RED ALERT: Block Fox News pundit from second-highest court in the land

Friend, bad news. The U.S. Senate [will take up]( the nomination of Justin Walker TODAY, elevating a former #MoscowMitch intern, Brett Kavanaugh clerk & Fox News pundit to a lifetime appointment to arguably the second highest court in the land. This is a right-wing power grab, because Republicans fear that Trump will lose in November. Call Senator Kirsten E. Gillibrand at (202) 224-4451 and Senator Charles E. Schumer at (202) 224-6542. When you reach an aide, leave the following message: Hello, my name is SAY YOUR NAME calling from zip code 10016 in New York. Justin Walker is wholly unqualified to serve on the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals. The Senate should be dealing with our public health crisis & police violence—not packing the courts with Fox News pundits who have zero trial experience. Please reject Walker's confirmation. [Once you have made a phone call, please click this link. To keep a running tally of how many calls we make, we are counting the number of times this link is clicked.]( [Double your impact. Sign and send the petition to your U.S. Senators, urging them to reject Justin Walker—and focus on the country's economic, health & racial justice crisis.]( [Sign and send the petition]( Justin Walker is wholly unqualified to serve on the second-highest court in the land. A former McConnell intern (whose father was an old friend of the Senate Majority Leader), Walker was appointed to the federal district court less than a year ago despite zero trial experience. Even some who supported him then [are now saying]( he lacks the experience for this new promotion. Before that, Walker made numerous appearances on Fox News—attacking the Supreme Court decision upholding Obamacare as "indefensible," and defending his old boss Brett Kavanaugh. Why are Senate Republicans pushing this now, when the Senate should be passing pandemic relief for the COVID-19 crisis & addressing the epidemic of police violence? Because they are afraid that Donald Trump will lose in November, and they may soon be out of power. If they can pack the courts with young right-wing judges now (Walker is only 38), they can impose their legacy for decades. Senator Lindsey Graham even publicly called on judges to [retire before the election](, so the Senate can replace them with young ideologues. Call Senator Kirsten E. Gillibrand at (202) 224-4451 and Senator Charles E. Schumer at (202) 224-6542. When you reach an aide, leave the following message: Hello, my name is SAY YOUR NAME calling from zip code 10016 in New York. Justin Walker is wholly unqualified to serve on the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals. The Senate should be dealing with our public health crisis & police violence—not packing the courts with Fox News pundits who have zero trial experience. Please reject Walker's confirmation. [Once you have made a phone call, please click this link. To keep a running tally of how many calls we make, we are counting the number of times this link is clicked.]( [Double your impact. Sign and send the petition to your U.S. Senators, urging them to reject Justin Walker—and focus on the country's economic, health & racial justice crisis.]( [Sign and send the petition]( Keep fighting, Paul Hogarth, Daily Kos Daily Kos, PO Box 70036, Oakland, CA, 94612. Sent via [ActionNetwork.org](. To update your email address, change your name or address, or to stop receiving emails from Daily Kos, please [click here](.