Schumer Calls a Conservative 'Un-American'

In a letter to supporters, (Tony Perkins) wrote, "For years activist courts, aided by liberal interest groups like the ACLU, have been quietly working under the veil of the judiciary, like thieves in the night, to rob us of our Christian heritage and our religious freedoms."

Many nominees "are being blocked because they are people of faith and moral conviction," he wrote. If the filibuster is not stopped, "the best we can hope for are likely to be mediocre judges who meet the approval of Ted Kennedy, Charles Schumer, and Hillary Rodham Clinton."