Arlington, VA – Today a strong coalition of 56 major conservative groups, led by Concerned Veterans for America (CVA), is releasing a letter to members of the Senate urging them to confirm Judge Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court bench without delay. Coalition members include Americans for Prosperity, Americans for Tax Reform, FreedomWorks, Heritage Action, the Judicial Crisis Network, and Tea Party Patriots.
“On behalf of the millions of Americans represented by the undersigned organizations who value freedom and liberty, we write to urge you to support a swift confirmation for Judge Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court of the United States,” the letter states. “Judge Gorsuch has proven a competent jurist since being confirmed in 2006 without opposition to the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals. There is no reason why Judge Gorsuch should be denied either a fair hearing or confirmation to the U.S. Supreme Court.”
CVA Executive Director Mark Lucas issued the following statement:
“Judge Gorsuch has inspired millions of Americans who believe deeply in our Constitution and want to see it protected by the highest court in America. The outpouring of support for Gorsuch’s confirmation is a true testament to his qualifications, experience, and commitment to respecting the rule of law. Our coalition urges the Senate to expedite this hearing process in a clean but thorough manner and ensure that Gorsuch is put on the Supreme Court bench without delay. Americans deserve to see this vacancy filled as quickly as possible.”
CVA is engaged in a unique and unprecedented grassroots effort to help confirm Judge Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court bench. The group has made over 300,000 calls to constituents in eleven targeted states asking them to contact their Senator and urge them to confirm Gorsuch without delay. The group has also launched web ads, two waves of direct mail, and is promoting a digital tool which allows constituents to contact their Senators directly via Facebook, Twitter, and email.
Click here to view a PDF of the letter or read the full text below.
Dear Senators:
On behalf of the millions of Americans represented by the undersigned organizations who value freedom and liberty, we write to urge you to support a swift confirmation for Judge Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court of the United States.
Judge Gorsuch is qualified, experienced, and respects the Constitution. Much like the late Justice Antonin Scalia, Gorsuch is an originalist who believes that judges should follow the law as it is written – as opposed to using it to advance a narrow political or personal agenda. Consider his ruling in Cordova v. City of Albuquerque, where he wrote, “Our job is interpreting the Constitution…a carefully drafted text judges are charged with applying according to its original public meaning.”
Judge Gorsuch has also warned about the dangers of government overreach, including in or by the courts. As he aptly stated in 2013, “It is an irony of the law that either too much or too little can impair liberty. Our aim here has to be for a golden mean.”
Judge Gorsuch has proven a competent jurist since being confirmed in 2006 without opposition to the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals. There is no reason why Judge Gorsuch should be denied either a fair hearing or confirmation to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Together, we urge you to expedite the hearing for Judge Gorsuch and confirm him to the Supreme Court in a clean but thorough process.
Sincerely,
(organizations listed for identification purposes only)
Mark Lucas, Executive Director
Concerned Veterans for America
Brent Gardner, Chief Government Affairs Officer
Americans for Prosperity
Mark Holden, Chairman
Freedom Partners Chamber of Commerce
Grover Norquist, President
Americans for Tax Reform
Michael A. Needham, Chief Executive Officer
Heritage Action for America
Gary A. Marx, Senior Advisor
Judicial Crisis Network
Dan Greenberg, President
Advance Arkansas Institute
Tim Doyle, Vice President of Policy & General Counsel
American Council for Capital Formation
Sean Noble, President
American Encore
Mark Wingate, President & Director
American Seniors Association, Inc.
Mark Fitzgibbons, President of Corporate Affairs
American Target Advertising
Gary L. Bauer, President
American Values
Bryan C. Williams, Director of Government Affairs
Associated Builders and Contractors of Ohio
Kim Crockett, VP, Senior Policy Fellow and General Counsel
Center of the American Experiment
Gregory Quinlan, President
The Center for Garden State Families
Jeffrey Mazzella, President
Center for Individual Freedom
David N. Bossie, President
Citizens United
Matt Brouillette, President & CEO
Commonwealth Partners
Katie McAuliffe, Executive Director
Digital Liberty
Craig Richardson, President
Energy & Environment Action Team
Cleta Mitchell, Esq., Partner
Foley & Lardner, LLP
Annette Meeks, CEO
Freedom Foundation of Minnesota
Adam Brandon, President and CEO
FreedomWorks
Andrew Clark, Executive Director
Generation Opportunity
Mario H. Lopez, President
Hispanic Leadership Fund
Jason Torchinsky, Partner
Holtzman Vogel Josefiak Torchinsky PLLC
William A. Estrada, Esq., Director of Federal Relations
Home School Legal Defense Association
Amy Oliver Cooke, Executive Vice President
Independence Institute
Andrew Langer, President
Institute for Liberty
James Bopp, Jr., General Counsel
James Madison Center for Free Speech
Dr. J. Robert McClure, President and CEO
The James Madison Institute
Lisa B. Nelson, CEO
Jeffersonian Project
Roy Cordato, VP for Research and Resident Scholar
The John Locke Foundation
John T. Tomicki, JD, Executive Director
League of American Families
Seton Motley, President
Less Government
Daniel Garza, President
The LIBRE Initiative
Brent Mead, CEO
Montana Policy Institute
Edna Kent, Chairman
Montanans for Limited Government
Gary Marbut, President
Montana Shooting Sports Association
Harry C. Alford, President/CEO
National Black Chamber of Commerce
David Ridenour, President
National Center for Public Policy Research
Willes K. Lee, President
National Federation of Republican Assemblies
George Kneisser, Executive Director
New Jersey Citizens for Property Tax Reform
Eli Lehrer, President
R Street Institute
Paul J. Gessing, President
Rio Grande Foundation
Samantha Dravis, President
Rule of Law Defense Fund
William Whipple III, President
Secure America’s Future Economy
Teri Christoph, Co-founder
Smart Girl Politics
Maureen Blum
Strategic Coalitions & Initiatives, LLC
David Williams, President
Taxpayers Protection Alliance
Judson Phillips, Founder
Tea Party Nation
Benny Beth Martin, Co-Founder
Tea Party Patriots
Russell H. Withers, General Counsel & Policy Analyst
Texas Conservative Coalition Research Institute
Michael W. Thompson, Chairman and President
Thomas Jefferson Institute for Public Policy (Virginia)
Jonathan Downing, CEO
Wyoming Liberty Group
Carol Platt Liebau, President
Yankee Institute for Public Policy
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