The passing of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg presents an opportunity for conservatives to leave a legacy that will last for generations, and Heritage Action is prepared to meet this moment. "Fight For America" has been our anthem all summer and now it has taken on additional meaning in the fight to confirm a conservative, constitutionalist Justice.

The Left has threatened to pack the Court, grant statehood to Washington, DC and Puerto Rico, and commit even more violence in the streets if Republicans confirm another Trump nominee. These are threats against the Constitution, our American institutions, and the American people themselves. The American people elected President Trump and the Senate, both of whom are doing their jobs as the constitution directs. We must support them in doing so by counteracting the leftist narrative.

To Fight For America is to stand for American values, our institutions, and the rule of law, and we will continue to engage on multiple fronts:

• Fighting for America includes voting for American values. We are canvassing swing voters in battleground states as part of our Fight For America campaign. The American people want the Senate to swiftly consider President Trump’s SCOTUS nominee, and our ability to talk to swing voters and activate them in the Supreme Court confirmation fight will pay dividends.
• Since the passing of Justice Ginsburg, the Left has been calling for more riots in the streets. The rule of law is under attack and now, more than ever, we must stand for law enforcement against calls to “defund the police.” Our Police Pledge is a way to do just that in getting elected officials at all levels of government on the record supporting police and opposing chaos, violence, and lawlessness. And our “No Police, No Peace” billboards in New York City, Atlanta, and Dallas are driving the message home in cities that have embraced the “defund the police” movement.
• We will continue to arm the grassroots with vital information so you can encourage Senators to carry out their constitutional duty to confirm a qualified Supreme Court nominee swiftly and fairly.

In Case You Missed It

Last week, Heritage Action’s Executive Director Jessica Anderson called for a swift confirmation of the next Supreme Court Justice, saying, “President Trump and Senate Republicans have worked hard to overturn decades of liberal activism in our court system and they should not falter now. The President should act quickly to nominate his choice to fill the seat, and the Senate should waste no time in acting to fill this vital role with a qualified jurist.”

The Heritage Foundation’s President Kay Coles James urged senators not to give in to threats and to confirm President Trump's Supreme Court nominee, saying “Senators should not be cowed into giving up their constitutional power in response to tired political threats…[these threats] are an anathema to our very system of representative democracy. And as history shows, appeasement only makes tyrants more aggressive.”

We put together a list of frequently asked questions about Supreme Court nominations and confirmations to provide useful information on topics including President Trump’s authority to nominate and the Senate’s power to confirm a qualified nominee, historical norms, and next steps in the confirmation process.

On Monday, Jessica Anderson hosted a livestream event with former House Speaker Newt Gingrich in which they discussed restoring safety and security to American communities following months of rioting and looting, policies that can move swing voters headed into Election Day, and tools grassroots activists can use to effect change in Congress.

Fight for America Stories

Tallapoosa County Police Pledge Signing event
As part of a local “Back the Blue” event, Sentinel John Rice printed a large Police Pledge form and invited every elected official in Tallapoosa County, Alabama including sheriffs, chiefs of police, and mayors to sign the Police Pledge en masse at the county courthouse. According to The Alexander City Outlook, “Officers and elected officials from across Tallapoosa County came to show support, receive recognition, and sign the police pledge.” In reporting on the event, WSFA 12 News told its viewers, “The thin blue line just got a little stronger.”

Cherokee County, GA “Back the Blue” rally
Over 300 patriots attended a “Back the Blue” rally hosted by the Cherokee County Republican Party in White, Georgia this past weekend. A long list of elected officials came to show their support for Cherokee County Sheriff Frank Reynolds and his deputies, including Senator David Perdue, Reps. Doug Collins (GA09) and Barry Loudermilk (GA11), and numerous state senators and state representatives. From the stage, Sentinel Kerry Luedke encouraged attendees to register to vote and to work the polls. Heritage Action’s “Fight for America, Back the Blue” yard signs proved popular at the event, as all of them were given out before the event even started. Even the ones used to decorate the stage were taken by attendees to be displayed after the event concluded. Luedke noted, “Not one was left to be cleaned up afterward. This shows that Cherokee County loves their policemen and realizes that we can not have a great community without them.”

Rio Rancho Back the Blue
Sentinel Anise Golden Morper attended a Back the Blue rally in Rio Rancho, New Mexico to show support for law enforcement, and she handed out over 100 of Heritage Action’s “Back the Blue” yard signs promoting the Police Pledge. Congressional candidate and Sentinel Yvette Herrell and Cibola County Sheriff Tony Mace (pictured below) loved the signs! If you’d like some of these yard signs to distribute, reach out to your regional coordinator.

The Police Pledge

The Heritage Action Police Pledge continues to garner signatures from members of Congress, state and local officials, and citizens all across the country! Congressman Scott Perry (PA10) signed the Pledge this week, saying, “They have tremendously difficult and dangerous jobs, and are often the last people standing between civil society and mob-led chaos. At a time when our men and women in Blue are under attack, they deserve our gratitude and support – not calls for their defunding and dismantling.”

Meanwhile, with Congressman David Schweikert’s (AZ06) signature this week, every Republican in Congress from Arizona has now signed the Pledge.

>> Become one of the 175,000 citizens who have signed the Police Pledge now!

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