Post by Logan on Mar 16, 2017 6:10:21 GMT -6
Democrats, progressives digging in against Supreme Court nominee Gorsuch
March 15 (UPI) -- Democratic lawmakers and liberal groups mobilized Wednesday to ramp up their opposition to U.S. Supreme Court nominee Neil M. Gorsuch, President Donald Trump's embattled choice to fill the ninth seat on the high court bench.
The progressive coalition The People's Defense -- a bloc of advocacy groups like NARAL, MoveOn, End Citizens United, Stand Up America and People for the American Way -- organized a protest in front of the Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C., which featured remarks by Democratic lawmakers and prominent advocates, and called on Trump opponents to fight harder in their efforts to keep Gorsuch off the nation's top appellate bench.
"Gorsuch's nomination represents an imminent threat to America's most cherished rights and most vulnerable citizens, and millions of Americans across the country are demanding that Democratic leadership use everything in their power to block it," the alliance said. "We must be clear: This fight is not about defensive electoral politics, it's about our rights as Americans and our democracy as a whole."
Democratic Sens. Elizabeth Warren, Ed Markey and Jeff Merkley, outspoken critics of Gorsuch, attended the event.
Read more: www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2017/03/15/Democrats-progressives-digging-in-against-Supreme-Court-nominee-Gorsuch/2161489606528/
March 15 (UPI) -- Democratic lawmakers and liberal groups mobilized Wednesday to ramp up their opposition to U.S. Supreme Court nominee Neil M. Gorsuch, President Donald Trump's embattled choice to fill the ninth seat on the high court bench.
The progressive coalition The People's Defense -- a bloc of advocacy groups like NARAL, MoveOn, End Citizens United, Stand Up America and People for the American Way -- organized a protest in front of the Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C., which featured remarks by Democratic lawmakers and prominent advocates, and called on Trump opponents to fight harder in their efforts to keep Gorsuch off the nation's top appellate bench.
"Gorsuch's nomination represents an imminent threat to America's most cherished rights and most vulnerable citizens, and millions of Americans across the country are demanding that Democratic leadership use everything in their power to block it," the alliance said. "We must be clear: This fight is not about defensive electoral politics, it's about our rights as Americans and our democracy as a whole."
Democratic Sens. Elizabeth Warren, Ed Markey and Jeff Merkley, outspoken critics of Gorsuch, attended the event.
Read more: www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2017/03/15/Democrats-progressives-digging-in-against-Supreme-Court-nominee-Gorsuch/2161489606528/