SUPREME COURT VACANCY: AN OPEN LETTER TO SENATORS BALDWIN AND JOHNSON
Dear Senator Baldwin and Senator Johnson,
We, the undersigned organizations, faith communities, and individual people of faith, are writing to urge you to work to move the Senate forward with appropriate hearings and a timely vote as soon as President Obama puts forth his nominee for the Supreme Court.
The citizens of the United States deserve to have their cases heard before a full Court, and need to have confidence in the work and decisions of that Court. It would be unconscionable for the Senate to abdicate its responsibilities under Article II, Section 2 to advise and consent on a Supreme Court nominee. Political considerations and election-year politics, on either side of the aisle, have no place in the nomination process for the highest Court in the land, and serve only to frustrate the federal judicial system. The only consideration should be the fitness of the nominee to serve.
As people of faith, we believe in the rule of law and the necessity of a functioning and reliable court system. We urge you, therefore, to exert your leadership and persuade your colleagues on both sides of the aisle to fulfill your Constitutional responsibilities.
Faithfully,
Rabbi Bonnie Margulis
President
Wisconsin Faith Voices for Justice
Madison, WI 53719
Organizations/Congregations
Christ Centered Justice Team of Lake Edge United Church of Christ, Madison
PEPartnership, Inc.
Wisconsin Faith Voices for Justice
Wisconsin Friends Action Network
Wisconsin Network for Peace and Justice
Wisconsin Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice
Wisconsin United Methodist Church Board of Church & Society
Individuals (Congregations/Organizations listed for identification purposes only)
Nabeel and Anne Gargano Ahmed
Madison, WI
Robert Alt
Madison, WI
Reverend Curt and Joan F. Anderson
Madison, WI
Gloria-Jeanne Anderson
Milwaukee, WI
KK Anderson
Madison, WI
Barbara and Frederick M. Arnold
Madison, WI
Dr. Peter Bakken
Madison, WI
Rabbi Renee Bauer
Director of Interfaith Coalition for Worker Justice of South Central Wisconsin
Madison, WI
Daniel Bennett
Madison, WI
Vicki Berenson
Madison, WI
Kathleen Bergee
Madison, WI
Dorit Bergen
Madison, WI
Mary Bergin
Madison, WI
Joanna Berke
Madison, WI
Rabbi Marc Berkson
Milwaukee, WI
Rabbi Jonathan Biatch
Temple Beth El
Madison, WI
Joshua Biatch
Madison, WI
Frances B. Bicknell
Madison, WI
Ethel Biro
Madison, WI
Patricia Bober
Prairie du Sac, WI
Celia Bolyard
Madison, WI
Dan Broner
Madison, WI
Alison Brooks
Madison, WI
Roger and Emily Brooks
Madison, WI
Lianne Burnson
Madison, WI
Pastor Brian Robert Campbell
Greenwood, WI
Dale W. Carder
Madison, WI
Dr. Sanford Carimi and Alayne Gardner-Carimi
Cottage Grove, WI
Kristin Carlson
Madison, WI
Melinda Carr
Brooklyn, WI
Susan Carson
Madison, WI
Davis Ciotola
Madison, WI
Mary Collet
Pastor Marianne Cotter
Baraboo, Wisconsin
Cearing Creal
Madison, WI
Andrew Cusick
Madison, WI
Cara Degnan
Prairie du Sac, WI
Emily Dickman
Madison, WI
Ruby Dow
Mauston, WI
Rachel Drapcho
Madison, WI
Sean Duffy
Madison, WI
Rabbi Irvin and Vivian Ehrlich
Fitchburg, WI
Vickie Eiden
Madison, WI
Gay Eliason
Madison, WI
Lari Fanlund
Madison, WI
Reverend Dr. Jerry Folk
Madison, WI
Brian Frey
Madison, WI
Jen Gaber
Madison, WI
Lucy Gibson
Madison, WI
Anne Gift
Verona, WI
Mike Goodman
Madison, WI
Kristin Gorton
McFarland, WI
Karen Rose Gredler
Middleton, WI
Robin McClure Greenler
Stoughton, WI
Sherrie Hahn-Gotzler
Madison, WI
Paulette Harder
Madison, WI
Reta Harring
Madison, WI
Reverend Paula Harris
Madison, WI
Lisa Hart
