Urge Senators to Wait to Replace RBG on Supreme Court Until New President Is Installed

By MUUSJN on Monday, September 21st, 2020

Over 7,780 Vigils Held Saturday to Mourn the Loss of Judge Ruth Bader Ginsburg

We were shocked and dismayed to learn that on Friday, September 18th, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, died at the age of 87. Ginsburg worked her entire career to eliminate gender based stereotyping in legislation and regulations. Appointed Associate Justice in 1993 by President Bill Clinton, she was the second woman to sit on the U.S. Supreme Court in its 212 year history.

While Justice Ginsburg was only a little more than five feet tall, but she proved herself to be giant in her smart, thoughtful leadership on the Court to protect voting rights, women’s rights, justice for LGBTQ+ people and the right to access to health care. Ginsburg’s last words were “it is my most fervent wish that I not be replaced until a new President is installed”. Democracy demands that the people’s choice of leaders on November 3rd should be reflected in who is appointed to the high court. This was the argument of Senator Mitch McConnell in 2016 used when he insisted that, after the death of Justice Antonin Scalia, President Obama’s nomination of Merrick Garland to the bench would be inappropriate nine months in advance of that year’s election.

Now Senator McConnell, hours after the death RBG, has declared that he will soon hold hearings in the Senate to rule on President Trump’s nominations to the Supreme Court. He is rushing to fill the vacancy with a person who can support #45’s desire to gut the Affordable Care Act, to repeal Roe v. Wade and suppress voting rights. Some Republican Senators have said they oppose appointing someone to the Supreme Court shortly before a Presidential election or before the President is installed. If three Republicans (and all Democrats) vote against confirmation, an appointment could be blocked. For more information on key Senators (as of 9/20) click HERE.

CALL THESE KEY SENATORS:

  1. Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina): 202-224-5972
  2. Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa): 202-224-3744
  3. Senator Mitt Romney (R-Utah): 202-224-5251
  4. Senator Corey Gardner (D-Colorado) 202-224-5911
  5. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska): 202-224-6665
  6. Senator Susan Collins (R-Maine): 202-224-2523

TELL THEM:

  1. Rushing people onto the Supreme Court just before a Presidential election or during the lame duck session undermines democracy’s principle of respecting the will of the people;
  2. Judge Ruth Bader Ginsberg has been a voice for voters rights, women’s rights and equality for countless others who face discrimination. That voice must be preserved;
  3. Do not appoint someone to the U.S. Supreme Court until the next President is installed.

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