ColorOfChange.org changing the color of democracy

President Obama just nominated Atlanta federal prosecutor Leslie Abrams to a U.S. District Court vacancy in Georgia. Though nearly 1/3 of the state identifies as Black, Abrams would become the first Black woman to ever serve on Georgia’s federal bench if confirmed. The open secret is that Abrams’ nomination will go nowhere unless we take action. I'm calling on Senate Judiciary chair Patrick Leahy to drop his committee's outmoded, increasingly-abused “blue slips” tradition, which allows just one senator to effectively veto the president’s judicial picks without cause. Georgia’s right-wing obstructionist senators have been withholding their “blue slips” — or personal pre-approval of Obama nominees — for three years now. As long as Sen. Leahy lets them, these good ol’ boys will keep blocking highly-qualified Black women attorneys and sitting judges from ever seeing a Senate vote on their nominations. Take action now: http://act.colorofchange.org/sign/BlueSlips/?source=taf Thanks.