Associate Conference Minister for Youth Formation
Wisconsin Conference UCC
Fitchburg, WI
Reverend Eldonna Hazen
First Congregational United Church of Christ
Madison, WI
Laurel Hefty
Albany, WI
Alan and Joan M. Heitman
Middleton, WI
Jim Helwig
Portage, WI
Carol and Steve Hemersbach
Greenwood, WI
Karen Hettenbach
Fitchburg, WI
Karen Hill
Madison, WI
Jeanne Hills
Madison, WI
Jane Holland
Deerfield, WI
Ralph Holmes
Madison, WI
Rachel Howard
Madison, WI
Becky Hustad
Madison, WI
Axel Junker
Madison, WI
Rev. Tim Kehl
United Church of Christ, retired
Madison, WI
Elizabeth Kerwin
Madison, WI
Linda Ketcham
Madison, WI
Dr. Edward H. Kolner
Madison, WI
Jack Kraaz
Mercedes Krause
Madison, WI
Tom Kriegl
Baraboo, WI
Polly Kuelbs
Madison, WI
Audrey Lazanas
Madison, WI
Patricia Lee-Meissen
Madison, WI
David and Cheryl Lemke
Deerfield, WI
Nicole Lemmon
Madison, WI
Sally Leque
Portage, WI
Amy Barlow Liberatore
Madison, WI
Dorian and Amy Liem
Madison, WI
Michael S. Lienau
Madison, WI
Scott Lothes
Madison, WI
Kim Luke
Madison, WI
Bobbie Malone
Madison, WI
John and Marjorie Marion
Madison, WI
Kathy Mazur
Madison, WI
Marie S. McCabe
Thad McCoy
Madison, WI
David Mezger
Edgerton, WI
Peter Michaelis
Madison, WI
Susan Millar
Madison, WI
Kristin Minahan
Madison, WI
Reverend John Mix
Madison, WI
Steven Morrison
Verona, WI
Jerry Mosser
Verona, WI
Margaret Mudge
Madison, WI
Maureen Muldoon
Madison, WI
Lisa Munro
Madison, WI
Mary Musholt
Madison, WI
Anastasia Neal
Deerfield, WI
Torrey Nelson
Madison, WI
Russell Novkov
Madison, WI
Monica O'Brien
Madison, WI
Ruth Pauly
Brooklyn, WI
Corinne Perrin
Madison, WI
Judith Pierotti
Madison, WI
Hannah Pinkerton
Madison, WI
Mary Pomeroy
Madison, WI
Mary Caporal Prior
Deerfield, WI
Teresa Radermacher
Monona, WI
Reverend Ellen Rasmussen
Rhinelander United Methodist Church
Rhinelander, WI
Anthony Reeves
Madison, WI
Reverend Michael C. Rehak
Director
Institute for Congregational Identity
Cambridge, WI
Supervisor Kyle R. Richmond
Dane County Board, District 4
Madison, WI
Tim Roberts
Madison, WI
Dr. Paula Rogge
Madison, WI
Virginia Rokse
Jennifer Sandor
Madison, WI
Robert and Mary Savage
Madison, WI
Nancy Schanke
Fremont, WI
Robert Schubert
Madison, WI
Ron Schutz
Madison, WI
March Schweitzer
Madison, WI
Reverend Mark Schwinn
Black Creek, WI
Erica Serlin
Madison, WI
Reverend Larry Sexe
Deerfield, WI
Ian Shay
Madison, WI
Ann Smiley
Middleton, WI
Laurel Smith
Milton, WI
Megan and Addison Smith
Verona, WI
Pat Soderholm
Madison, WI
Sherie Sondel
Madison, WI
Dr. Danae Steele
Neenah, WI
Rose Stephenson
Madison, WI
Charles and Patricia Stinger
Madison, WI
Jodi Streicher-Bremer
Madison, WI
Bernard Tennis
Madison, WI
Christine Thompson
Executive Director
PEPartnership, Inc.
Madison, WI
Jacqueline Tomberlin
Madison, WI
Thy Tran
Madison, WI
Reverend William Utke
Milwaukee, WI
Reverend Nick Utphall
Madison, WI
Nancy Vedder-Shults
Madison, WI
Katherine van Wormer
Madison, WI
Ann Marie Waterhouse
Lake Mills, WI
Bonnie Webber
Madison, WI
Lisa West
Fitchburg, WI
Coe Williams
Madison, WI
Pam Winne
Monona, WI
Lesley Wolf
Madison, WI
Rosalind Woodward
Madison, WI
Charlotte M. Woolf
Madison, WI
Jane Nelson Worel
Madison, WI
Mary Ray Worley
Madison, WI
Alexandra Wright
Madison, WI
John Young
Madison, WI
Rabbi Laurie Zimmerman
Congregation Shaarei Shamayim
Madison, WI
Dear Senator Baldwin and Senator Johnson,
We, the undersigned organizations, faith communities, and individual people of faith, are writing to urge you to work to move the Senate forward with appropriate hearings and a timely vote as soon as President Obama puts forth his nominee for the Supreme Court.
