The nomination of Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court raises many troubling questions, but for me this question is critical: forty years from now will the American people have fewer rights and opportunities than we do now?
Kavanaugh has consistently decided against working people’s rights, voting rights, women’s rights, and the right to privacy. He has been outright hostile to the Affordable Care Act. He has turned a blind eye to elderly Americans and their retirement security. His decisions have aimed to overturn fundamental legal protections gained throughout the 20th and 21st centuries, striking at the heart of our American Dream. Many have referred to Kavanaugh as “an originalist,” a jurist committed to interpreting our Constitution “as it is written.”
Since 1787, we have worked to expand equal protection under the law for all. Kavanaugh’s jurisprudence aims to roll back these advances while – ironically – also lending legal weight to something that emphatically was not in our 1787 Constitution: corporate personhood.
Members of the U.S. House have no direct authority on the confirmation of Supreme Court nominees, but our representatives do have the responsibility to protect our rights through legislation. House members have the duty to check and balance the powers of the Executive and Judicial branches, but Scott Tipton has proven that he is unwilling to protect what voters in the 3rd Congressional District value. Now – more than ever – we need a Congresswoman who can effectively legislate and protect the interests of all people.
Diane Mitsch Bush
Steamboat
Editor’s note: Diane Mitsch Bush is the Democratic candidate for Colorado’s District 3 Congressional seat.
