Dear MoveOn member,
Donald Trump has reportedly selected Amy Coney Barrett to fill Ruth Bader
Ginsburg's Supreme Court seat.^1 Barrett is a far-right conservative who
would cement a 6-3 conservative supermajority on the court and seek to
undo Justice Ginsburg's life's work.
In 15 states, voting is already underway to choose the 46th president and
a new Senate.
This nomination comes from an impeached president who said he wants his
nominee confirmed before the election because he's "going to need nine
justices" to determine the outcome of the election and who refuses to
commit to a peaceful transition of power.^2,3
Mitch McConnell is plunging forward and aiming for the Senate to vote to
confirm Barrett on October 29, five days before voting concludes in the
election.^4
This could be the biggest, most consequential fight of the entire Trump
presidency. McConnell wants us to think that it's inevitable that the
Senate votes to confirm Barrett. But it's far from inevitable. Democrats
can slow the work of the Senate to a crawl, and massive grassroots
pressure from MoveOn members and our allies can help us win this fight,
just as it did when we saved the Affordable Care Act.
This is not a time to despair but to come together and fight like our
lives depend on it, because everything is on the line—and for generations.
But we'll be frank: MoveOn's 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.
We're all in—and for as long as it takes. Are you, John? Will
you start a $3 weekly donation now to MoveOn's emergency campaign to stop
Donald Trump's nominee for Ruth Bader Ginsburg's seat on the Supreme
Court? (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.)
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Trump's nomination—along with McConnell plowing the confirmation process
forward and many GOP senators falling in line despite their earlier
statements, press releases, and pledges not to consider a Supreme Court
nominee in an election year—is all the more appalling given that it's in
defiance of Justice Ginsburg's dying wish.
Barrett is just 48 years old and could shape our nation's laws for three
or more decades.
Barrett has said that the court decision upholding Roe v. Wade was
"erroneous."^5 She has spoken out against the Affordable Care Act and has
backed up Trump's most anti-immigrant executive actions.^6
If Barrett is confirmed, we won't have to wait long to see the devastating
impact. Just days after the election, the Supreme Court will hear oral
arguments on whether to strike down the Affordable Care Act.
In the past, the Supreme Court upheld the Affordable Care Act on a 5-4
vote. With Barrett joining Brett Kavanaugh, there would be a clear
majority to strike down the law—meaning people with preexisting conditions
like COVID-19 would no longer be protected, and millions would lose health
care in the middle of a raging global pandemic.
We don't have much time to stop Trump's nomination, and with voting
already underway in the 2020 election, we need to defend RBG's seat
without pulling needed resources away from beating Trump or flipping the
Senate.
Unlike the GOP, MoveOn doesn't have shady billionaires on speed dial to
bankroll our efforts. We rely on the grassroots contributions from MoveOn
members like you.
And in this critical moment, your contribution will help us do everything
we can to stop Trump, McConnell, and the GOP from installing Barrett on
the Supreme Court—whether it's running TV ads to blanket the airwaves in
the home states of swing senators, organizing major protests and
demonstrations, continuing to overload the phone lines in the Senate, or
something else.
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. Everything is
on the line. Will you start a $3 weekly donation now to save the Supreme
Court and our democracy? (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.
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Already, more than ONE MILLION MoveOn members have signed our petition
demanding that RBG's replacement not be confirmed until after the
inauguration. Tens of thousands of MoveOn members have flooded their
senators' offices with more than 35,000 phone calls demanding the same. As
you read this, mobile billboards are crisscrossing swing states to
pressure vulnerable GOP senators to do the right thing. And on Sunday,
MoveOn members and our allies are taking to the streets across the country
in a show of force to stop Trump, McConnell, and the GOP from stealing
RBG's seat.
Listen, John, this is a fight we can win. It won't be easy,
but it's doable—if we can hold all the Democrats and get four Republicans
to vote no. Senators Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski have already said
they don't think Trump should be appointing a replacement for Justice
Ginsburg at all.^7
If Democrats can slow Senate business down enough to get past the
election, we could gain another vote if Mark Kelly defeats Martha McSally
in the special election for U.S. Senate in Arizona. Because it's a special
election, Kelly, who's ahead in the polls, could be sworn in right away.^8
That means we would need only one more Republican to refuse to go along
with Trump's illegitimate nomination, and with so many Republicans in
tight re-election fights, we have to put enormous pressure on them,
starting now.
These are the keys to victory:
1. Overwhelming grassroots pressure on Republican senators up for
re-election.
2. Focusing the debate on issues like health care and abortion, where the
voters are overwhelmingly on our side.
3. Raising enough money to fund our campaign without pulling a dime out
of our plan to defeat Trump and take back the Senate.
The stakes in this fight couldn't be higher. Will you start a $3 per week
donation now to save the Supreme Court (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.
–Justin, Mary, Robert, Michael, and the rest of the team
Sources:
1. "Trump Selects Amy Coney Barrett to Fill Ginsburg's Seat on the Supreme
Court," The New York Times, September 25, 2020
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2. "Trump says he wants to fill Supreme Court seat quickly in case
justices need to settle election dispute," USA Today, September 24, 2020
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3. "As Trump refuses to commit to a peaceful transition, Pentagon stresses
it will play no role in the election," CNN, September 25, 2020
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4. "Senate GOP aims to confirm Trump court pick by Oct. 29: report," The
Hill, September 22, 2020
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5. "Profile of a potential nominee: Amy Coney Barrett," SCOTUSblog,
September 21, 2020
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6. "The Top Contender for RBG's Seat Has a Fundamentally Cruel Vision of
the Law," Slate, September 19, 2020
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7. "Murkowski Joins Collins In Opposing Supreme Court Vote Before Election
– Here's Who Matters Now," Forbes, September 20, 2020
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8. "Democrats See a Glimmer of Hope Over Supreme Court Fight in Arizona's
Senate Race," The New York Times, September 19, 2020
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