The citizens of the United States deserve to have their cases heard before a full Court, and need to have confidence in the work and decisions of that Court. It would be unconscionable for the Senate to abdicate its responsibilities under Article II, Section 2 to advise and consent on a Supreme Court nominee. Political considerations and election-year politics, on either side of the aisle, have no place in the nomination process for the highest Court in the land, and serve only to frustrate the federal judicial system. The only consideration should be the fitness of the nominee to serve.
As people of faith, we believe in the rule of law and the necessity of a functioning and reliable court system. We urge you, therefore, to exert your leadership and persuade your colleagues on both sides of the aisle to fulfill your Constitutional responsibilities.
Faithfully,
Rabbi Bonnie Margulis
President
Wisconsin Faith Voices for Justice
Madison, WI 53719
Organizations/Congregations
Christ Centered Justice Team of Lake Edge United Church of Christ, Madison
PEPartnership, Inc.
Wisconsin Faith Voices for Justice
Wisconsin Friends Action Network
Wisconsin Network for Peace and Justice
Wisconsin Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice
Wisconsin United Methodist Church Board of Church & Society
Individuals (Congregations/Organizations listed for identification purposes only)
Nabeel and Anne Gargano Ahmed
Madison, WI
Robert Alt
Madison, WI
Reverend Curt and Joan F. Anderson
Madison, WI
Gloria-Jeanne Anderson
Milwaukee, WI
KK Anderson
Madison, WI
Barbara and Frederick M. Arnold
Madison, WI
Dr. Peter Bakken
Madison, WI
Rabbi Renee Bauer
Director of Interfaith Coalition for Worker Justice of South Central Wisconsin
Madison, WI
Daniel Bennett
Madison, WI
Vicki Berenson
Madison, WI
Kathleen Bergee
Madison, WI
Dorit Bergen
Madison, WI
Mary Bergin
Madison, WI
Joanna Berke
Madison, WI
Rabbi Marc Berkson
Milwaukee, WI
Rabbi Jonathan Biatch
Temple Beth El
Madison, WI
Joshua Biatch
Madison, WI
Frances B. Bicknell
Madison, WI
Ethel Biro
Madison, WI
Patricia Bober
Prairie du Sac, WI
Celia Bolyard
Madison, WI
Dan Broner
Madison, WI
Alison Brooks
Madison, WI
Roger and Emily Brooks
Madison, WI
Lianne Burnson
Madison, WI
Pastor Brian Robert Campbell
Greenwood, WI
Dale W. Carder
Madison, WI
Dr. Sanford Carimi and Alayne Gardner-Carimi
Cottage Grove, WI
Kristin Carlson
Madison, WI
Melinda Carr
Brooklyn, WI
Susan Carson
Madison, WI
Davis Ciotola
Madison, WI
Mary Collet
Pastor Marianne Cotter
Baraboo, Wisconsin
Cearing Creal
Madison, WI
Andrew Cusick
Madison, WI
Cara Degnan
Prairie du Sac, WI
Emily Dickman
Madison, WI
Ruby Dow
Mauston, WI
Rachel Drapcho
Madison, WI
Sean Duffy
Madison, WI
Rabbi Irvin and Vivian Ehrlich
Fitchburg, WI
Vickie Eiden
Madison, WI
Gay Eliason
Madison, WI
Lari Fanlund
Madison, WI
Reverend Dr. Jerry Folk
Madison, WI
Brian Frey
Madison, WI
Jen Gaber
Madison, WI
Lucy Gibson
Madison, WI
Anne Gift
Verona, WI
Mike Goodman
Madison, WI
Kristin Gorton
McFarland, WI
Karen Rose Gredler
Middleton, WI
Robin McClure Greenler
Stoughton, WI
Sherrie Hahn-Gotzler
Madison, WI
Paulette Harder
Madison, WI
Reta Harring
Madison, WI
Reverend Paula Harris
Madison, WI
Lisa Hart
Associate Conference Minister for Youth Formation
