Southwick. Leslie.

We need your help to get Judge Leslie Southwick, a fellow Mississippian, confirmed for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. The Democrats’ left-wing activist supporters have made a political decision to restart the judicial nominations wars, and have chosen Judge Southwick as their first target. Despite having unanimously supported him for a lifetime position on the federal district court in 2006, the Senate is now holding up his confirmation for a higher court. The Democrats want to filibuster Judge Southwick.

We need to insist that Judge Southwick have a fair up or down vote by the full Senate. Every judicial nominee deserves to be treated decently. But Judge Southwick has a special claim to be treated with respect, as he is a genuine American hero: Judge Southwick obtained an age waiver to join the Army Reserve in 1992, and in 2003 he volunteered to transfer into a combat unit that was expected to head to Iraq. He served as a lieutenant colonel on active duty in Iraq from August 2004 to January 2006. He was 54 when he went to Iraq and nearly 56 when he returned. A man of such character has earned our support.

Reportedly, Mississippi Senators Lott and Cochran are working behind the scenes to get 60 votes to block the Democrat’s filibuster but are still unsure if they have 60 or not. Senators Cochran and Lott need to hear that you want an up or down vote on Southwick, that you want them to challenge the Democrats on filibustering a good man and a good judge and a Great American!

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