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Here's a press release from the Judicial Confirmation Network:

Overwhelming Majority Favor Senate Vote on Judges;
Eighty-two Percent of Voters Say Qualified Judges Should Get Up or Down Vote in Senate

Washington - A national, scientific survey of 800 registered voters reveals that an overwhelming majority of Americans believe that qualified candidates for our nation's highest courts deserve an up or down vote in the in the US Senate. The survey further revealed that Americans want partisan politics removed from the judicial confirmation process and that our Judges should focus on applying existing laws and not attempt to make new law in the courtroom.

"It is abundantly clear that the American people are tired of the partisan, political maneuvering and the unwarranted character assassinations against qualified candidates for the federal bench," said Wendy Long, Counsel to the Judicial Confirmation Network. "People see through these aggressive and negative attacks waged by some individuals and groups on the left and they want it to end. They want Senators to do their jobs and hold a straight, up or down vote on nominees based on their qualifications, not the baseless, negative rhetoric of the left."

"When eighty two percent of the voting public says the Senate should give these nominees a fair vote based on their qualifications, Senators need to take notice," said Gary Marx, executive director of the Judicial Confirmation Network. "We are actively communicating with thousands of citizens and dozens of grassroots organizations across the country who tell us that the Senators who play an active role in obstructing the confirmation process could well pay a hefty political price."

Highlights of the survey include:

* Eighty-two percent of voters agree that "if a nominee for any federal judgeship is well-qualified, he or she deserves an up or down vote on the floor of the Senate.
* By 78 to 12 percent, voters agree that Senators have a constitutional duty to vote on judicial nominations.
* Seventy-five percent of voters agree that "President Bush should keep his promise made during the campaign to nominate a U.S. Supreme Court justice who will apply existing law, not make new law.
* Overall, 67 percent of voters agree we should take politics out of the courts and out of the confirmation process.

Ayres - McHenry and Associates conducted the scientific telephone survey. A detailed memo from Whit Ayres to the JCN accompanies this release.

UPDATE: This poll has been reported by CNS News.