FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 9, 2018
Contact: Joshua Mercer, 517-212-0419
Email: mercer@catholicvote.org
Catholic Voters Thrilled With Nomination of Judge Kavanaugh
Unprecedented Campaign Readied to Insure Fair and Impartial Process
MADISON, WI — CatholicVote.org President Brian Burch released the following statement regarding President Trump’s nomination of Judge Kavanaugh to replace Justice Anthony Kennedy on the Supreme Court:
“Trump handily won the Catholic vote in 2016, largely because of his sincerity and pledge to nominate qualified justices with a track record of fairness and fidelity to the Constitution. President Trump kept his promise to Catholic voters Monday night by nominating another sterling judicial candidate for the Supreme Court.”
“The experience of past judicial confirmation battles suggest attacks on a nominee’s personal religious views are inevitable. Just today, a prominent publication published an insidious attack on the Catholic faith of special adviser to the President, Leonard Leo. This coordinated campaign of hate harkens back to a bygone era of open prejudice practiced by southern Democrats and the KKK. Such bigotry cannot, and will not, be tolerated.
“CatholicVote.org is prepared to defend Judge Kavanaugh from any such personal smear campaign by anti-Catholic zealots. We intend to hold every Senator, of both parties, accountable. Any whiff of anti-Catholic bigotry must be met with universal condemnation by every senator. This is especially true for those senators seeking re-election in states won by President Trump.”
“CatholicVote.org will be closely monitoring the coming process. We are now able to communicate with every Catholic in every parish, in each of the battleground states. Attacks on Catholics have a long and ugly history in the United States. We will not stand by and allow our faith to be used as a punching bag for political gain.”
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