Executive Council Statement
The Need For A Fair and Balanced Judiciary
… Hollywood, Fla. Working men and women and their unions look to the federal courts as a place where they can seek justice—where they can get employers to respect laws requiring fair pay … the balance on the federal courts for decades to come. The U.S. Constitution does not give the president the unilateral right to pack the courts with nominees to his liking. Rather, the Senate has an equal role in the process to provide advice … to evaluate their suitability for these esteemed positions. The federal courts, and the rights of all those who live and work in the United States, are too important to allow judicial candidates who stonewall the Senate to occupy these …