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Georgians rallied outside the office of Sen. David Perdue, R-Ga., on July 10 to demand that he reject Brett Kavanaugh's nomination. (Courtesy photo)[/caption] By scheduling a prime-time announcement of his U.S. Supreme Court nominee, President Donald Trump made it easy for everyone to prepare. It took less than 30 minutes for Georgia's U.S. senators to issue their support for Judge Brett Kavanaugh and, by the next day, local advocates for abortion rights were campaigning against him. Planned Parenthood Southeast organized a rally in front of the Buckhead office tower where Sen. David Perdue, R-Georgia, has one of his state offices.
"I cannot overstate how dangerous this nomination is for millions of women across this country. At least twenty states are poised to immediately seek to ban abortion if Roe v. Wade were overturned," said Staci Fox, who heads Planned Parenthood Southeast.
"For more than 45 years, abortion has been a safe and legal medical procedure in this country and it must remain safe and legal for a woman to consider if and when she needs it," she added in a news release.
During his third debate with Hillary Clinton in 2016, Trump said, "If we put another two or perhaps three justices" on the high court, Roe v. Wade would be reversed 'automatically' because "I am putting pro-life justices on the court."
NARAL Pro-Choice America, which opposes Kavanaugh, issued a review of his writings in abortion cases, highlighting his dissent from a decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit that allowed an undocumented teenage immigrant to terminate her pregnancy.
Both Perdue and Sen. Johnny Isakson, R-Georgia, said they look forward to meeting with Kavanaugh and working with their colleagues to confirm his nomination. “I firmly believe that justices who understand and apply the law based on the U.S. Constitution, and not on their own personal political views, should fill seats on our Supreme Court," Isakson said. "Judge Kavanaugh’s record indicates that he shares a strong commitment to the Constitution and the rule of law.”
“President Trump has again fulfilled his promise to the American people and put forward an outstanding nominee to serve on the United States Supreme Court,” Perdue said. “Throughout his remarkable legal career, Brett Kavanaugh has shown a commitment to upholding our country’s Constitution." Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr and 25 fellow Republican state AGs are pushing for Kavanaugh's quick confirmation. They signed a letter to senators saying, "We have no doubt that he possesses the qualifications, temperament, and judicial philosophy to be an excellent associate justice."