[blind-democracy] FW: Here's how we can stop Mitch McConnell from picking RBG's successor

From: "Miriam Vieni" <miriamvieni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <blind-democracy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 19 Sep 2020 10:17:03 -0400

From: David Segal, DemandProgress.org <info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, September 18, 2020 10:37 PM
To: miriam Vieni <miriamvieni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Here's how we can stop Mitch McConnell from picking RBG's successor

Shut down the Senate and stop Trump and McConnell from picking RBG's successor!

miriam,

The death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Friday evening comes
as a shock and a tragedy. We honor her forty years of pathbreaking service on
the federal bench, including 27 years on the Supreme Court.

Her dying wish was that her replacement not be confirmed until a new president
has been installed.1 Mitch McConnell just said he will not respect that wish
and will instead hold a vote on Trump's nominee. But Senate Democrats have the
power to stop them and save the Supreme Court.

The Senate runs on unanimous consent. If a single Senator objects to anything,
even routine procedure, everything grinds to a halt. That is what Senate
Democrats must do: block unanimous consent on every single thing for the rest
of the year. It may be our best chance to stop Trump and McConnell. Will you
help?

<https://act.demandprogress.org/sign/rbg-scotus/?t=1&akid=27098%2E270839%2E88rJoA>
Sign the petition: Shut down the Senate and stop Trump and McConnell from
picking RBG's successor!

This is a frankly terrifying moment. But there is a path forward. Senate
Democrats have the power and the leverage to prevent Trump and McConnell from
deciding who will succeed Justice Ginsburg on the Supreme Court.

Senate Democrats can block every motion, force every bill to be read in full,
and use a wide range of parliamentary tactics to shut down the Senate between
now and January, when new Senators and the president are inaugurated.

The Senate still has work ahead, including bills Trump and McConnell want to
pass, including bills to fund the government. It's time to block all of it.

McConnell and Trump see this as their best, and perhaps last, opportunity to
further stack the federal courts with extreme right-wing nominees who will
cripple the next president. As tough a moment as this is, we can stop them --
if Democrats act firmly to shut down the Senate now.

<https://act.demandprogress.org/sign/rbg-scotus/?t=2&akid=27098%2E270839%2E88rJoA>
Add your name now: Tell Democrats to shut down the Senate and stop Trump and
McConnell from picking RBG's successor!

Thank you for taking action in this urgent moment,

David and the team at Demand Progress

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Sources:
1. NBC News, "Ruth Bader Ginsburg's dying wish: Not to have Donald Trump choose
replacement," September 18, 2020
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