| Dear Friend, Biden hasn’t even named his Supreme Court choice yet, but Republicans -- including Senator Mitch McConnell, Tucker Carlson, and Representative Lauren Boebert -- are already attacking Biden’s nominee as radical and unqualified.(1,2) Biden can't allow Republicans to push him into nominating a conservative to the Supreme Court in a misplaced attempt at bipartisanship. The Court is in need of another Sonia Sotomayor, and we need to let Biden know that the grassroots support is behind a real progressive! Click here to tell President Biden: Nominate a progressive Black woman to the Supreme Court! The fact that Republicans are already calling Biden’s nominee “unqualified” when the only thing known at this point is that she will be a Black woman is flat-out racist.(3) In 2016, Justice Sotomayor perfectly stated why the Supreme Court will benefit from better reflecting us all by saying, "A different perspective can permit you to more fully understand the arguments that are before you and help you articulate your position in a way that everyone will understand."(4) In just a few years, the Trump majority has moved to gut Roe v. Wade.(5) The Court struck down COVID-19 protections and mandates.(6) It has weakened unions, protected political donors, and limited the Voting Rights Act.(7) All of this goes against how polls show, over and over, that the American people want more protections and freedoms. We can’t afford to let the GOP win this fight against seating a progressive Black woman on the Court before it’s even begun. It is critically important that President Biden swiftly nominate a strong, progressive Black woman who can lead the Supreme Court and our country in a new direction. Yours in the fight for equity in the courts, Irene, along with Amber, Angela, Annie, Caitlin, Isidra, Jay, Lindsay, LisaMarie, Raquel, and Scottie (the Courage team) Footnotes:  |
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