Texas Democratic Party Supports Sonia Sotomayor

by: Phillip Martin, Progress Texas

Wed Jul 29, 2009 at 00:08 PM CDT

Today, the Texas Democratic Party released a YouTube slideshow, "Texas Democratic Party Supports Sonia Sotomayor." Watch it here:

In conjunction with the video, the Texas Democratic Party is announcing several action items for Democrats to take, including:

• Call your U.S. Senators and voice your support for Sotomayor.
• Write a letter to the editor of your local newspaper.
• Donate to your Texas Democratic Party.

Chairman Richie stated the following in an e-mail:

Texas Republican Senators Kay Bailey Hutchison and John Cornyn are playing politics with Sotomayor's nomination despite the fact that she is clearly more qualified to serve on the Court than many nominees they have supported in the past.  They are pandering to the extreme right wing elements of their party and denying our voice in support of her historic nomination. Take action now to make your voice heard today!

If you don't have time to take action immediately, you can forward this e-mail to your friends, families, and neighbors, or contribute to the TDP so we can fight against Hutchison and Cornyn's partisan politics.

Tomorrow, we will send more information (and another slideshow) about Hutchison and Cornyn's opposition to Sotomayor. For now, though, join Texas Democrats across the state in standing in support of Judge Sonia Sotomayor.