Re the previous post: the only link I can find in my own blog (and wouldn't it be nice if we could archive our entries by subject matter? as is possible on some blogs?) is the one from July when he was not approved by the Judicial Committee. There is one from some time before that with quotes from Myers himself, quotes that would shiver your timbers. However, here is more information on the man than you ever wanted to get, from Earthjustice. I particulary recommend the link in the info that follows to "From the mouth and pen of William G. Myers." Now, in the light of all the opposition to this nomination the first time, why do you supposed GWB nominated him again? The hearing is tomorrow, by the way. Get in touch with the committee members early.
P.S. It's tomorrow now, that is to say - it's Tuesday. And this article I just read in Salon.com helps answer the question I asked last night - why is Myers being put up for the Fed. Bench again? Silly me.
FORMER INTERIOR SOLICITOR WILLIAM MYERS
- On February 14, 2005, President Bush formally renominated William Myers to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. A Senate Judiciary Committee hearing has been tentatively scheduled for the week of February 28, 2005.
- Interior Solicitor Earl Devaney letter to PEER summarizes a report finding that, as Interior Solicitor, Myers circumvented normal processes and ignored concerns from coworkers in absolving a Wyoming rancher of criminal violations of federal grazing laws (2/10/05)
- Letter to Senators Specter and Leahy from Community Rights Counsel, Earthjustice and PEER, urging them to hold a new hearing on Myers (2/15/05)
- Editorials from the Idaho Statesman, Los Angeles Times, Lewiston [ID] Tribune, New York Times, Arizona Daily Star, and other papers, and Commentary on William Myers' 9th Circuit nomination and renomination &his role as Interior Solicitor
- On July 20, 2004, a 53-44 vote [See vote details] fell seven votes short of the 60 that would be needed to force a vote on Myer's nomination.
- Senators Block Anti-Environmental Judicial Nominee Myers (7/20/04)
- Senators' statements on voting against ending debate over the Myers nomination:
- MYERS POST-HEARING: STILL UNFIT TO JUDGE: Analysis of Judicial Nominee's Hearing Record Strengthens Opposition (4/20/04) - 137 kb pdf, and press release
- Earth Day Ad on Myers (4/22/04) - 649 kb pdf
- Widespreadopposition to William Myers nomination from national civil rights, labor, environmental, disabilty, and other groups
- List of more than 180 organizations which have declared formal opposition to Myers' nomination (updated 7/19/04)
- Statement by Earthjustice Executive Director Buck Parker (112 kb pdf) on Senate Judiciary Committee 10-9 vote (4/1/04)
- Senators' statements on voting against the Myers nomination in committee: Senator Richard Durbin (D-IL); Senator Russ Feingold (D-WI); Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA); Senator Edward M. Kennedy (D-MA); Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT); Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY)
- Letter to the Editor of The [University of Denver] Clarion regarding William Myers' 9th Circuit nomination & his role as Interior Solicitor
- Forty-one members of Congress from Ninth Circuit states urge the Senate Judiciary Committee to reject Myers' nomination; read the letter on Rep. George Miller's (D-CA) website
- Congress Daily ads highlighting record opposition to nomination of William Myers to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals: 3/24/04 (263 kb pdf) 3/30/04 (169 kb pdf)
- Letters of opposition by:
- 183 civil rights, disability rights, senior citizens, women's rights, human rights, Native American, planning, and environmental organizations (7/19/2004)
- 64 civil rights, disability rights, senior citizens, women's rights, human rights, Native American, planning, and environmental organizations
- Members of the California state legislature
- 94 professors of law from Ninth Circuit states
- The Society of American Law Teachers (SALT)(7/19/2004)
- National Wildlife Federation, the nation's largest conservation organization. This is the first time the NWF has ever opposed a judicial nominee.
- AFL-CIO; letter to Senators Hatch and Leahy, opposing the Myers nomination
- Myers Caught in Attempt to Give Away Public Lands
- Los Angeles Times reports: Interior Attorney Pushed Land Deal (3/8/2004)
- PDF of Myers’ letter to Congressman Doolittle regarding the proposed Yuba River Properties land giveaway
- PDF of the Interior Department’s March 4, 2004 letter reversing the earlier position advocated by Myers
- Two-page fact sheet on William Myers
- From the mouth and pen of William Myers: read what Myers has said about federal efforts to protect the environment, about environmental groups, and about the Endangered Species and Clean Water Acts
- Fact sheet regarding Myers' opposition to public access to the courts (downloadable PDF)
- Comprehensive analysis of Myers' disturbing environmental record by Community Rights Counsel
- On Community Rights website (with links to cited documents)
- Downloadable PDF
- Press release on the League of Conservation Voters inclusion of a judicial nominee vote in their annual Scorecard for the first time
- Press release on opposition to William Myers' nomination by environmental, tribal, and civil rights groups
- National Congress of American Indians resolution and op-ed opposing the lifetime nomination of William Myers (NCAI is the oldest and largest tribal government organization in the U.S., representing more than 250 tribal governments from every region of the country)
- Letter from 23 national groups to the Senate Judiciary Committee opposing any Senate hearing on William Myers' nomination until all issues raised by ethics investigations are fully resolved (10-14-03)
- Statement of Senator Patrick Leahy on environmental and other concerns with Myers' nomination (2/5/04)
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