Thread by @ExposingALEC

McConnell reaches milestone on judges by filling final Circuit Court vacancy nbcnews.com/politics/congr… an achievement that fulfills his goal of remaking the federal judiciary as more conservative for a generation but also one that is less diverse. 1/9

McConnell took over the Senate in January 2015 and held votes on just two Circuit Court judges during Obama's last two years in office. This peaked with his refusal to have Senate hearings to confirm Merrick Garland. 2/9

It is the Federalist Society that has provided the names of these judges to McConnell, and Trump's administration. 3/9

Indeed, there seems to be a pipeline from the federalist Society to the Supreme Courth #SCOTUS 4/9

Here is a Muckety Chart I made some years ago to show the people involved in the Federalist Society. 5/9

Captured Courts: The GOP’s Big Money Assault On The Constitution, Our Independent Judiciary, And The Rule of Law democrats.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/… 6/9

The Senate has confirmed 200 new life-tenured federal judges to aggressively remake the federal courts and rewrite the Constitution. Most of these judges were chosen not for their qualifications or experience–but because they were recommended by The Federalist society 7/9

Leonard Leo, president of The Federalist Society, is at the center of a large influence network, conspiring to capture the federal judiciary for wealthy special interests that want to enrich themselves and harm the American people. 8/9

Interactive chart:democrats.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/…

Follow the money to The Federalist Society 9/9 👇🏿

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