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Tell the Senate Judiciary Committee: Stop Trump's nominees

Tell the Senate Judiciary Committee: Stop Trump's nominees

Tell the Senate Judiciary Committee:

"Stop advancing judicial nominees from a white-supremacist-in-chief who has no respect for the Constitution and the rule of law."
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    President Trump may be losing battles with Congress, but when it comes to the federal courts, the white supremacist and Nazi sympathizer is winning. Trump is setting a record pace of nominating young, extreme right-wing judges for lifetime appointments to the bench. Republican senators, with the help of some Democrats, are doing everything they can to confirm those nominees as fast as possible.

    Americans depend on the courts to protect women's rights, including the right to choose, protections against workplace discrimination and harassment, and Title IX guarantees to keep students safe from campus sexual violence. Now an admitted predator is succeeding at getting his preferred judges to decide these cases--and has 140 more vacancies to fill. The courts are the last refuge for many, and we can't afford to have them remade in Trump's vision of a sexist, racist America.

    There is hope. Trump's approval rating has fallen to just 34%--a new low--and Republicans are starting to distance themselves. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC), a Judiciary committee member, has called Trump "a race-baiting, xenophobic bigot," "a jackass," and refused to even vote for him last November. Senator Jeff Flake (R-AZ), another committee member, just authored an op-ed titled "My Party Is In Denial About Donald Trump," questioning his fitness to be President. But their words are meaningless if they continue to rubber stamp Trump's sexist, racist judges. These Republicans need to stand up to Trump, and Democrats must be encouraged to find their backbone and do everything in their power to slow these nominees down. A loud demand to protect our rights can do both. Can you sign the petition?