Dear Friend,
Last week moms across America sat in shock as U.S. Senate Republicans
rammed through confirmation hearings of President Trump’s extremist
Supreme Court pick, Amy Coney Barrett.
Judge Barrett is an extremely extremist pick! She’s on record as a risk to
our healthcare, voting rights, reproductive rights, civil rights,
environment, and LGBTQ+ rights! Rushing her nomination through the U.S.
Senate is unprecedented and a sham.
***Join us in taking 2 very important actions this week to send a strong
message to the U.S. Senate that we expect them to listen to the American
people and not ram through an extremist Supreme Court pick just weeks
before the election.
[ [link removed] ]ACTION #1: SIGN OUR LETTER calling on the U.S. Senate to focus on the
real crisis facing our families: COVID-19, not filling a vacant Supreme
Court seat.
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ACTION #2: CALL YOUR U.S. SENATORS NOW! Text SCOTUS to 747464 and tell
your Senators “no Supreme Court votes until after the inauguration”. (Msg
and data rates may apply)
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Judge Barrett went before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee last week
and was questioned for two days. Coming out of those hearings, one thing
is very clear: Judge Barrett is just as extreme as we thought she would be
based on her past writings and rulings and is a major threat to our
families’ healthcare and rights. It’s unsettling how close he is to
getting what he wants with Amy Coney Barrett!
Our rights are at risk. Our health care. Our access to voting. Our
education. Our reproductive rights. Our economic security. Our housing.
Our disability rights. Our ability to live freely and fully. We need our
Court to recognize and protect the rights of all of us.
This is what is at stake with rushing through an extremist Supreme Court
nominee just weeks before the election. Lives are at stake. Instead of
putting our healthcare at risk, the U.S. Senate must prioritize passing
legislation to address the devastating effects of this pandemic — not
rushing through a nominee who would take health care access away from us.
Under no circumstances should the Senate be considering a new Supreme
Court justice until after Inauguration Day.
From purposely using the term “sexual preference” to demean and discredit
the LGBTQ+ community [1] to failing to answer questions on the legality of
the Affordable Care Act [2], Amy Coney Barrett is NOT a justice who would
protect and defend our families. By nominating Amy Coney Barrett to the
Supreme Court, President Trump continues to put Americans’ health care at
risk – a catastrophic move under any circumstances but made even more so
because he’s doing it during a deadly pandemic that has killed over
215,000 Americans. Make no mistake: Republicans have tried for years to
repeal the health law but they still have no plan to replace it – so
instead, they’re rushing through Judge Barrett to strike down the law in
just a few weeks.
Republican U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is trying to ram
Barrett’s confirmation through the U.S. Senate in the next few weeks,
despite the fact that voting has already started in many states, more than
17 million people have already voted in the election, and a Supreme Court
justice hasn’t been confirmed this close to an election since 1864! [3]
The real emergency here is the fact that millions of people are still out
of work because of COVID-19, frontline workers don’t have the protection
they need, and families are struggling financially while facing evictions,
lack of childcare, and inability to pay their bills.
It’s critical that YOU speak out and use your voice now!
***Here are the 2 high impact ways you can take action again:
[ [link removed] ]1. SIGN OUR LETTER (we’ll be delivering it tomorrow).
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2. CALL YOUR SENATORS! Text SCOTUS to 747464 and we’ll connect you with
your Senator’s office. (if you call back a second time, you’ll get your
other Senator’s office)
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We need a justice who won’t pick and choose whose rights to defend, but
one who will work to protect equal justice for all.
The clock is ticking. The time for the U.S. Senate to take action is NOW!
We are planning on delivering your signatures at the end of this week and
we have already heard from Senate offices that it makes a big impact to
make phone calls, so we need to make sure we have as many people speaking
out as possible. After you sign our letter and make your phone call,
please forward this email to your friends and family and [ [link removed] ]post our
action link to Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. You can also [ [link removed] ]RT our
call in line on Twitter.
Thank you so much for everything you are doing during such a chaotic and
stressful time.
-Elyssa, Kristin, Monifa, Felicia, Hanna, Diarra, Donna, and the entire
MomsRising/MamasConPoder Team
P.S. Quick question for you? How would President Trump’s Supreme Court
nominee, Amy Coney Barrett, impact you and your family if she were seated
on the court? [ [link removed] ]We want to hear your stories, so we can share them with
U.S. Senators ASAP to help protect the Supreme Court from an extremist
nominee. (You can share your story anonymously too!).
[1] [ [link removed] ]“Why Amy Coney Barrett’s use of the term ‘sexual preference’ at
her hearing alarmed so many.” CNN, October 14, 2020.
[2] [ [link removed] ]“Amy Coney Barrett can evade questions but can’t evade her record
on ACA and Roe.” People for the American Way, october 15, 2020.
[3] [ [link removed] ]“More than 17 million people have already voted in the 2020
election.” PBS, October 16, 2020.
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