Dear Senator Specter:
We respectfully petition you, as chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, for prompt, open and fair hearings on the confirmation of Judge John Roberts to the U.S. Supreme Court. Over the last 5 years, anti-life members of your judiciary committee have used a series of procedures to block any candidate they suspected of being pro-life. As chairman, you have the power to ensure that this minority of radical anti-life senators is not allowed to turn the Supreme Court nomination process into a political circus. Senator Specter, it is time for strong leadership to ensure the president's nominee gets a fair and full hearing from your committee. We urge you not to allow the Supreme Court to be crippled by a delay in the nomination process.