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Senate Democratic Leader Charles Schumer (N.Y.) is under pressure from the left to whip Democrats hard to oppose any Supreme Court nominee who might vote to overturn Roe v. Wade, the landmark decision that established a womans right to an abortion.
Liberal activist groups are urging their supporters to attend a town hall meeting with Schumer in Brooklyn on Monday night and press him to commit to squeeze red-state Democrats who might feel pressure to back Trumps pick.
We expect his constituents to be asking him really directly if he is going to commit to whipping the caucus and keeping Democratic voters together and in line in opposing Trumps extreme Supreme Court nominee, said Elizabeth Beavers, associate policy director at Indivisible Project, a liberal advocacy group dedicated to defeating the Trump agenda and electing progressive leaders.
Well be actively encouraging our members over social media tonight to go to that event and encourage Schumer to whip the caucus for this vote, said Neil Sroka, communications director at Democracy for America, another liberal advocacy group.
If you care about the constitutionally protected right for women to choose what happens with their own bodies, theres zero reason for why you should be voting for Donald Trumps nominee, Sroka said.
Schumer in an op-ed in The New York Times on Monday called the vacancy created by Justice Anthony Kennedys retirement as the most important vacancy on the Supreme Court in our lifetimes.
He also cast it as determining the future of Roe v. Wade.
http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/395248-schumer-faces-heavy-pressure-from-left-on-supreme-court?userid=229233
Tatiana
(14,167 posts)It's difficult to squeeze Heitkamp and Donnelly, who are literally hanging onto their seats by threads. I'm hoping as a woman Heitkamp just says screw politics and does the right thing.
JI7
(89,174 posts)Dont look at me - look at the man behind the tree. No one wants to take responsibility - instead, they expect the Democratic leadership to do everything ...
superpatriotman
(6,232 posts)How can you be a leader if you can't convince one or two of the opposition that a criminally elected executive has no business electing SC judges (judges, period.)
EffieBlack
(14,249 posts)But that Senators Democratic constituents do - THEY need to step up and do some heavy lifting instead of expecting Schumer to strongarm their Senator.
standingtall
(2,785 posts)but what about Senators of their own party? May be a long shot to stop this, but if we allow one Democratic Senator to vote to confirm Trumps nominee it will be impossible, because no pressure will be put on the 2 pro-choice republican Senators.
triron
(21,915 posts)EffieBlack
(14,249 posts)triron
(21,915 posts)That's not a good sign.
EffieBlack
(14,249 posts)lapucelle
(18,039 posts)during the ACA battles, as did Nancy Pelosi in the House. I have every expectation that they will do so again.
http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/344156-democrats-reject-gop-single-payer-amendment
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2018/04/the-nancy-pelosi-problem/554048/
quickesst
(6,280 posts)I wish he would speak like he means what he says. Would be nice to hear a little more conviction/passion in his voice. The flat monotone is a killer.