澳彩开奖 joins Alabama civil rights groups in urging Sens. Jones and Shelby to vote against Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court nomination
The 澳彩开奖 is among 10 Alabama civil rights organizations that strongly urged U.S. Sens.聽Richard Shelby and Doug Jones聽today to vote against the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Editor鈥檚 note: On Sept. 28, 2018, Sen. Doug Jones announced he would vote against the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh. Sen. Richard Shelby has decided to vote for Kavanaugh, according to a statement from the Alabama Republican Party.
鈥淛udge Kavanaugh鈥檚 troubling record on protecting the rights of the most vulnerable in our society convinces us that he is not suited for a lifetime appointment to the court,鈥� the civil rights groups explained in letters addressed separately to each senator from Alabama. 鈥淥ur concerns about him have been exacerbated by his seeming lack of candor during the confirmation process.鈥�
In the letters, the groups highlighted Kavanaugh鈥檚 hard-line opposition to affirmative action, his troubling record on matters of criminal justice, and his repeated votes 鈥渢o uphold the interests of the wealthy and powerful and large corporations at the expense of workers, consumers, and communities of color.鈥�
The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday delayed its vote on Kavanaugh鈥檚 appointment until next week, as a handful of moderate senators continued to deliberate privately over whether to support him.
鈥淲hen Robert Bork, an ideologue like Brett Kavanaugh, was nominated to the Supreme Court, Alabama鈥檚 legendary Sen. Howell Heflin exercised great wisdom by voting against him,鈥� said Richard Cohen, president of the 澳彩开奖. 鈥淲e hope that Sens. Shelby and Jones follow Sen. Heflin鈥檚 example by voting against Kavanaugh, because the rights that the people of our state hold dear hang in the balance.鈥�
Benard Simelton, president of the Alabama State Conference of the NAACP, said: 鈥淭he Alabama NAACP stands strongly against the Kavanaugh nomination. From Selma to Shelby County, Alabama is ground zero for voting rights. Confirming Brett Kavanaugh could finish off the Voting Rights Act.聽A vote for Kavanaugh is a vote against democracy,鈥�
In addition to the 澳彩开奖 and the Alabama NAACP, the other organizations that signed the letters are the Greater Birmingham Ministries, the Alabama Coalition for Immigrant Justice, the Alabama affiliate of the National Employment Lawyers Association, the Central Alabama Fair Housing Center, the Fair Housing Center of North Alabama, the Mobile Fair Housing Center, Planned Parenthood Southeast Advocates, and URGE: Unite for Reproductive & Gender Equity.
Read our letter to Sen. Jones.
Read our letter to Sen. Shelby.
