Samuel Alito

Seeing the distinct possibility that the nomination of Samuel Alito to the Supreme Court could be filibustered by Senate Democrats, conservative activists are already mobilizing Americans who support the nominee to fight the procedural blocking of a vote on President Bush's latest high-court pick.

Twin brothers and conservative activists Paul and Rob Schenck say they have a comprehensive plan to mobilize more than 80,000 Christian conservative activists as well as a coalition of interest groups to fight any attempted filibuster of Alito.

Rev. Rob Schenck is president of the National Clergy Council, and Dr. Paul Schenck is executive director of the Pro-Life Action Center.

Democrats in the U.S. Senate blocked a vote on several Bush nominees for lower-court appointments when the Republican leadership could not muster the 60 votes needed to overcome a filibuster. Ultimately, fourteen senators from both parties struck a deal to support some of the nominees but reject others.

Many activists have encouraged the GOP leadership in the Senate to use what they call the "constitutional option" to basically change the rules in the Senate to nullify the filibuster.

As WorldNetDaily reported, Bush nominated Alito today to replace Harriet Miers, who withdrew her own name from consideration last week.

Alito, an appeals court judge reportedly in the mold of Justice Antonin Scalia, has received high praises from several conservative organizations and activists today.

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