Alliance for Justice is a liberal judicial advocacy group centered mainly around the issues of the selection of federal judges to the Supreme Court, courts of appeals and district court & non-profit group advocacy as they pertain to laws governing how these groups can participate in policy processes.
Saving Phil A. Buster
On April 4, 2005, the Alliance for Justice launched the Save Phil campaign, which consists of advertisements asking viewers to demand that their Senators protect a cartoon character named "Phil A. Buster" that represents the Democrats' ability to fillibuster[1] (see nuclear option). April 4 is the 94th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (95th in leap years). ... 2005(MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Generally speaking, advertising is the paid promotion of goods, services, companies and ideas by an identified sponsor. ... A senate is a deliberative body, often the upper house or chamber of a legislature. ... The Democratic Party is one of two major parties in the United States. ... Filibuster can mean a legislative tactic. ... The expression nuclear option, as used in American politics circa 2005, is a catchphrase referring to a political maneuver that would allow the US Senate majority (currently Republicans hold 55 of 100 seats) to prevent the minority party (currently Democrats) from filibustering judicial nominees, making it easier for the President...
An article by Jonathan Cohn in The New Republic argued that the ad, which claims that the Founding Fathers introduced the fillibuster as an important part of checks and balances, the advertisement's claim that the fillibuster is one of them is misleading: "It's simply a rule that the U.S. Senate set for itself in the early 1800s." Furthermore, the article argued that the ad played into Republican hands: "Excessive appeals to parliamentary fairness merely reinforce the public's sense that Democrats care more about legalisms than the difference between right and wrong... The filibuster has become a crutch for Democrats, a way to defend their programs and values without having to actually win over voters," which harms them politically in the long run because their programs will be less popular among the public.[2] Cover from the August 30th, 2004 issue. ... Founding Fathers are persons instrumental not only in the establishment (founding) of a political institution, but also in the origination of the idea of the institution. ... The doctrine and practice of dispersing political power and creating mutual accountability between political entities such as the courts, the president or prime minister, the legislature, and the citizens. ...
Alliance for Justice (AFJ) is a national association of environmental, civil rights, mental health, women's, children's and consumer advocacy organizations.
A primary mission of Alliance for Justice is to strengthen the capacity of the public interest community to influence public policy.
One of Alliance for Justice’s primary goals is to provide educational resources to support the next generation of advocates.
Justice Brown is a results-oriented, agenda-driven judge who, usually as a lone dissenter, shows little respect for the considered policy judgments of legislatures, repeatedly misconstrues precedent and brazenly criticizes U.S. Supreme Court rulings.
The result is: families under siege; war in the streets; unapologetic expropriation of property; the precipitous decline of the rule of law; the rapid rise of corruption; the loss of civility and the triumph of deceit.
Justice Brown's colleagues on the court have repeatedly remarked on her disrespect for such legislative policy judgments, criticizing her, in different cases, for "imposing...
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