Elena Kagan 'A Liberal Political Soldier, Not an Impartial Jurist'

Nominee not fit for Supreme Court

WASHINGTON, June 24 /Christian Newswire/ -- This morning, Mario Diaz, Esq., Policy Director for Legal Issues for Concerned Women for America (CWA), participated in a press conference in front of the Supreme Court to address the nomination of Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court. Diaz was joined by representatives from the Committee for Justice, Center for Military Readiness, Liberty Center for Law and Policy, and Americans United for Life.

Diaz said of Kagan's nomination, "Contrary to the 'blank slate' the White House media machine has tried to sell the American people, an objective review of Elena Kagan's record reveals a surprisingly clear picture of who she is. Kagan's record is that of a liberal political soldier, not an impartial jurist.

"And that is the real danger of this nomination. If Kagan, even with her radically liberal ideology, had a clear record of respect for the Constitution and judicial restraint, then we would not have this problem. But when you believe, as Kagan has stated, that judges can 'steer the law in order to promote certain ethical values and achieve certain social ends,' then it is clear your impartiality must be questioned and you should never be a judge anywhere, least of all on the highest court in the land.

"This issue is beyond politics. CWA would oppose a judge willing to circumvent the law to achieve the results we want. Judges must follow the law and the Constitution as written.

"CWA members and state leaders from several states around the country came yesterday to the Capitol to talk to their senators about this nomination. They expressed a feeling that is palpable to them at the state level: Americans believe the real problem we have is an Executive, Legislative and Judicial branch that continually overstep their Constitutional boundaries. And we are tired of it.

"Elena Kagan's nomination is just the latest symptom of this disease that has infected Washington, D.C. She should never be confirmed as the next justice of the Supreme Court."

Full statement can be found here:

www.cwfa.org/images/content/kaganpressstatement.pdf

Concerned Women for America is the nation's largest public policy women's organization.

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GAO Report on Planned Parenthood Reveals Startling Discrepancy

WASHINGTON, June 22 /Christian Newswire/ -- "American Life League's STOP Planned Parenthood project analyzed a new report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office on federal tax money funneled into Planned Parenthood," announced American Life League President Judie Brown.

According to the GAO report, Planned Parenthood Federation of America audits show the organization spent only $657.1 million between 2002 and 2008 from federal government grants and programs when the abortion behemoth's annual reports show it took in $2 billion from government grants and programs during the same time period.

"That leaves $1.3 billion unaccounted for. That's not pocket change," said STOPP national director Rita Diller. "Why the discrepancy? These numbers don't add up and from an organization with a track record like Planned Parenthood's, the American people deserve an explanation."

The report was requested by 31 U.S. senators and representatives. It is the first of its kind since the 2001 figures released by the GAO in 2003. STOPP notes that Planned Parenthood has other sources of government funding - state and local - and that the GAO report for 2001 shows that PPFA expenditures of federal money accounted for 79 percent of its government income. The new report shows PPFA expenditures of federal money comprising an average of only 32 percent of its government income from 2002 through 2008.

"It is simply not believable such a large amount of its funding is from local and state sources," Diller said

Additionally, in just two weeks, Planned Parenthood will complete its 2009-2010 fiscal year. Yet it still has not released its annual report for its 2008-2009 fiscal year.

"So breaking down the situation," Diller said, "At a time when the majority of Americans consider themselves pro-life, Planned Parenthood rakes in over two billion of our tax dollars, inconsistently reports how they spent our tax money and then admits to killing 1,803,302 preborn babies between 2002 and 2008 alone."

"A growing number of Americans are fed up. It's time to defund Planned Parenthood."

American Life League was cofounded in 1979 by Judie Brown. It is the largest grassroots Catholic pro-life organization in the United States and is committed to the protection of all innocent human beings from the moment of creation to natural death. For more information or press inquiries, please contact Katie Walker at 540.659.4942.

FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Washington Times: Diller: Planned Parenthood's Missing Millions (21 June 2010)
American Life League: GAO Report
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