Collins' office received 3,000 coat hangers protesting Kavanaugh
Source: The Hill
BY TAL AXELROD - 09/08/18 12:43 PM EDT
Activists have sent Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) three thousand coat hangers, referencing back-alley abortions, in their efforts to persuade her to vote against the confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court.
The mail-ins accompany TV ads aimed at swaying the senators vote and pledges to fund her Senate opponent in 2020 if she votes to confirm Kavanaugh, the Associated Press reports.
The centrist Collins is seen as a critical swing vote in Kavanaughs confirmation hearing and has said she wouldnt vote to confirm a nominee who was hostile to Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court case that legalized abortions.
She said Kavanaugh during a meeting told her he considered the case to be established precedent. However, critics are concerned about a recently revealed email from 2003, from when Kavanaugh worked in the Bush administration, shows Kavanaugh said the Supreme Court can always overrule its precedent.
Read more: http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/405704-collins-office-received-3000-coat-hangers-protesting-kavanaugh
A Collins spokesperson told the AP the email didnt change the senators mind about what Kavanaugh had told her.
I always wait until after the hearings are complete before making a decision, and Ill do so in this case as well, Collins, who has never voted against a Supreme Court nominee, told The Associated Press in an interview.
So she endorses, this BS and his BS and also endorses a person that committed PERJURY........................and she is a United States Senator.............that is suppose to enforce the rule of law....................what exactly am I missing here.....................this is outrageous.....................
riversedge
(69,708 posts)turbinetree
(24,631 posts)being committed in a hearing...........................for confirmation
KCDebbie
(664 posts)I will vote for her in October, but I will be holding my nose.
My other Senator is Roy Blunt and I'm hoping against hope that the party will find/allow a progressive Dem to run against Blunt!
Fiendish Thingy
(15,361 posts)Laurian
(2,593 posts)What will it take to get ALL the Democrats to oppose Kavanaugh?
turbinetree
(24,631 posts)knowing that he committed Perjury
DFW
(54,047 posts)Manchin and Heitkamp will only vote to confirm if their votes make no difference. If faced with being the swing votes that deny Kavanaugh a seat on the SCOTUS, they will stand with their party, i.e. if 2 Republicans vote no, so will they.
BigmanPigman
(51,430 posts)and the 4 "iffy" Dems: Heitkamp, Donnelly, Manchin, and Jones.
Here is contact info.
https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=11102387
Go down to the replies for contact info. RESIST!
McCamy Taylor
(19,240 posts)appalachiablue
(41,047 posts)Sept. 6. 'Fund to Unseat Susan Collins in 2020 Climbs to $500,000 as Leaked Doc Offers New Evidence Kavanaugh Clear Threat to Roe v. Wade,' by Julia Conley, Common Dreams. "Kavanaugh not only believes Supreme Court precedent can 'always' be overturned, he said Roe v. Wade is not settled law. This directly contradicts what he's said in his hearingbut confirms what we already knew. What else is he hiding?"
Demanding that Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) face consequences should she vote to confirm anti-choice extremist Judge Brett Kavanaugh for a lifetime appointment to the U.S. Supreme Court, healthcare activist Ady Barkan has successfully raised more than $500,000 for whomever challenges the 4-term senator in 2020, should she vote for approval.
"This nomination is about more than just a position on the Supreme Court," Barkan said. "It is about the future of this country. I believe in a future in which we can all be free. That's why I am calling on each Senator to Be a Hero, #CancelKavanaugh." Barkan began his "Be A Hero" fundraiser after Kavanaugh's nomination was announced in July, asking Americans to pledge $20.20 to go to Collins's challenger, should she vote for the judge. Should she vote no, the funds would be returned to the millions of Americans who have donated. **Fund Website:
https://www.crowdpac.com/campaigns/387413/either-sen-collins-votes-no-on-kavanaugh-or-we-fund-her-future-opponent
*Read More, https://www.commondreams.org/news/2018/09/06/fund-unseat-susan-collins-2020-climbs-500000-leaked-doc-offers-new-evidence
- Ady Barkan, Disabled Health Activist Fighting for Democracy.
'Dying of ALS, this father is using his last breaths to help Democrats win in 2018,' CNN, Aug. 6, 2017.
https://www.cnn.com/2018/08/06/politics/ady-barkan-democrats-midterm-trnd/index.html
- Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) appeared satisfied with Kavanaugh's statement last month that Roe vs. Wade is "settled law"but revelations in hearings have shown that he believes the law could be overruled by the Supreme Court.
elmac
(4,642 posts)Response to elmac (Reply #9)
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elmac
(4,642 posts)all that does is keep Dem voters from bothering to vote and repugs would never vote for them to begin with. Does more harm than good.
blue-wave
(4,313 posts)long ago.
JohnnyRingo
(18,580 posts)It's easy to ignore a box full of petitions, but I'm sure she knows about the hangers, even if she just reads about them in the news. If she has any conscience about driving abortions into back alleys, she saw the issue testify all week.