I had a lovely old laser printer that finally bit the dust. I replaced it with a far less expensive inkjet a few weeks ago. Mr. Trump is causing me to consume vast quantities of ink. If you really want to be part of a “resistance” then write letters and make phone calls to follow up on the letters.
The blue border is not on my stationery. It is merely a means of separating content on the blog.
February 2, 2017
Senator
Dianne Feinstein, Ranking Member
U.S.
Senate Committee on the Judiciary
331
Hart Senate Office Building
Washington,
D.C. 20510
Dear
Senator Feinstein:
I
am writing today to oppose the confirmation of Judge Neil M. Gorsuch
to serve as a justice of the Supreme Court. I will be brief.
I
am deeply troubled by Judge
Gorsuch’s opinion
at the Tenth Circuit in Hobby
Lobby v. Burwell. Judge Gorsuch
asserted that Hobby Lobby would be “complicit” in the
effect of the
birth control decisions of its employees. Were that reasoning applied
to LGBT nondiscrimination laws they could be held invalid. Every
homophobic baker or florist could claim that they were participating
in
a same-sex wedding making them complicit
in something that is contrary to their sincerely held religious
beliefs. It would also
mean that someone like Kim Davis would have a reasonable affirmative
defense of her outrageous anti-gay conduct.
Moreover,
this dangerous thinking is
contrary to numerous precedents and creates
the proposition that people of faith (or people claiming to be) have
a different set of laws than everyone else. Indeed
it could go so far as to imperil the 1964
Civil Rights Act.
I would remind Judge Gorsuch that the Klan proclaims
itself to be
a Christian organization. Therefore,
the issue is not Judge Gorsuch’s opinion but my deep concern for
how he got
there.
I
hope that you will take this into consideration when you have the
opportunity to question Judge Gorsuch in committee. The judge has
impressive academic and legal credentials. That does not necessarily
mean that he is well-suited for the Supreme Court which depends upon
the sound judgment of its justices.
Thank
you for your time.
Sincerely,
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