span></a></p> <p><a rel="nofollow" style="text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);" name="date"><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);">The best part is how our new online call tool makes it simple to speak your mind.</span></a></p> <p><a rel="nofollow" style="text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);" name="date"><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);">All you do is tell us who you are and where you live, so we can connect you to the right senator. Then we give you some suggestions for things you can say to them. Before you know it, you've made a difference in this debate. </span></a></p> <p><a rel="nofollow" style="text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);" name="date"><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);">And this is a debate that we absolutely must have -- and win -- before confidence in our
justice system erodes any further. </span></a></p> <p><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://links.mkt3255.com/ctt?kn=3&ms=Mzk5OTMyMQS2&r=MTY3ODg3Nzk1NjMS1&b=0&j=MjM4Mzk4NjU3S0&mt=1&rt=0" name="call"><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 255);font-weight:bold;"><u>Make a difference in this critical Supreme Court ethics debate. Ask your senator to sponsor Rep. Chris Murphy's legislation in the Senate now.</u></span></a></p> <p><a rel="nofollow" style="text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);" name="date"><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);">Getting progressives from communities across America to unite and take action on a clear issue of corruption is what Progressives United is all about. As a member, I hope you'll join us in this important fight.</span></a></p> <p><a rel="nofollow"
style="text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);" name="date"><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);">Thank you for uniting as progressives,</span></a></p> <p><a rel="nofollow" style="text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);" name="date"><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);"><img width="98" height="65" border="0" src="http://content.mkt922.com/ra/2011/13408/07/3999321/RDF.jpg" alt=""><br> Russ Feingold<br> Founder<br> Progressives United</span></a></p> <p><a rel="nofollow" style="text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);" name="date"><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);">P.S. Progressives United will always fight corruption in elections and in government, but as we saw with the Supreme Court's horrible ruling in <em>Citizens United v. Federal Election
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