Josh Orton
@joshorton
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President, @WeDemandJustice.
Washington, DC and Madison, WI
Joined June 2008
From the @WeDemandJustice report, found here:
demandjustice.org
BOMBSHELL! @ErinBurnett dropped a bomb on her show today. All 27 of Trump's Judicial nominees refused to admit that Donald Trump lost the 2020 election. *19 of the 27* received SENATE CONFIRMATION & were given LIFETIME APPOINTMENTS on the Federal Bench. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS!
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Thanks to @ErinBurnett for having me to talk through our new @WeDemandJustice report:
demandjustice.org
Josh Orton: "Every one of Trump's judicial picks ducked the Jan 6 question. They said it's a 'political controversy.' We expect judges to be loyal to the Constitution — Trump demands they be loyal to him." (15 Senate Democrats still voted to confirm some of them.)
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Every one of Trump’s 27 judicial nominees refused to say Trump lost in 2020. They all dodged with the same line: "President Biden was certified." Josh Orton: "These were political loyalty tests. If they told the truth, Trump would pull their nominations." 19 now have federal
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And here's the kicker: 15 members of the Democratic caucus have voted for these nominees - nominees who claim they can't comment on the Jan 6 riot because it's a "political controversy." Excuse me? People died. If you're willing to appease Trump's big lies, you have no business
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All 27 noms who answered 2020 or Jan 6 questions used bizarre language to avoid contradicting Trump on his two biggest lies. Unlike his first term? Trump is picking people he thinks will be loyal to him, not the constitution. The full report:
demandjustice.org
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Joined @Morning_Joe with @MollyJongFast and @JonLemire on new @WeDemandJustice report: every Trump nominee to a federal court is taking a political loyalty pledge...propagating Trump's lies about 2020 and Jan 6
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Hello Wednesday! Joining Zerlina: @WeDemandJustice President @joshorton, Democratic Strategist & Fmr. Signal Boost Co-Host @jess_mc + Astrophysicist Avi Loeb! ☎️ 866-997-4748 📻 @SiriusXMProg Ch. 127 https://t.co/vD1aZYbT6x
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This criticism could only be made by someone who has never ever bothered to read the actual bill. Ask Tim Ryan how well this lazy attack works.
Bernie Sanders has spent more time chastising Democrats for not cosponsoring his half baked Medicare for All bill than he has doing the hard work of fleshing out that bill’s details and building more political support for its implementation. And I’m so fucking tired of it.
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NBC POLL And one year before the 2026 midterm elections, Democrats lead Republicans in the fight for Congress by 8 points, 50%-42%, the largest lead for either party on the congressional ballot in the NBC News poll since the 2018 midterms.
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Former US Sen. Kyrsten Sinema lobbies for data center developer at Chandler AZ Plan Commission. Says she's working "hand in glove" w Trump Admin & warns city to embrace DCs or face federal intervention. City Council vote on Sinema's DC scheduled for Nov. 13.
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They're going to argue it was technically investing in a bribery futures market
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A Supreme Court that stood for equal rights would uphold laws that protect LGBTQ+ kids from “conversion therapy”—a dangerous + broadly discredited practice. But this Court has shown, again and again, that it's beholden to the politics of the far-right. https://t.co/uwhfpaQFn4
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The court heard arguments in a case brought by Kaley Chiles, a Christian talk therapist in Colorado, who argues that the state's ban violates her First Amendment rights.
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It's just not acceptable - morally, historically, or politically - to criticize Trump's weaponizing the DOJ one minute and then vote for his politically compromised judges the next.
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As I said on @TheWeekendMSNBC this morning: Dems need to stand up to Trump's attacks on the rule of law with their votes, not just their words. If a nom can't say who lost the 2020 election, they are not qualified for a lifetime judgeship. https://t.co/T78fNuAFwm
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Look - the wolf is at the door here. The rule of law is under siege in our country. We cannot allow our leaders to say one thing but then vote like things are normal.
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