Wade Henderson
Wade Henderson
Wade Hendersonis president of the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, and counsel to the Leadership Conference Education Fund...
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All evidence indicates that Judge Roberts would use his undeniable impressive legal skills to bring us back to a country that most of us wouldn't recognize, where states' rights trump civil rights, where the federal courts or Congress can see discrimination, but are powerless to remedy it.
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with honor and distinction. ... He cared deeply for the independence of the judiciary in America's democracy.
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to be extremely troubling. They seem to reflect the work of a deeply committed ideologue.
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Bennett's statement is outrageous. As a former secretary of education, he should know better, ... His program should be pulled from the air.
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We will not stand by and let the administration tinker with retirement security. Many Americans have spent their whole lives working for it. So many Americans count on it to make ends meet.
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Now that Roberts' nomination has been reported out of committee, we strongly urge senators to vote their conscience and reject his nomination when it reaches the floor. The stakes are too high and the consequences too great to gamble.
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I think right now what you're looking at is not whether or not the opposition will build or exist, but rather when that opposition will be announced with sufficient critical mass to indicate the battle has been joined. This is in the process of developing.
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I think if Secretary Bennett does not choose to address the issue with a forthright apology, at the bare minimum, I think Secretary Bennett's program should be removed from the air.
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Religious leaders are the trusted gatekeepers in many of these communities. The stakes for our communities could not be higher.
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Re-authorization of this Act is critical. In making our democracy work, it is important that we do every thing we can to ensure that every citizen's right to vote is protected.
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President Bush has dug in his heels by refusing to release relevant documents from Roberts' time as a top political appointee and dragged his feet on releasing thousands of other records. This is no time to hide the ball. Given that the next chief justice will affect the lives of all Americans, the Bush administration has a clear obligation to the public to provide the Senate with everything it needs to fully review Roberts' record.
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Organizations like those who have set up these protection initiatives are trying to sound the alarm. We want the country prepared to bring these elections systems under heightened scrutiny.
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I think African-Americans are certainly tired of being stereotyped as responsible for the majority of crime in American society.
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John Roberts must use the hearings as an opportunity to account for his unacceptable stances on civil rights and other important issues.