Dear MoveOn member,
Mere minutes after the tragic passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg,
Senate Republicans couldn't resist issuing despicable responses.
Mitch McConnell practically gloated, saying, "President Trump's nominee
will receive a vote on the floor of the United States Senate."^1 And Ted
Cruz—whom Trump is considering naming to fill Ginsburg's seat—went on Sean
Hannity's show to urge Trump to nominate a new justice "next week."^2
But hope is NOT lost.
In her final days, Justice Ginsburg shared this message: "My most fervent
wish is that I will not be replaced until a new president is installed."^3
MoveOn is launching a massive, nationwide emergency campaign with our
allies to ensure that Justice Ginsburg's final wish is made reality, and
you can read more about our plan below. But we can't execute this
emergency campaign without your help.
With the election already underway, we are facing an absolutely urgent
time crunch. Will you chip in $3 a week to power our emergency campaign to
protect Justice Ginsburg's legacy and ensure that McConnell and the GOP
don't steal a Supreme Court seat—and keep it going for as long as it
takes? (MoveOn will bill your weekly donation to your credit card once a
month starting today and will contact you shortly after the election to
see if you want to modify or cancel your weekly donation.)
[ [link removed] ]Count me in.
[ [link removed] ]No, I'm sorry, I can't chip in weekly.
Last night, after the news of Justice Ginsburg's passing broke, MoveOn
staff dropped what we were doing to come together and mourn our nation's
loss, to remember Justice Ginsburg's brilliant and inspiring leadership,
and to design a strategy to save the Supreme Court.
Here's our plan—and our reason for hope.
Currently, Democrats hold 47 seats in the Senate, meaning we must pressure
only four Republican senators to cross the aisle and oppose holding any
confirmation hearings or vote on a nominee until after the next president
is inaugurated.
The good news is that several Republican senators have already said they
oppose confirming a new justice before the election.
Earlier this month, GOP senator Susan Collins said confirming a justice at
this time would be "too close" to the election.^4 And on Friday, hours
before Justice Ginsburg's passing, GOP senator Lisa Murkowski said she
"would not vote to confirm a Supreme Court nominee" before the votes are
counted.^5
We're launching an all-hands-on-deck nationwide grassroots effort to hold
Collins and Murkowski's feet to the fire and ensure they stick to their
word. And we're also launching a no-holds-barred campaign to pressure
vulnerable Republican senators—like Lindsey Graham, who chairs the
Judiciary Committee—to join them and block the nomination of a partisan,
far-right nominee to the nation's highest court until after the election.
Whether it's running TV ads to blanket the airwaves in the home states of
critical swing senators, calling for protests and demonstrations at Senate
offices, overloading the phone lines in the Senate, covering our targeted
senators' home states with billboards, or something else, we will do
everything we can to protect the Supreme Court. With a wannabe fascist
authoritarian in the White House, saving the nation's highest court could
not be more important.
John, we've defeated Trump and McConnell in a fight like this
before. Remember when we came together to do the unthinkable and pressured
Republican senators to save the Affordable Care Act? We can do that again.
We can win the fight to save the Supreme Court. But we can do so ONLY with
your help.
We'll be frank: Our resources are already tied up in the essential work of
defeating Trump and flipping the Senate, and our budget did not account
for a nationwide emergency campaign of this scale after voting in the
election had already started.
If you've been waiting to get involved, this is the moment. If you've
already been working hard, this is the moment to dig deeper. Will you chip
in $3 a week to help us win this fight? (MoveOn will bill your weekly
donation to your credit card once a month starting today and will contact
you shortly after the election to see if you want to modify or cancel your
weekly donation.)
[ [link removed] ]Count me in.
[ [link removed] ]No, I'm sorry, I can't chip in weekly.
Thanks for all you do.
–Rahna, Ann, Seth, Kenia, and the rest of the team
Sources:
1. "McConnell vows Trump's nominee to replace Ginsburg will get Senate
vote, setting up historic fight," CNN, September 19, 2020
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2. "Cruz: Trump should nominate a Supreme Court justice next week," The
Hill, September 18, 2020
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3. "Ginsburg's wish: 'I will not be replaced until a new president is
installed,'" Politico, September 18, 2020
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4. "What we know about a possible Senate vote to replace Justice
Ginsburg," Vox, September 18, 2020
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5. Ibid.
Want to support our work? As Robert Reich says, "No organization in
America has a better track record of success in developing cutting-edge
strategies to get out the vote and win elections than MoveOn." But it will
take each of us doing our part to defeat Trump and flip the Senate!
Will you chip in $3 a week to help MoveOn combat right-wing lies, make
sure every vote is counted, and win this election?
[ [link removed] ]Count me in.
[ [link removed] ]No, I'm sorry, I can't chip in weekly.
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