This week, we asked you to send a message to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, asking them to oppose the nomination of William Myers to the federal bench. So far, over 11,000 of you responded -- and your actions helped shape the debate. One of the first comments from Ranking Member Patrick Leahy (VT) criticized the nominee's environmental record, saying "[Myers is] the most anti-environmental candidate for the bench I have seen in 37 years in the Senate." Myers came out of the hearing battered and bruised, prompting Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (NV) to say of this anti-environment nominee "I think that he's worse off than he was before." The same day of the hearing, Sen. Ken Salazar (CO) called on President Bush to withdraw his most controversial nominations. As a key vote in blocking nominations on the Senate floor, Salazar's request seems to indicate that Myers's bid for the federal bench could yet again be blocked.

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