| BUSINESS WEEK: Inside Bush's Supreme Team: In Fight for the Courts, Behind-the-Scenes Players Are Uniting the Right |
April 25th, 2005
by Lorraine Woellert, Washington
Jay Sekulow is best known as the nation's top legal advocate for all causes Christian. But on this sunny afternoon, broadcasting from a basement radio studio a block from the U.S. Supreme Court, the booming voice of religious liberty is making a case for moderation. On the air is Tom from Texas, calling for a nationwide campaign to impeach judges who make "outlandish rulings." Sekulow cuts him short. "You can't impeach a judge just because you disagree with their decisions," Sekulow admonishes. "I don't think that's wise."
Ending the Judicial Filibuster
The American Center for Law and Justice has presented detailed legal memos to members of the U.S. Senate outlining the constitutional options available to the Senate to change the rules and bring an end to the judicial filibuster. The ACLJ continues to push for a rules change in the Senate to permit President Bush's judicial nominees to get an up-or-down vote on the Senate floor - something that is now prohibited because of the judicial filibuster.