Posted on 09/06/2018 9:57:05 AM PDT by yesthatjallen
Members of the Congressional Black Caucus held a press conference on Thursday urging senators on the judiciary committee to reject the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh, President Trump's nominee to the Supreme Court.
In the news conference lawmakers and civil rights activists argued that Kavanaugh would weaken provisions of the Voting Rights Act and be a general threat to civil rights on the Court.
Not enough is known about Kavanaugh's potential views on issues including civil rights cases due to the Trump administration's unwillingness to release more documents related to his tenure as a White House lawyer.
"We stand in solidarity with Sen. [Cory] Booker (D-N.J.) and Sen. [Maizie] Hirono (D-HI) and their efforts to make the racial profiling documents public," CBC chairman Rep. Cedric Richmond (D-La.) said, referring to some of those documents.
"As a person who, throughout my life, has had to deal with racial profiling, if there is a nominee to the highest court in the land that has expressed troubling concerns on this issue, or if the concerns are not troubling...concerns should be made public," he continued.
"We will stand with both senators, whatever they decide to do, to make this information public."
The statements followed a press release from the CBC earlier this week stating that the 84-member House caucus would oppose Kavanaugh's nomination, which will be determined by Senate vote. In the release, the members pointed to his ruling on a South Carolina voter ID case, in which Kavanaugh expressed skepticism towards claims that the voter ID law was racially motivated.
"In light of the disproportionate numbers of African Americans who have been disenfranchised, it is unsettling that a nominee to the highest court expressed skepticism about the law’s clear racial impact in a state with a long history of disenfranchisement of African Americans," they wrote.
The press conference Thursday came amid Booker and Hirono's releases of documents designated as committee confidential to the public related to Kavanaugh's time in the White House in violation of rules set forth by Senate Judiciary Committee chair Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa).
Hirono and Booker have acknowledged that their actions violated Senate rules, and have stated they are prepared to accept consequences.
"I am right now, before your process is finished, I am going to release the email about racial profiling, and I understand the penalty comes with potential ousting from the Senate," Booker said at Thursday's hearing.
They didn't issue the charge of 'racism' until the third day of testimony.
Forever lying troublemakers.
Ridiculous
hirono and booker bucking for 2020 nomination.
CBC providing representation for a race not for voters in their district
Perfect summary.
If these people succeed in the downfall of this country; they will learn what racism is.
If it wasn’t for a vote by mostly Republicans and their support to approve and pass the legislation, the CBC members would still be out in the fields, yaknow.. picking cotton.. or marching over bridges built by the carpetbagging Clintons and Obammanoids.
Why can’t they acknowledge their party stood in the way of national legislation to level the playing field? It’s not genetic.
If it wasn’t for a vote by mostly Republicans and their support to approve and pass the legislation, the CBC members would still be out in the fields, yaknow.. picking cotton.. or marching over bridges built by the carpetbagging Clintons and Obammanoids.
Why can’t they acknowledge their party stood in the way of national legislation to level the playing field? It’s not genetic.
Weaken Voting Rights = cracking down on voter fraud
Always the same playbook!
Not working any more.
They’re making him be a one-man SCOTUS judge.
Is there any other Dem grievance group yet to weigh in on the supposed doom that will befall them?
I’m pretty sure they also think the Constitution is an old and outdated piece of paper that should no longer be used to limit what the government can do (except for Trump who should not be allowed to do ANYTHING)
Kavanaugh caused my stubbed toe I’m going to have 3 weeks from now. We must stop him.
Name one.
I heard he’ll send the Moon to Mars
Yes he will probably side with state Voter ID laws. We need it here in NC badly!
Has the LGBTQCGF-ETC coalistion at their shot at him yet?-)
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