CREW: Every Senator must oppose Judge Barrett's nomination

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Noah Bookbinder
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President Trump said he expects the election to be decided by the Supreme Court and wants Judge Barrett in place for it. She refused to commit to recuse from 2020 election cases, making her complicit in this power grab. Senators must oppose her nomination.

Every Senator must oppose Judge Barrett’s nomination - CREW | Citizens for Responsibility and...
We must conclude that Judge Barrett’s nomination to the Supreme Court can only be viewed as a threat to our democratic system.
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CREW generally does not take positions on judicial nominations, but the current extraordinary circumstances, with the future of our democracy potentially on the line, compel us to break with that tradition and urge the Senate to reject the nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court.

President Trump has said repeatedly that he expects the upcoming election to be decided by the Supreme Court and that he wants Judge Barrett in place before November 3rd so she can participate in such a decision. Those statements make clear that, for him, the effort to push this nomination through without the traditional Senate process is all about maintaining his power.

That is why we said three weeks ago that, in order to prove to the American people that she is not part of an anti-democratic power grab, Judge Barrett must pledge to recuse from any case related to the 2020 election. Such a pledge would be the only shot for the public to trust that she could be objective in an election case after President Trump has made clear his expectation that she will help decide the election in his favor; it also would be her only chance to avoid being viewed as complicit in the president’s bid to retain power at all costs. Because Supreme Court justices have total discretion on recusal decisions once they are in place, the Senate confirmation process represented the only opportunity for accountability for Barrett on this issue.

The Senate Judiciary Committee held its hearing on Judge Barrett’s nomination last week, and she was asked directly to commit to recuse from cases involving the election. She refused. That in many ways ends the inquiry for us. A nominee who will not clearly and strongly refuse to participate in an assault on our democratic system simply cannot be confirmed to one of the most powerful positions in American life.

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