SAMPLE FEDUP PAC E-MAIL LETTER TO independent voters in Florida, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, New Mexico, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin
Subject Line: You Can Break the Filibuster
Dear xxTitle Last Namexx,
As a registered independent voter in the state of XX State nameXXX, you can have an important role in the battle over confirming appellate Judge Neil Gorsuch to fill the U.S. Supreme Court vacancy.
After you have read this e-mail carefully, I will ask you to answer a brief three-question Fairness in Government Survey.
But first, I want to emphasize that Judge Gorsuch has one of the most important hallmarks of a jurist worthy to sit on the nation's highest court: He has a strong record of following the Constitution and the laws of the United States as written.
President Trump made it clear that we do not need any more activist Justices on the Supreme Court who ignore the Constitution and the law and make up their own laws based on their personal point of view. Judge Gorsuch is the right nominee to fulfill the President's mandate.
Many U.S. Supreme Court rulings through the years have done great damage to America. That's what happens when a majority of justices rule against the plain text of the Constitution as our Founding Fathers wrote it.
America must return to normalcy and common sense. We need Supreme Court Justices who read the Constitution and then actually follow it. For instance, the Constitution sets out how elections in our nation are to be conducted. But the Constitution does not give Senators the right to overturn an election like some are doing right now by carrying on a filibuster campaign to derail the confirmation of Judge Gorsuch.
What is happening in Washington right now strikes at the heart of the idea that our government must be fair. When a small minority of U.S. Senators abuse the rules to delay the confirmation of Judge Gorsuch to fill the U.S. Supreme Court vacancy, as they are doing now, it is not fair. When other Presidential appointees are dragged through the mud and harassed by a loud minority, it is not fair. And when one political party seeks to overturn the results of an election the other party won fair and square, it is definitely unfair as well as unAmerican.
Judge Gorsuch's record makes it clear that judges should base their decisions on the law and the Constitution, not their own policy preferences or personal feelings. He will be fair to all regardless of their background or beliefs.
As an independent voter, you can play an important role in confirming Judge Gorsuch to the Supreme Court. Your Democratic U,S. Senator, xxFirst, Last Namexx, is up for reelection next ear. This is the time when your Senator will begin listening and paying attention to independent voters like you.
Please write a personal letter, make a phone call, or send an e-mail, fax, postcard or text message to U.S. Senator xxLast Namexx. Urge him or her to break the filibuster that is holding up confirmation of Judge Gorsuch to the Supreme Court. If you need help contacting your Senator, see the Action Steps at the end of this message.
Your message, along with those from thousands of other independents in your state, will be heard. You have power as an independent voter. Please use it. Contact your Democrat Senator up for reelection next year and make your views known.
Sincerely,
Richard A. Viguerie
Chairman
FedUp Political Action Committee
P.S. Please be sure to forward this message to family members, friends, neighbors, and fellow church members. When you forward my e-mail, its impact can increase ten-fold. Your help will mean many others besides you will see this important message. Thank you.
Action Steps You Can Take to Confirm Judge Neil Gorsuch to the U.S. Supreme Court
- Write a letter to your Democratic U.S. Senator xxFirst, Last Name, urging him (or her) to break the filibuster and vote "Yes" on the confirmation of Judge Neil Gorsuch to fill the U.S. Supreme Court vacancy.
Here's how you write to your U.S. Senator:
The Honorable (Full Name)
United States Senate
Washington, DC 20510
Dear Senator (Last Name):
- Make a personal phone call to your Democratic U.S. Senator at (202) 224-3121.
The U.S. Capitol switchboard operator who answers will connect you to your U.S. Senator's office. Leave a message with the staff person who answers your call. Also, ask him or her for your Senator's e-mail address so you will have it for future reference.