AN UNFIT PRESIDENT’S JUDICIAL NOMINEES CANNOT BE APPROVED
ACTION ONE: CALL YOUR SENATORS
SAMPLE SCRIPT FOR WYDEN AND MERKLEY:
My name is [–] and I’m a constituent from [city], Oregon [zip code]. I am calling because…
Donald Trump continues to commit impeachable crimes, expecting “protection” from the consequences of his illegal acts by “his” judges being rushed through Senate by McConnell and his flunkies. Please thank the Senator for his support for impeachment, and tell him to do everything in his power to prevent the confirmation of Steven Menashi, Barbara Lagoa, Robert Luck, Danielle Hunsaker, Halil Ozerden, Sarah Pitlyk, Justin Walker, Mathhew McFarland, and Lee Rudofsky. Their extremist beliefs will keep them from being fair and impartial and have no place in our federal judiciary. Thank you.
CALL SENATOR MERKLEY
CALL SENATOR WYDEN
ACTION TWO: CALL YOUR HOUSE REPS
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SAMPLE SCRIPTS FOR REPRESENTATIVES:
My name is [–] and I’m a constituent from [city], Oregon [zip code]. I am calling because…
SAMPLE SCRIPT FOR ALL BUT WALDEN: Donald Trump continues to commit impeachable crimes, expecting “protection” from the consequences of his illegal acts by “his” judges being rushed through the Senate by McConnell and his flunkies. The best way to undercut Trump’s ability to continue to fill the federal courts with unqualified nominees whose extremist beliefs have no place in our federal judiciary is to keep the impeachment process moving towards a vote in the House. That will eventually force the Senate to take time off from rushing these nominees through—the only thing it works on anymore—so that it can conduct the trial that may remove Trump from office. Thank you.”
SAMPLE SCRIPT FOR WALDEN: Donald Trump continues to commit impeachable crimes. I am asking the Representative to put country over party and join colleagues who are standing up for the rule of law in our country by supporting impeachment proceedings. Thank you.
CALL SUZANNE BONAMICI (OR-01)
CALL GREG WALDEN (OR-02)
CALL BLUMENAUER (OR-03)
CALL PETER DEFAZIO (OR-04)
CALL KURT SCHRADER (OR-05)
BACKGROUND:
Trump’s unworried about impeachment because expects vindication by “his” judges, being rushed through Senate. An unfit president, however, shouldn’t have judicial nominees confirmed. Our MoCs must stop him.
Problematic nominees awaiting Committee vote:
—Steven Menashi (2d Cir.): vile racist, sexist, homophobic record; helped Devos eliminate students’ rights/protections and Stephen Miller craft family-separation; refused to discuss White House work, Ukraine call
–Barbara Lagoa and Robert Luck (11th Cir.): Federalist Society “screened” them for 2019 appointments to Florida Supreme Court; sided with wealthy and powerful over every–day Americans
–Danielle Hunsaker (9th Cir.): Federalist Society; only 23 unpublished decisions in 2 years as Oregon trial judge
—Halil Ozerden (5th Cir.): strong pro-corporate bias; anti-consumer, –workers, –civil rights; protected police/prosecutors against serious misconduct claims; extremely harsh criminal sentencer; ruled against women sexually assaulted in ICE custody
–Sarah Pitlyk: unqualified ABA rating; relentlessly eroding reproductive healthcare rights; anti-ACA –equal opportunity programs
Problematic district court nominees pending Senate vote:
—Mathhew McFarland (S.D.Ohio): anti-abortion activist; wrote/defended legislation restricting abortion access
–Lee Rudofsky( E.D.Ark.): stripped Planned Parenthood’s Medicaid funding; sought to overturn Roe
–Justin Walker (W.D.Ky.): unqualified ABA rating; no trial experience; opposed FBI independence; anti-ACA, -worker, -environment
