UltraViolet: Republicans Will Appoint Justice Who Will Roll Back Years of Racial and Gender Justice, Undermine Democratic Processes

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, September 22, 2020
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UltraViolet: Republicans Will Appoint Justice Who Will Roll Back Years of Racial and Gender Justice, Undermine Democratic Processes

Says GOP is Tokenizing Ginsburg’s Legacy Appointing a Woman Who will Undermine Everything She Worked for and Stood For

In reaction to Donald Trump’s presumptive Supreme Court nominee, Shaunna Thomas, executive director of UltraViolet, a leading national women’s advocacy group, explained:

“Trump’s attempt to gaslight the American public by appointing a woman to replace Ruth Bader Ginsburg is an insult to women everywhere and an attack on our democracy.

“Any attempt to rush a confirmation process through in the middle of an election, while millions continue to suffer because of the Senate’s refusal to pass the Heroes Act, is a total abdication of the Senate’s responsibility to the American people.

“Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s legacy isn’t that she was a woman on the Supreme Court. Her legacy is that she successfully advanced the fight for gender justice and equality by winning fundamental legal battles and fighting for issues from reproductive health to women’s and LGBTQIA+ rights.

“Every Senator should be honoring that legacy not only in terms of who they confirm to join the court, but when.

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To appoint a woman who stands against everything Justice Ginsburg stood for is to trample on her legacy and we won’t stand for it. Thousands showed up at the Supreme Court over the weekend to mourn RBG’s death, thousands more have called their Senators asking them to fight any attempt to confirm Trump’s nominee ahead of the inauguration in January and millions of dollars were donated online to the effort to stop Republicans from continuing to corruptpack the courts.