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Eugene

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Sat Jun 15, 2019, 10:40 AM Jun 2019

Sen. Collins to oppose Trump judicial nominee over record opposing gay rights

Source: Washington Post

Sen. Collins to oppose Trump judicial nominee over record opposing gay rights

By Hailey Fuchs and Colby Itkowitz June 14 at 7:51 PM

Sen. Susan Collins said Friday she will oppose one of President Trump’s federal judicial nominees over his record opposing LGBTQ rights.

In a statement, the Republican from Maine, who faces reelection next year, voiced concerns regarding Matthew Kacsmaryk’s “alarming bias against LGBTQ Americans and disregard for Supreme Court precedents.”

“Mr. Kacsmaryk has dismissed proponents of reproductive choice as ‘sexual revolutionaries,’ and disdainfully criticized the legal foundations of Roe v. Wade,” the landmark 1973 decision legalizing abortion, Collins said. “Such extreme statements reflect poorly on Mr. Kacsmaryk’s temperament and suggest an inability to respect precedent and to apply the law fairly and impartially.”

While Collins’s opposition is unlikely to derail Kacsmaryk’s confirmation to be a district judge in the Northern District of Texas, it is notable given the intense backlash she faced from liberals after voting to confirm Supreme Court Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh last year.

Kacsmaryk, who serves as deputy general counsel to First Liberty Institute, which defends religious freedom issues, was first nominated for the lifetime appointment by Trump in 2017, and had to be renominated this year when the Senate failed to confirm him before the end of the last congressional session.

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Sen. Collins to oppose Trump judicial nominee over record opposing gay rights (Original Post) Eugene Jun 2019 OP
What? Is Collins concerned again??????? n/t MFGsunny Jun 2019 #1
Oh dear, she's concerned! nt FoxNewsSucks Jun 2019 #2
And elephants fly if you belive that shit. ProudMNDemocrat Jun 2019 #3
Too Little, Too Late Me. Jun 2019 #4
beat me to it CatWoman Jun 2019 #6
And then when it comes time to vote she'll vote for him. fierywoman Jun 2019 #5
Uh-huh, uh-huh trust worthy Collins. Here are some ppl running against Collins, so far irisblue Jun 2019 #7
Sara Gideon just threw her hat peacefreak2.0 Jun 2019 #12
Oh, here we go again. Polly Hennessey Jun 2019 #8
Is she still playing that game? Afromania Jun 2019 #9
Well, La-Dee-Dah StarfishSaver Jun 2019 #10
believe it only after it happens. spanone Jun 2019 #11
Don't make her angry! smirkymonkey Jun 2019 #13
How long will that last? LiberalFighter Jun 2019 #14
Oh boy! Go get 'em Susan! ProudLib72 Jun 2019 #15

irisblue

(32,828 posts)
7. Uh-huh, uh-huh trust worthy Collins. Here are some ppl running against Collins, so far
Sat Jun 15, 2019, 11:44 AM
Jun 2019

Source--https://www.pressherald.com/2019/06/13/betsy-sweet-announces-election-challenge-to-collins-in-2020/

snip--"Betsy Sweet, a longtime progressive activist and State House lobbyist who made an unsuccessful bid for the governor’s office in 2018, has announced that she will run for the U.S. Senate in 2020."

snip--So far, only one other Democrat, Bre Kidman, a Saco attorney, has announced a run for Collins’ seat. Collins could also face a Republican challenger in a primary next June.

Derek Lavasseur, a Fairfield Republican, has said he will challenge Collins in a primary and has registered as a candidate with the Federal Elections Commission, but has not reported raising any campaign contributions.


More at article.

Polly Hennessey

(6,745 posts)
8. Oh, here we go again.
Sat Jun 15, 2019, 11:48 AM
Jun 2019

If, by chance, she should follow through, it will be because she is desperately trying to look moderate for future elections. Won’t work Suzy-Q.

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