The 11 dudes above need to hear from you. Do you live in LA, UT, SC, TX, NE, AZ, ID, or NC? Do the USA a solid, and call them, email them, fax them today please….yes I know that Collins and Murkowski are not on the image or in the list here — they are not official members of the committee, but please do call them, too — if you are from Maine or Alaska. The Senate Switchboard number is (202) 224-3121.
The Senate Judiciary Committee can be reached at (202) 224-5225 — call them today. Express your outrage on the Kavanaugh nomination. Demand that he be yanked, that they vote no, they work for all y’all who live in LA, UT, SC, TX, NE, AZ, ID, or NC….and for us citizens as part of the Judiciary Committee.
Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee: Senator Chuck Grassley R-IA (202) 224-5225
Majority Members — send ‘em an email or a fax or call them!
Are you in DC? You can attend the next nomination confirmation / vote meeting for Kavanaugh if they hold it, on Friday!
Judiciary Committee hearings are open to the public. The Senate Judiciary Committee hearing room is located in room 226 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building. During regular hearings, the room can accommodate approximately 40 members of the public. Admission to hearings is on a first come, first served basis, and members of the public are encouraged to arrive early, particularly for high profile hearings, to ensure they will be seated. Food and drink in the hearing room is prohibited. Attendees may bring one, small personal item such as a purse, handbag, or briefcase into the hearing room. For safety reasons, large duffel bags, suitcases and other luggage is not permitted in the hearing room. Attendees are not permitted to hold or display signs, posters, or placards in the hearing room. Hearings are held in both the morning and afternoon. For more on upcoming and past hearings in the Judiciary Committee, click here.
Here is where the next confirmation meeting (after the hearing on Thursday) will be held — if it happens: (thanks for the note, ala boomer!):
Dirksen Senate Office Building Room 226, Sept 27, 10:00AM
Did you know:
Prepared testimony is made available on the Judiciary Committee website after the start of Committee hearings. Testimony is also searchable by clicking here. Witnesses who appear before the Committee often provide prepared testimony, which is available online. Witnesses will often read portions of this prepared statement into the hearing record. After the witnesses have had the opportunity to present their testimony, Senators will engage the witnesses in a question and answer period.
And….
All Committee hearings, including business meetings, are webcast live online. Visit the hearing calendar for information about upcoming and past hearings, and to access archived webcasts. Links to webcasts appear
two hours before hearings begin, and video begins streaming live once the hearing is called to order. Webcast archives are accessible within 24 hours of scheduled hearings. For a complete archive of
Judiciary Committee webcasts, click here.
Let’s support democracy, Dr. Blasey Ford, Ms Ramirez, and others who’ve been traumatised by Kavanaugh and demand that he be voted down. This is vitally important!
UPDATED:
Thanks to John Rudden, first comment below the tip jar (with a bit more bolding from me):
When you call, please remind them that this is a Senate hearing conducted to assist the United States Senate in fulfilling its Constitutional responsibility to advise and consent, with respect to the suitability of a President’s lifetime seat on the United States Supreme Court. It is not a criminal proceeding where guilt beyond a reasonable doubt is the standard. It is not a civil court trial where a preponderance of evidence is the standard. There is no Constitutional Right to a lifetime seat on the Supreme Court. There is no presumption of suitability for a seat on the Supreme Court.
Each individual Senator has a Constitutional obligation, not to vote for confirmation unless that Senator is convinced that Judge Kavanaugh has the moral character to be a Supreme Court Justice. He, Judge Kavanaugh, has the burden to demonstrate he is worthy of confirmation. It is not Dr. Ford’s obligation to prove he is not qualified.
It is the Senate’s duty to ensure that only the most qualified individuals are appointed to such a position.