Urge the President to submit a new nominee to the EEOC

In 2009, when President Obama nominated Chai Feldblum to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, defenders of religious freedom throughout America were horrified.  After all, the Georgetown law professor was known for her extreme views on the relationship between sexual freedom and religious freedom.

“Sexual liberty should win in most cases,” she said at a conference in 2005. “There can be a conflict between religious liberty and sexual liberty, but in almost all cases the sexual liberty should win.”  She added, “I’m having a hard time coming up with any case in which religious liberty should win.”

So when President Trump nominated the LGBT activist to another term in December, religious freedom advocates were disappointed and troubled.  Perhaps, some speculated, this was part of a deal with Senate Democrats to get other appointees confirmed.  And in defense of the president, the five-member EEOC is required to have bipartisan balance.

But, as Peter Sprigg of Family Research Council observed, bipartisan balance is one thing, but choosing the Left’s top champion on these issues is quite another.  “Feldblum’s record, both before and after her appointment to the EEOC, is an extreme one,” said Sprigg, “and the Trump administration could surely have found a less radical choice to occupy a Democratic seat.”

Feldblum’s current term at the EEOC doesn’t end until July 1, so there is still time to urge the president to submit a new nomination.  You can send a message to the White House in just seconds at our Action Center.

President Trump has been listening to pro-family Americans like you by making strong advancements to protect life and advance religious freedom, particularly at his Department of Health and Human Services, and by becoming the first sitting president to address the annual March for Life. We are hopeful that he will also listen to you by finding a new nominee for the EEOC who will honor our most important freedom, religious freedom for all.

Thank you for making your voice heard for religious freedom!

The Family Policy Alliance Team

 

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As Stuart Shepard explains in his Stoplight® commentary, your vote will also be toward a Supreme Court nominee. That selection will impact decisions regarding life, marriage and religious freedom for the rest of your life.

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“The Obama administration has demonstrated it cannot be trusted…”

Merrick Garland is President Obama’s nominee to the U.S. Supreme Court to fill the vacancy left by the death of Antonin Scalia.

Pro-family groups want the Senate to wait until after the presidential election to take any action on a nominee.

“This changes nothing,” said Marjorie Dannenfelser with Susan B. Anthony List. “We do not know this nominee but we do know Barack Obama. Anyone he nominates will join the voting bloc on the Court that consistently upholds abortion on-demand.”

“The Obama administration has demonstrated it cannot be trusted to respect the rule of law, the Constitution and the limits of its own authority,” said attorney Casey Mattox with Alliance Defending Freedom. “So it should be no surprise that the American people would be highly skeptical that any nominee this president puts forth would be acceptable.”

“President Obama has already appointed two judicial activists to the Court,” said Jonathan Saenz of Texas Values,” that have voted to redefine marriage and have opposed religious freedom and protecting life in the Hobby Lobby decision.”

Senate Republicans continue to say they will not hold hearings on any nominee. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell took to the floor after the announcement.

“It is the president’s constitutional right to nominate a Supreme Court Justice and it is the Senate’s constitutional right to act as a check on the president, and withhold its consent,” he said. “Our view is: Give the people a voice in filling this vacancy.”

Convenient Amnesia

Senate Democrats are telling their Republican colleagues to “Do Your Job” and confirm a Supreme Court nominee.

In his Stoplight® commentary, Stuart Shepard recalls how those very same lawmakers chose to do their job in 2006.

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