{"id":51910,"date":"2017-04-06T14:10:47","date_gmt":"2017-04-06T18:10:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/hrc-condemns-senate-leaders-for-going-nuclear-to-guarantee-appointment-of-anti-equality-neil-gorsuch\/"},"modified":"2017-04-06T14:10:47","modified_gmt":"2017-04-06T18:10:47","slug":"hrc-condemns-senate-leaders-for-going-nuclear-to-guarantee-appointment-of-anti-equality-neil-gorsuch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/hrc-condemns-senate-leaders-for-going-nuclear-to-guarantee-appointment-of-anti-equality-neil-gorsuch\/","title":{"rendered":"HRC Condemns Senate Leaders for Going Nuclear to Guarantee Appointment of Anti-Equality Neil Gorsuch"},"content":{"rendered":"

HRC Condemns Senate Leaders for Going Nuclear to Guarantee Appointment of Anti-Equality Neil Gorsuch<\/b>
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Today, the Human Rights Campaign\u00a0<\/span>strongly condemned the move by Senate Republicans to deploy the \u201cnuclear option\u201d to hand anti-equality Judge Neil Gorsuch a lifetime appointment to the Supreme Court of the United States by shamefully changing Senate rules and bypassing the historic 60-vote threshold for high court nominees.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are deeply disappointed by the Senate Republicans\u2019 decision to pave the way for the confirmation of Neil Gorsuch, who throughout his career has dismissed the role of the courts in protecting individual and civil rights,\u201d said Chad Griffin, President of the Human Rights Campaign. \u201cHe does not believe the Constitution protects marriage rights for same-sex<\/a> couples<\/a>. He has twice ruled in cases that undermined equality for transgender people. In his Senate testimony, he repeatedly dodged answers about the fundamental equality of LGBTQ people. If you harbor any remaining doubt about his dangerous worldview, consider for a moment that Judge Gorsuch\u2019s idol is none other than Antonin Scalia.\u201d<\/p>\n

Gorsuch\u2019s history of opposing civil rights for the LGBTQ community triggered historic opposition from HRC and many civil rights organizations. HRC previously took unprecedented action by opposing Gorsuch prior to his confirmation hearing, calling for a filibuster on the Senate floor, and testifying against Gorsuch before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Judge Gorsuch\u2019s record, coupled with Trump\u2019s discriminatory executive actions, his other anti-LGBTQ appointees, and the campaign promise to appoint a justice in the mold of Antonin Scalia<\/a> leave no room for anyone to doubt that as an Associate Justice on the Supreme Court, Gorsuch will be dangerous for the LGBTQ community.<\/p>\n

Gorsuch has a long and troubling career opposing civil rights, including for LGBTQ people:<\/p>\n