6 years ago, a plan was already in motion to corrupt our courts and force through a nationwide ban on the most commonly used abortion pill — in all 50 states, any and all circumstances, without exception.
And Josh Hawley thinks you’ll let him get away with it.
Let me explain:
2017: Matt Kacsmaryk is nominated to be a federal judge for the north TX district court.
His confirmation stalls for years. And just this week, we learned he even lied to hide just how bizarre his obsession with controlling people's bodies really is. dallasnews.com/news/politics/…
2018: While his nomination languishes in the Senate, Kacsmaryk decides to invest in his future.
So he became a campaign donor for Josh Hawley, a fellow member of the Federalist Society — a group of corporate activist lawyers with funders including Chevron, Google, and the Kochs.
2019: Now a U.S. Senator, Josh Hawley decides to make Kacsmaryk, his campaign donor, a federal judge.
Hawley confirms Kacsmaryk to the north TX district court, despite bipartisan opposition over Kacsmaryk's Big Brother views on contraceptives and personal freedoms.
2022: A lawsuit is filed in the north TX district court by activist lawyers seeking to ban an abortion pill that millions have used safely. Medication abortion accounts for over half of all abortions.
Hawley’s wife leads the suit. His donor is the judge. cnbc.com/2023/04/12/abo…
2023: Hawley’s DONOR judge rules in favor of the lawsuit led by Hawley’s WIFE, calling for a near-immediate ban on the abortion drug mifepristone in all 50 states.
And it's the first time a judge has ever tried to unilaterally take a drug off the market against FDA objections.
Now in his official capacity as Senator, Josh Hawley has signed an amicus brief demanding that the Supreme Court end a temporary injunction blocking the ruling (in his wife's lawsuit) by a federal judge (his campaign donor) to ban America's most commonly-used abortion medication.
This is what corruption looks like. And in 2024, we’re going to make Josh Hawley own it.
Senators shouldn’t be in the business of using their position to benefit their family's legal careers and activism, especially if there is financial incentive to do so.
And there shouldn't even be a hint of campaign donations impacting who, when, and how a judge gets on a court.
In the Senate, I’ll vote to restore Roe. But I'll also fight for rules to end corruption like this, starting with:
Barring Senators from voting on judicial nominees who've given to their campaigns.
Barring Senators from lobbying any court to benefit an immediate relative.