Wisconsin Conference UCC
Fitchburg, WI
Reverend Eldonna Hazen
First Congregational United Church of Christ
Madison, WI
Laurel Hefty
Albany, WI
Alan and Joan M. Heitman
Middleton, WI
Jim Helwig
Portage, WI
Carol and Steve Hemersbach
Greenwood, WI
Karen Hettenbach
Fitchburg, WI
Karen Hill
Madison, WI
Jeanne Hills
Madison, WI
Jane Holland
Deerfield, WI
Ralph Holmes
Madison, WI
Rachel Howard
Madison, WI
Becky Hustad
Madison, WI
Axel Junker
Madison, WI
Rev. Tim Kehl
United Church of Christ, retired
Madison, WI
Elizabeth Kerwin
Madison, WI
Linda Ketcham
Madison, WI
Dr. Edward H. Kolner
Madison, WI
Jack Kraaz
Mercedes Krause
Madison, WI
Tom Kriegl
Baraboo, WI
Polly Kuelbs
Madison, WI
Audrey Lazanas
Madison, WI
Patricia Lee-Meissen
Madison, WI
David and Cheryl Lemke
Deerfield, WI
Nicole Lemmon
Madison, WI
Sally Leque
Portage, WI
Amy Barlow Liberatore
Madison, WI
Dorian and Amy Liem
Madison, WI
Michael S. Lienau
Madison, WI
Scott Lothes
Madison, WI
Kim Luke
Madison, WI
Bobbie Malone
Madison, WI
John and Marjorie Marion
Madison, WI
Kathy Mazur
Madison, WI
Marie S. McCabe
Thad McCoy
Madison, WI
David Mezger
Edgerton, WI
Peter Michaelis
Madison, WI
Susan Millar
Madison, WI
Kristin Minahan
Madison, WI
Reverend John Mix
Madison, WI
Steven Morrison
Verona, WI
Jerry Mosser
Verona, WI
Margaret Mudge
Madison, WI
Maureen Muldoon
Madison, WI
Lisa Munro
Madison, WI
Mary Musholt
Madison, WI
Anastasia Neal
Deerfield, WI
Torrey Nelson
Madison, WI
Russell Novkov
Madison, WI
Monica O'Brien
Madison, WI
Ruth Pauly
Brooklyn, WI
Corinne Perrin
Madison, WI
Judith Pierotti
Madison, WI
Hannah Pinkerton
Madison, WI
Mary Pomeroy
Madison, WI
Mary Caporal Prior
Deerfield, WI
Teresa Radermacher
Monona, WI
Reverend Ellen Rasmussen
Rhinelander United Methodist Church
Rhinelander, WI
Anthony Reeves
Madison, WI
Reverend Michael C. Rehak
Director
Institute for Congregational Identity
Cambridge, WI
Supervisor Kyle R. Richmond
Dane County Board, District 4
Madison, WI
Tim Roberts
Madison, WI
Dr. Paula Rogge
Madison, WI
Virginia Rokse
Jennifer Sandor
Madison, WI
Robert and Mary Savage
Madison, WI
Nancy Schanke
Fremont, WI
Robert Schubert
Madison, WI
Ron Schutz
Madison, WI
March Schweitzer
Madison, WI
Reverend Mark Schwinn
Black Creek, WI
Erica Serlin
Madison, WI
Reverend Larry Sexe
Deerfield, WI
Ian Shay
Madison, WI
Ann Smiley
Middleton, WI
Laurel Smith
Milton, WI
Megan and Addison Smith
Verona, WI
Pat Soderholm
Madison, WI
Sherie Sondel
Madison, WI
Dr. Danae Steele
Neenah, WI
Rose Stephenson
Madison, WI
Charles and Patricia Stinger
Madison, WI
Jodi Streicher-Bremer
Madison, WI
Bernard Tennis
Madison, WI
Christine Thompson
Executive Director
PEPartnership, Inc.
Madison, WI
Jacqueline Tomberlin
Madison, WI
Thy Tran
Madison, WI
Reverend William Utke
Milwaukee, WI
Reverend Nick Utphall
Madison, WI
Nancy Vedder-Shults
Madison, WI
Katherine van Wormer
Madison, WI
Ann Marie Waterhouse
Lake Mills, WI
Bonnie Webber
Madison, WI
Lisa West
Fitchburg, WI
Coe Williams
Madison, WI
Pam Winne
Monona, WI
Lesley Wolf
Madison, WI
Rosalind Woodward
Madison, WI
Charlotte M. Woolf
Madison, WI
Jane Nelson Worel
Madison, WI
Mary Ray Worley
Madison, WI
Alexandra Wright
Madison, WI
John Young
Madison, WI
Rabbi Laurie Zimmerman
Congregation Shaarei Shamayim
Madison, WI
