Yesterday, we sent you over a dozen quotes from current Senate Republicans
vowing to oppose any Supreme Court nominee in the final year of a
president's term -- even "if it was a Republican president."

We also posted them on Twitter, and they went viral -- seen by over 1
million people after being shared by Mark Ruffalo, Congresswoman Ilhan
Omar, Senator Brian Schatz, Obama Comms Director Dan Pfeiffer, and others.
See below.

Please help honor RBG by taking these 3 actions today:

1) Join thousands of others on the emergency petition: [ [link removed] ]No confirmation
until the inauguration. And if Republicans dishonor RBG, Dems should
expand the Court. (Many women's groups, Court groups, and allies are
echoing this message. [ [link removed] ]Please help make this a unified message.)

2) Take power from Mitch McConnell: [ [link removed] ]Donate now to top Democratic Senate
candidates so we can take the majority. (Bookmark [ [link removed] ]this ActBlue page for
future donations to Senate candidates so they know your donation came from
progressives.)

3) Pass this email with Republican quotes to others to increase pressure
and hold them accountable. If you're on Twitter, Retweet the Republican
quotes below.

Many of these Republicans will prove to be liars, hypocrites, and
opponents of democracy. Yesterday, Sen. Lindsey Graham completely reversed
himself. (He's in a neck-and-neck 48%-to-48% race against Jamie Harrison,
[ [link removed] ]who you can donate to here.)

But others may not. The Washington Post is tracking Republican stances
[ [link removed] ]here -- many have not declared their intent. By signing the petition,
donating to Democratic candidates, and sharing their words, you are
increasing pressure for them to honor RBG.

RBG fought and fought all her life. We must too. Thank you for being a
bold progressive.

-- The PCCC Team ([ [link removed] ]@BoldProgressive)

REPUBLICAN SENATORS IN THEIR OWN WORDS:

[ [link removed] ]THREAD: Current Republican senators saying, as a matter of principle in
their minds, there should be no Supreme Court vacancy filled during an
election year. As @LindseyGrahamSC says, this applies even for a
Republican president... #HonorRBG #RBGRIP

[ [link removed] ]THREAD: Sen. @MarcoRubio (R-FL) in 2016: I don’t think we should be
moving on a nominee in the last year of this president’s term — I would
say that if it was a Republican president .

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[ [link removed] ]THREAD: Sen. @ChuckGrassley (R-IA), 2016: A lifetime appointment that
could dramatically impact individual freedoms and change the direction of
the court for at least a generation is too important to get bogged down in
politics. The American people shouldn’t be denied a voice.

[ [link removed] ]THREAD: @SenThomTillis (R-NC), 2016: It is essential...to the very
health of our republic to not launch our nation into a partisan, divisive
confirmation battle during the very same time the American people are
casting their ballots to elect our next president.

[ [link removed] ]THREAD: @SenCoryGardner (R-CO), 2016: I think we’re too close to the
election. The president who is elected in November should be the one who
makes this decision.

[ [link removed] ]2016, @SenBurr (R-NC): In this election year, the American people will
have an opportunity to have their say in the future direction of our
country. For this reason, I believe the vacancy left open by Justice
Antonin Scalia should not be filled until there is a new president.

[ [link removed] ]THREAD: Sen. @RoyBlunt (R-MO), 2016: The Senate should not confirm a
new Supreme Court justice until we have a new president.

[ [link removed] ]THREAD: @SenRonJohnson (R-WI), 2016: I strongly agree that the
American people should decide the future direction of the Supreme Court by
their votes for president and the majority party in the U.S. Senate.

[ [link removed] ]THREAD: @SenRobPortman (R-OH), 2016: I believe the best thing for the
country is to trust the American people to weigh in on who should make a
lifetime appointment that could reshape the Supreme Court for generations.
This wouldn’t be unusual...

[ [link removed] ]. @SenRobPortman : It is common practice for the Senate to stop acting
on lifetime appointments during the last year of a presidential term, and
it’s been nearly 80 years since any president was permitted to immediately
fill a vacancy that arose in a presidential election year.

[ [link removed] ]THREAD: @SenDavidPerdue (R-GA) in 2016: As a member of the Senate
Judiciary Committee, I will do everything in my power to encourage the
president and Senate leadership not to start this process until we hear
from the American people.

[ [link removed] ]THREAD: Sen . @LindseyGrahamSC (R-SC) AGAIN in 2018: If an opening
comes in the last year of President Trump’s term, and the primary process
has started, we’ll wait to the next election.

[ [link removed] ]Mitch McConnell in 2016: The American people should have a voice in
the selection of their next Supreme Court Justice. Therefore, this vacancy
should not be filled until we have a new president.

Please sign the petition to Senators now: [ [link removed] ]"Every Senator must publicly
say: No confirmation until inauguration. Every Democrat must declare that
if Republicans violate Ginsburg's wish (and their own stated principle
from 2016), we will expand the Court if Democrats take power." Sign here
and pass it on.

 

 

 

 


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