Tomorrow, Chuck Grassley is holding hearings for two Ohioan extremist Circuit Court nominees, Chad Readler and Eric Murphy. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) objects. For years, home-state senators had a courtesy veto over nominees from their states. But McConnell/Grassley eliminated that. 1/
Chad Readler leads the Civil Division in Trump's Department of Justice. He led DoJ's work to kill the Affordable Care Act, personally signing a brief so dishonest that the career attorneys wouldn't touch it. Now he's up for a lifetime appointment.
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Chad Readler defended family separation. He helped block millions of workers from overtime pay. He fought for 3d-printed guns, against DACA, for the military trans ban, for the Muslim Ban, and—in private practice—for Big Tobacco. He shouldn't be a judge.
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Again and again, Chad Readler was the guy who signed off on the Trump administration's worst policies when the civil servants wouldn't. And now he's on track to serve for life on the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals. Don't want him on the bench? Call the Senate: 202-224-3121.
Eric Murphy is the State Solicitor of Ohio. He's used that post to disenfranchise people & fight against marriage equality. This isn't who I want on the federal bench. I'm guessing it's not who you want on the bench. Call your senators: 202-224-3121.
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At this moment, we're alive to the dangers of a far-right judiciary. The Supreme Court battle is over, for now. But McConnell is still hell-bent on filling the lower courts with hard-right nominees. So let's keep fighting, folks. These seats last a lifetime.
For more on Readler, who is truly alarming, check out this whole thread:
