Dear Editor:
During the month of February, Black History Month, we have been called to recommit to our constitutional values of liberty, equality, and justice for all. However, it is troubling that President Trump has put forth a nominee for the nation's Supreme Court, Judge Neil Gorsuch, whose record does not demonstrate respect for those values, nor has he shown respect for the belief that the Constitution protects all of us, not just the wealthy and he powerful. His troubling record of hostility to women's reproductive rights and to issues of discrimination and police brutality raises very serious concerns about his ability to be open-minded, fair, and guided by the Constitution and the law instead of his own political agenda.
It's also of great concern that he was hand-picked by the Federalist Society and the Heritage Foundation, right wing organizations funded by oil billionaires Charles and David Koch. Judge Gorsuch has shown a consistent and troubling bias on the side of big business against the interests of consumers and employees. His narrow ideological view of workplace discrimination laws is dangerous for workers. Judge Gorsuch would undermine countless laws, including those that protect the environment, worker's rights, civil rights, and consumer protections. These matters concern me as a citizen and as a person of faith. He should not be confirmed.
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