People For the American Way has been stressing the enormous importance of the Supreme Court [1] in the next election, emphasizing that if Mitt Romney is elected [2], he has promised to nominate extreme right-wing judges who will limit our civil liberties and rescind equality measures. In a new ad [3], Massachusetts Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren echoes these concerns, warning that a Senate dominated by Republicans has the potential to approve a justice that would help overturn Roe v. Wade. Warren’s opponent Scott Brown [4] has already voiced his support for Justice Antonin Scalia, naming the ultra-conservative judge as his favorite on the Supreme Court. We cannot afford to elect candidates like Mitt Romney or Scott Brown [5], who are sure to nominate and confirm justices that will take us [6] back in time and turn back the progress we have made on behalf of women’s rights, worker’s rights, voting rights, and more [7].
