"Kavanaugh could be the deciding vote to gut Roe v. Wade for good. We need to hold him accountable," said Demand Justice. (Photo: Demand Justice/Twitter)
Oct 06, 2019
Marking the one-year anniversary of the Senate confirmation of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, a coalition of women's rights groups led a #ReclaimTheCourt rally in Washington, D.C. Sunday to demand that House Democrats investigate and impeach the right-wing judge as reproductive freedoms are under severe threat.
"Before the court hears any one of the myriad abortion-related cases that are currently making their way through the lower courts, the public deserves to know the truth about whether Kavanaugh lied under oath, whether he committed sexual assault, and whether he really deserves to be on the Supreme Court," the coalition wrote ahead of Sunday's demonstration.
In addition to credible sexual assault allegations by Dr. Christine Blasey Ford, Kavanaugh has also been accused of sexual misconduct by Yale classmate Deborah Ramirez.
Demand Justice, one of the groups that organized Sunday's protest, warned Sunday that "Kavanaugh could be the deciding vote to gut Roe v. Wade for good."
"We need to hold him accountable," the organization wrote, urging members of Congress to sign on to Rep. Ayanna Pressley's (D-Mass.) impeachment resolution against Kavanaugh.
As Common Dreams reported, the high court last week agreed to hear its first abortion rights case since Trump-appointed Justices Kavanaugh and Neil Gorsuch joined the bench, increasing the urgency among rights groups to mobilize to defend Roe v. Wade.
"Kavanaugh is unfit to sit," tweeted Women's March.
\u201cWE BELIEVE SURVIVORS \n\n#ReclaimTheCourt\n#InvestigateKavanaugh\u201d— NARAL (@NARAL) 1570382074
\u201cNOW: hundreds are blocking the street outside the Supreme Court, chanting "Kavanaugh has got to go!" #ImpeachKavanaugh #ReclaimTheCourt \n\n@CPDAction @womensmarch @WeDemandJustice\u201d— Daniel Altschuler \ud83e\udd8b (@Daniel Altschuler \ud83e\udd8b) 1570388958
Risking arrest, hundreds of activists blocked the road to the Supreme Court calling for Kavanaugh's impeachment:
\u201cHundreds of #ReclaimTheCourt activists block the road to the US Supreme Court\u201d— CPD Action \ud83d\udca5 (@CPD Action \ud83d\udca5) 1570389135
\u201cRisking mass arrest, hundreds of #ReclaimTheCourt activists from all over the nation have converged to block the street to the Supreme Court, demanding #ImpeachKavanaugh https://t.co/gUs4dynN9V\u201d— Center for Popular Democracy\ud83d\udca5 (@Center for Popular Democracy\ud83d\udca5) 1570390139
Protests also took place in Portland, Maine, where demonstrators looked to remind Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) that they have not forgotten her decisive vote to confirm Kavanaugh last year and plan to unseat her in the 2020 elections.
\u201c#ReclaimtheCourt. @SenatorCollins we will not forget your vote to confirm Kavanaugh. Join us in unseating her\u201d— Mainers for Accountable Leadership (@Mainers for Accountable Leadership) 1570378984
\u201c\u201cWhen @SenatorCollins voted to confirm Brett Kavanaugh i screamed myself hoarse. It was the only time I didn\u2019t enjoy singing \u201c -Viva\u201d— Mainers for Accountable Leadership (@Mainers for Accountable Leadership) 1570379444
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Marking the one-year anniversary of the Senate confirmation of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, a coalition of women's rights groups led a #ReclaimTheCourt rally in Washington, D.C. Sunday to demand that House Democrats investigate and impeach the right-wing judge as reproductive freedoms are under severe threat.
"Before the court hears any one of the myriad abortion-related cases that are currently making their way through the lower courts, the public deserves to know the truth about whether Kavanaugh lied under oath, whether he committed sexual assault, and whether he really deserves to be on the Supreme Court," the coalition wrote ahead of Sunday's demonstration.
In addition to credible sexual assault allegations by Dr. Christine Blasey Ford, Kavanaugh has also been accused of sexual misconduct by Yale classmate Deborah Ramirez.
Demand Justice, one of the groups that organized Sunday's protest, warned Sunday that "Kavanaugh could be the deciding vote to gut Roe v. Wade for good."
"We need to hold him accountable," the organization wrote, urging members of Congress to sign on to Rep. Ayanna Pressley's (D-Mass.) impeachment resolution against Kavanaugh.
As Common Dreams reported, the high court last week agreed to hear its first abortion rights case since Trump-appointed Justices Kavanaugh and Neil Gorsuch joined the bench, increasing the urgency among rights groups to mobilize to defend Roe v. Wade.
"Kavanaugh is unfit to sit," tweeted Women's March.
