To: American Legislative Exchange Council
Demand that ALEC withdraw its support for Brett Kavanaugh
We demand that you withdraw your support for the confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court of the United States.
Why is this important?
At the American Legislative Exchange Council meeting in New Orleans, legislators who are part of ALEC signed their names to a letter endorsing Brett Kavanaugh to be confirmed to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Since then, Dr. Christine Blasey Ford has lodged a serious and credible charge of attempted rape by the nominee, and other women have come forward alleging sexual misconduct. Although Kavanaugh has denied these charges, ALEC has been silent in response to the outcry of concerns from women and men across the country that he should not be given a lifetime seat on our highest court.
ALEC’s failure to take such charges seriously is disreputable, but it is fully consistent with its silence in response to other sexual misconduct allegations against some of its legislative members.
In the past year alone, fourteen state lawmakers with ALEC ties have been accused of sexual misconduct. Some remain in office. One, Ohio Representative Bill Seitz, actually received a commendation from ALEC a mere month after the press reported about him making sexually lewd comments to female colleagues.
While some of these legislators have left office, others remain. In all of these cases, ALEC has never issued a public statement of condemnation. Nor has ALEC published any public policy on how it handles sexual misconduct by its members.
That's why we're calling on ALEC to withdraw their support of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court of the United States.
Since then, Dr. Christine Blasey Ford has lodged a serious and credible charge of attempted rape by the nominee, and other women have come forward alleging sexual misconduct. Although Kavanaugh has denied these charges, ALEC has been silent in response to the outcry of concerns from women and men across the country that he should not be given a lifetime seat on our highest court.
ALEC’s failure to take such charges seriously is disreputable, but it is fully consistent with its silence in response to other sexual misconduct allegations against some of its legislative members.
In the past year alone, fourteen state lawmakers with ALEC ties have been accused of sexual misconduct. Some remain in office. One, Ohio Representative Bill Seitz, actually received a commendation from ALEC a mere month after the press reported about him making sexually lewd comments to female colleagues.
While some of these legislators have left office, others remain. In all of these cases, ALEC has never issued a public statement of condemnation. Nor has ALEC published any public policy on how it handles sexual misconduct by its members.
That's why we're calling on ALEC to withdraw their support of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court of the United States.