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Vladimir,
An already sad
year has just gotten that much more tragic. On Friday,
September 18, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg — the second woman
to ever serve on the Supreme Court of the United States
(SCOTUS) — passed away. The "notorious RBG," as fans
dubbed her, was one of only a few liberal justices on a court
that Trump has now stacked with right-wing men. Throughout her career, she was a bulwark
protecting gender equality, justice, and voting
rights.
Before Justice Ginsberg had even
passed on, Donald Trump had already gleefully begun to float
names for new justice nominees. Some of Trump's hand-picked
names include Senators Tom Cotton and Ted Cruz — men who
believe the military should be pitted against peaceful
protesters and have railed against women's health and
autonomy. This should scare each and every one of
us.
Republican Senate Majority
Leader Mitch McConnell, in a shameful display of
heartlessness, has already vowed to hold confirmation hearings
on a replacement justice as soon as possible. This is in sharp
contrast to his 2016 proclamation that the Senate could not
vote on Obama's SCOTUS nominee, Merrick Garland, for a full
ten months before Obama left office. At this point,
we are only six weeks away from the election — and we have to
speak out fast to stop this horrifying nomination train.
Sign the petition to tell the U.S. Senate that
you absolutely will not accept another Trump Supreme Court
justice! Demand that senators refuse to confirm a new justice
before Joe Biden's inauguration in 2021!
Thank you for all that you do,
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Miranda
B.
The Care2 Petitions Team |
P.S. In honor
of Ruth Bader Ginsberg's memory, we have to fight on and
refuse to accept another vicious Trump nomination. Tell the Senate we will not allow them to
confirm another Trump pick for the U.S. Supreme
Court. |
