Thomas Farr has spent decades attacking our right to vote
Tell the Senate to reject his nomination!
Thomas Farr’s nomination to the federal bench is once again going before the Senate Judiciary Committee for a vote1. It has been revealed in the time since his initial hearing that he lied about his role in suppressing Black voter freedom under Jesse Helms2. The Senate Judiciary Committee must uphold its commitment to oversight of the federal judiciary and reject the nomination of Thomas Farr. Sign our original petition below and send a direct message to the members of the Senate Judiciary Committee compelling them to reject the nomination of a man who has been revealed to have lied under oath.
Until justice is real,
Brandi, Rashad, Arisha, Johnny, Jade, Evan, Corina, Chad, Sareya, Angela and the rest of the Color Of Change team
- “Trump cites judicial emergencies in renewing nomination of Farr for NC court seat.” The News & Observer, 5 January 2018. http://act.colorofchange.org/go/14351?t=4&akid=8886%2E1174326%2EKtBoub
- “Did Former Helms Lawyer Thomas Farr Lie to the Senate Judiciary Committee? It Sure Looks That Way.” Indy Week, 15 November 2017. https://act.colorofchange.org/go/14352?t=6&akid=8886%2E1174326%2EKtBoub
Thomas Farr has been North Carolina’s chief defender of voting laws that a federal court said: “target African Americans with almost surgical precision.”His nomination for the longest judicial vacancy in the nation comes at the expense of two highly-qualified African-American female judges who were blocked from even receiving a Committee hearing. Farr’s history of mistreatment of North Carolina’s African-American voters makes him ill-suited to preside over a region with a sizeable Black population. Despite Farr’s history, and the availability of qualified nominees who reflect the state; the two Senators from North Carolina have ignored the community and thrown their support behind a man dedicated to suppressing the Black vote.
Farr’s nomination fits into a larger pattern that sees placing ultra-conservative federal judges on the bench as one of the few areas that the Trump Administration is productive. In the absence of legislative success, the Trump Administration has done everything they can to roll back our rights with executive orders and nominations. We must work to make sure that the rights of Black voters are protected by the judiciary — and placing Thomas Farr would be a decidedly terrible setback for democracy in North Carolina.
Join us in demanding that Thomas Farr gets rejected by the Senate Judiciary Committee
President Trump is rewarding Thomas A. Farr, North Carolina’s chief defender of voter suppression, with a plum federal judgeship. The U.S. Senate’s Judiciary Committee will vote on his nomination very soon. It is imperative that we let them know Thomas Farr is unacceptable for the federal bench!
Join me in making sure that Thomas Farr isn’t given the power of the federal bench.
Until justice is real,
Brandi, Rashad, Arisha, Johnny, Jade, Evan, Corina, Chad, and the rest of the Color Of Change team
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