Premeditated Insomnia Hits Senate; Night of Coalition Press Confs. to Support Sen. Republican Justice for Judges Marathon 11/12/2003
From: George Landrith, Jason Wright or Kerri Houston, 214-695-0099, all of Frontiers of Freedom News Advisory: Frontiers of Freedom VP of Policy, Kerri Houston, will coordinate a coalition of groups supporting a Constitutionally- mandated up and down vote on the President's judicial nominees with press conferences every hour on the half hour through the night. The Marathon for Justice Coalition Press Conferences will take place in the Senate Mansfield Room (S. 207) of the U.S. Capital overnight from 12:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, November 13th. Senate Republicans will hold press conferences every hour on the hour. Coalition Press Conference Schedule Justice for Judges Marathon --- 12:30 a.m. Race and the Nomination Process Host: Center for New Black Leadership Speakers: o Phyllis Berry Myers, Center for New Black Leadership o David Almasi, Project 21 o Raul Damas, Opiniones Latinas o Rieva Holycross, Independent Women's Forum o Niger Innes, Congress of Racial Equality o Roy Innes, Congress of Racial Equality o Brian Jones, General Counsel, Department of Education o Armstrong Williams, The Williams Group o Robert Woodson, National Center for Neighborhood Enterprise -- 1:30 a.m. Minority as Majority: The Judicial "Filibuster" Host: Home School Legal Defense Association Speakers: o Mike Farris, Home School Legal Defense Association o George Landrith, President, Frontiers of Freedom o Maurice McBride, President, Family Action Counsel International o Tanya Skeen, Vice President, Family Action Council International o Emile Meppen, Age 16, Massaponex High School. Fredericksburg o Ned Ryan, Home School Legal Defense Association -- 2:30 a.m. Judicial Nominees: Hijacked by the Unelected Host: American Conservative Union Speakers: o Richard Lessner, American Conservative Union o Ken Boehm, National Legal and Policy Center o Terry Scanlon, Capitol Research Center o Martha Burns, The Seniors Coalition o Stefan Gleason, National Right to Work -- 3:30 a.m. Faith and the Ideological Litmus Test Host: Family Research Council Speakers: o Tony Perkins Family Research Council o Joe Cella, AveMariaList o Jeff Ballabon Center for Jewish Values o Barrett Duke, Ph.D., Southern Baptist Convention o Rev. Jerry Falwell, Jerry Falwell Ministries o Mychal S. Massie, Project 21 o William J. Murray, Religious Freedom Coalition o Rev. Lou Sheldon, Traditional Values Coalition -- 4:30 a.m. Regulation, Litigation and Jobs Host: Small Business Survival Committee Speakers: o Karen Kerrigan, Small Business Survival Committee o Karen Bailey, Center for Individual Freedom o Stephen Anderson, President & CEO, National Restaurant Association o David Evans, Attorney and Author, New Jersey o Chris Horner, Competitive Enterprise Institute o Kerri Houston, Frontiers of Freedom -- 6:30 a.m. Liberty and Property in the Judicial Process Host: Americans for Tax Reform Speakers: o Grover Norquist, Americans for Tax Reform o Charles Francis, Republican Unity Caucus o Brian Robertson, Defenders of Property Rights o Maria Heil, Second Amendment Sisters o Jeremy Rabkin, Cornell University o Jason Wright, Frontiers of Freedom o Kent Scheidegger, Criminal Justice Legal Foundation -- 7:30 a.m. Judicial Confusion: International Law or the U.S. Constitution? Host: Eagle Forum Speakers: o Jessica Eshard, Eagle Forum o Wendy Wright, Concerned Women for America o Bill Saunders, Family Research Council o Austin Ruse, Catholic Family and Human Rights Institute -- 8:30 a.m. Judicial Activism on Women's Issues Host: Concerned Women for America Speakers: o Sandy Rios, Concerned Women for America o Jan LaRue Concerned Women for America o Barbara Comstock, Attorney, FMr. Communication Dir. Dept. of Justice -- 9:30 a.m. Slouching Toward Political Courts Host: Republican National Lawyers Association / The Heritage Foundation Speakers: o The Honorable Edwin Meese, Former Attorney General o Kenneth Starr, former Solicitor General o Ronald Rotunda, George Mason University o Gregory Maggs, George Washington University o Todd Gaziano, The Heritage Foundation o James Swanson, The Heritage Foundation --- FOF President George Landrith, Vice President Jason Wright, and Vice President of Policy Kerri Houston are available for TV, radio and print interviews by calling 214-695-0099. This press release may be reprinted or quoted in whole or in part provided proper attribution is given to Frontiers of Freedom. Frontiers of Freedom is a non-profit, non-partisan public policy organization dedicated to protecting the constitutional rights of all Americans and restoring constitutional limits on the extent and power of government. |