\u201cWE BELIEVE SURVIVORS \n\n#ReclaimTheCourt\n#InvestigateKavanaugh\u201d— NARAL (@NARAL) 1570382074
\u201cNOW: hundreds are blocking the street outside the Supreme Court, chanting "Kavanaugh has got to go!" #ImpeachKavanaugh #ReclaimTheCourt \n\n@CPDAction @womensmarch @WeDemandJustice\u201d— Daniel Altschuler \ud83e\udd8b (@Daniel Altschuler \ud83e\udd8b) 1570388958
Risking arrest, hundreds of activists blocked the road to the Supreme Court calling for Kavanaugh's impeachment:
\u201cHundreds of #ReclaimTheCourt activists block the road to the US Supreme Court\u201d— CPD Action \ud83d\udca5 (@CPD Action \ud83d\udca5) 1570389135
\u201cRisking mass arrest, hundreds of #ReclaimTheCourt activists from all over the nation have converged to block the street to the Supreme Court, demanding #ImpeachKavanaugh https://t.co/gUs4dynN9V\u201d— Center for Popular Democracy\ud83d\udca5 (@Center for Popular Democracy\ud83d\udca5) 1570390139
Protests also took place in Portland, Maine, where demonstrators looked to remind Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) that they have not forgotten her decisive vote to confirm Kavanaugh last year and plan to unseat her in the 2020 elections.
\u201c#ReclaimtheCourt. @SenatorCollins we will not forget your vote to confirm Kavanaugh. Join us in unseating her\u201d— Mainers for Accountable Leadership (@Mainers for Accountable Leadership) 1570378984
\u201c\u201cWhen @SenatorCollins voted to confirm Brett Kavanaugh i screamed myself hoarse. It was the only time I didn\u2019t enjoy singing \u201c -Viva\u201d— Mainers for Accountable Leadership (@Mainers for Accountable Leadership) 1570379444
Marking the one-year anniversary of the Senate confirmation of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, a coalition of women's rights groups led a #ReclaimTheCourt rally in Washington, D.C. Sunday to demand that House Democrats investigate and impeach the right-wing judge as reproductive freedoms are under severe threat.
"Before the court hears any one of the myriad abortion-related cases that are currently making their way through the lower courts, the public deserves to know the truth about whether Kavanaugh lied under oath, whether he committed sexual assault, and whether he really deserves to be on the Supreme Court," the coalition wrote ahead of Sunday's demonstration.
In addition to credible sexual assault allegations by Dr. Christine Blasey Ford, Kavanaugh has also been accused of sexual misconduct by Yale classmate Deborah Ramirez.
Demand Justice, one of the groups that organized Sunday's protest, warned Sunday that "Kavanaugh could be the deciding vote to gut Roe v. Wade for good."
"We need to hold him accountable," the organization wrote, urging members of Congress to sign on to Rep. Ayanna Pressley's (D-Mass.) impeachment resolution against Kavanaugh.
As Common Dreams reported, the high court last week agreed to hear its first abortion rights case since Trump-appointed Justices Kavanaugh and Neil Gorsuch joined the bench, increasing the urgency among rights groups to mobilize to defend Roe v. Wade.
"Kavanaugh is unfit to sit," tweeted Women's March.
\u201cWE BELIEVE SURVIVORS \n\n#ReclaimTheCourt\n#InvestigateKavanaugh\u201d— NARAL (@NARAL) 1570382074
\u201cNOW: hundreds are blocking the street outside the Supreme Court, chanting "Kavanaugh has got to go!" #ImpeachKavanaugh #ReclaimTheCourt \n\n@CPDAction @womensmarch @WeDemandJustice\u201d— Daniel Altschuler \ud83e\udd8b (@Daniel Altschuler \ud83e\udd8b) 1570388958
Risking arrest, hundreds of activists blocked the road to the Supreme Court calling for Kavanaugh's impeachment:
\u201cHundreds of #ReclaimTheCourt activists block the road to the US Supreme Court\u201d— CPD Action \ud83d\udca5 (@CPD Action \ud83d\udca5) 1570389135
\u201cRisking mass arrest, hundreds of #ReclaimTheCourt activists from all over the nation have converged to block the street to the Supreme Court, demanding #ImpeachKavanaugh https://t.co/gUs4dynN9V\u201d— Center for Popular Democracy\ud83d\udca5 (@Center for Popular Democracy\ud83d\udca5) 1570390139
Protests also took place in Portland, Maine, where demonstrators looked to remind Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) that they have not forgotten her decisive vote to confirm Kavanaugh last year and plan to unseat her in the 2020 elections.
\u201c#ReclaimtheCourt. @SenatorCollins we will not forget your vote to confirm Kavanaugh. Join us in unseating her\u201d— Mainers for Accountable Leadership (@Mainers for Accountable Leadership) 1570378984
\u201c\u201cWhen @SenatorCollins voted to confirm Brett Kavanaugh i screamed myself hoarse. It was the only time I didn\u2019t enjoy singing \u201c -Viva\u201d— Mainers for Accountable Leadership (@Mainers for Accountable Leadership) 1570379444
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