| Dear Friend, The right-wing attacks on Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson have begun. Fox News’ Tucker Carlson said that her nomination to the Supreme Court has “humiliated and degraded” our nation, turning the U.S. into “Rwanda.”(1) And Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell called her “the favored choice of far-left dark money groups.”(2) The right wing is setting the stage to block Judge Jackson from the Supreme Court, and we can’t let that happen. Courage California is helping to push tens of thousands of messages to the Senate to confirm Judge Jackson, and we’re going to launch a social media and lobbying campaign to ramp up public pressure. Tucker Carlson is even calling for her to release her LSAT scores, something he never asked of Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh, or Amy Coney Barrett.(3) Worse, some Republicans are hinting at using the same methods they’ve employed to block nominees to the Federal Reserve and the FCC to block Judge Jackson as well.(4) If they succeed, they could delay the hearings until after the midterms, when Democrats may no longer hold the Senate. Judge Jackson, a former public defender, will hear cases on abortion, the death penalty, human rights, and more. We need her on the Supreme Court. Democrats need to use every tool at their disposal to ensure her confirmation. Yours in the fight for the Supreme Court, Irene, along with Amber, Angela, Annie, Isidra, Jay, Lindsay, LisaMarie, Raquel, and Scottie (the Courage team) PS: Courage California is fighting for equity and justice across the state and country. Will you become a monthly donor and help sustain our work? Donations go to support all of Courage California's work for a more progressive California and country. Follow us now on Facebook or Twitter! Footnotes:  |
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