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Friend,
Sometimes a congressional hearing reveals exactly why a nominee should
never get a lifetime seat on the federal bench. This week was one of those
moments.
From the moment Nicholas Ganjei began answering questions, it became
painfully clear that he sees cruelty as something to excuse, not confront.
When Senator Mazie Hirono asked why he amplified a Department of Homeland
Security video that treated violent ICE raids like a game, he didn’t show
the slightest concern for the people terrorized by ICE. He brushed it off,
even after Hirono described the real fear immigrant families are living
with every day.
And when given multiple opportunities to show even a basic commitment to
the rule of law, he chose loyalty to Trump instead. Asked whether he
approved of the pardons granted to people convicted of attacking law
enforcement on January 6, he refused to criticize them. Senators pressed
him again. Same response. It was a shocking display of what happens when a
nominee values political allegiance more than truth or accountability.
[ [link removed] ]The Senate cannot confirm nominees who won’t stand up for basic
decency. Add your name and tell them to reject these nominees now. >>
Ganjei is not an outlier. Trump’s pick for the Eastern District of
Louisiana, William Crain, has openly campaigned on ideology instead of
impartiality. When he ran to be a state judge, he told voters he was the
“pro-life, pro-Second Amendment, never-legislate-from-the-bench jurist”
and “the only proven conservative to protect our beliefs.” Judges are not
chosen to protect beliefs. They are chosen to uphold the law. Crain’s
record on abortion rights, criminal justice, and environmental
accountability shows exactly what those promises mean in practice and who
gets hurt.
These nominations follow a pattern. Individuals who will not question
Trump, who will not protect vulnerable communities, and who will not
uphold the independence of the judiciary. That is by design. Trump has
already undermined the courts, defied judicial orders, and sought to pack
the bench with loyalists. The Senate must draw a line.
[ [link removed] ]Add your name to demand that the Senate reject Trump’s judicial
nominees. >>
If we let these confirmations go through, the damage will last for
decades. The courts are often the last safeguard when presidents
overreach, when rights are threatened, and when communities turn to the
legal system for justice. These nominees have already shown they cannot be
trusted with that responsibility.
Thank you for your advocacy,
People For the American Way
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