Tomorrow the Senate Rules and Administration Committee will hold a hearing on four nominations to the Federal Election Commission (FEC). Hans A. von Spakovsky is currently serving as a temporary commissioner on the FEC and will be considered tomorrow for a six-year term. Von Spakovsky's nomination has become a hotly contested issue. An article in the Washington Post notes that the hearing "could become a critical moment in the debate over political influence in the Justice Department." Opponents of his nomination point to his track record in the civil rights division at the Department of Justice. J. Gerald Herbert, currently with the Campaign Legal Center sent a letter to Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) and Bob Bennett (R-UT), leaders of the Rules Committee, strongly opposing the confirmation. Donna Brazile agrees, and in this Roll Call ($$) opinion piece outspokenly objects. A vote for von Spakovsky will and should be seen as a vote of support and endorsement of the unprecedented politicization of the Justice Department. A vote for von Spakovsky is a vote in favor of voter suppression and the purging of eligible citizens from the voter rolls. A vote for von Spakovsky is a vote to dilute the voting strength of minorities, seniors and youth. A vote for von Spakovsky is a vote for a man who once advocated that citizens could not go to court to have their voting rights enforced under the Help America Vote Act.