RESOLUTION OPPOSING CAROLYN KUHL'S NOMINATION TO THE 9TH CIRCUIT AND IN
SUPPORT OF SENATOR BARBARA BOXER'S WITHHOLDING JUDGE KUHL'S BLUE SLIP


WHEREAS Carolyn Kuhl, a nominee for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, has long advocated overturning Roe v. Wade, has shown her opposition to a women's right of privacy (Sanchez-Scott v. Alza
Pharmaceuticals), has been a strong advocate for Bob Jones University, an institution known for its racist practices, and for the "separate but equal" doctrine of Plessy v. Ferguson (overturned by a unanimous Supreme Court in
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas), and opposes progressive labor laws, especially any restrictions on the right of employers to fire at will, and


WHEREAS, the Bush Administration is making a concerted effort to pack our Federal Courts with extreme right-wing judicial appointees, and the appointment of Carolyn Kuhl to the 9th Circuit Court, combined with the recent addition of anti-choice, anti-equal protection Judge Jay Bybee to this court, would detrimentally impact the balance of this court and change the lives of all people living in California and other 9th Circuit states, and


WHEREAS the Republican dominated Senate changed the rules on blue slip "management" in 2001 in an egregious attempt to circumvent Senatorial Prerogative and, if confirmed, Carolyn Kuhl will be the first federal judicial nominee in the history of this country to be confirmed to a Federal judgeship, on whom a blue slip was retained by a Home State Senator,



THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Central Committee of the Democratic Party of Santa Clara County calls upon Senator Diane Feinstein to remain true to the Democratic Party as pro-choice, pro-labor and opposed to racial discrimination and that she take all necessary action to oppose the nomination of Carolyn Kuhl to the 9th Circuit, including filibuster if necessary, and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Committee also calls upon (Senate Minority Leader) Tom Daschle, (Senate Minority Whip) Harry Reid and all other members of the Senate to show respect for Senator Barbara Boxer and for Senatorial Privilege and the blue slip process by opposing the nomination of Carolyn Kuhl, including by filibuster if necessary.



Submitted by David Cohen, Nancy Pyle

Adopted by the Santa Clara County Democratic Central Committee on May 1, 2003

(Language borrowed from a resolution passed by the Orange County Democratic Central Committee on April 28, 2003)