Schumer faces heavy pressure from left on Supreme Court

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

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 woman’s 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 Trump’s 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 Trump’s 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.

“We’ll 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, there’s zero reason for why you should be voting for Donald Trump’s nominee,” Sroka said.

Schumer in an op-ed in The New York Times on Monday called the vacancy created by Justice Anthony Kennedy’s 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]

1. Squeeze Manchin, Chuck. Squeeze him hard.

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]

2. The voters in those states have more power than schumer in the end

[EffieBlack]

7. Sigh

Don’t 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]

3. How 'bout squeezing a couple r's, too?

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]

6. The Democratic Leader has no power or influence over a Republican Senator.

But that Senator’s Democratic constituents do - THEY need to step up and do some heavy lifting instead of expecting Schumer to strongarm their Senator.

[standingtall]

11. Sorry but Democratic leadership may not have power over republican senators

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]

4. Sometimes Schumer is wimpy it seems to me.

[EffieBlack]

5. What exactly is he supposed to do?

[triron]

8. He avoided meeting with his constituents to discuss this by making excuses.

That's not a good sign.

[EffieBlack]

9. Doesn't answer my question

[lapucelle]

10. Schumer did a great job last year holding the caucus together

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]

12. Although Schumer probably means what he says....

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.