Let’s face it, no matter who President Trump picked to fill the Supreme Court vacancy left by the retirement of Justice Anthony Kennedy, liberals were going to melt down on Twitter.
The world saw it coming from a distance. Consider:
Refuse Fascism planned to protest the pick in a dozen large cities, no matter who Trump chose to fill the seat. (RELATED: Protests Already Planned For Trump’s SCOTUS Nominee)
In a Campus Reform video, New York University students expressed their disdain for Trump’s “racist,” “extreme” SCOTUS pick … before the pick was actually made. (RELATED: College Students Say How Much They Hate Trump’s SCOTUS Pick — There’s Only One Problem)
And House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi vowed to “avenge President Obama” somehow, if it’s the “last thing” she does. (RELATED: Nancy Pelosi Vows To ‘Avenge President Obama If It’s The Last Thing I Do’)
So when President Trump announced his pick of Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals Brett Kavanaugh on Monday night, the #resistance sprung:
Brett Kavanaugh, in just on just one case, attacked women’s rights, healthcare, and immigration.
He is the trifecta of terrible, and he must never sit on the Supreme Court.
Call your senators. Don’t stop calling. (202) 224-3121#SCOTUS pic.twitter.com/OazjPyXECl
— Alyssa Milano (@Alyssa_Milano) July 10, 2018
With Brett Kavanaugh as his SCOTUS pick, Mr. Trump is trying to force his repressive, bigoted agenda into our courts—and our lives. If confirmed, American citizens will hemorrhage basic rights, and corporations will have an open door for a hostile takeover.
— Tom Steyer (@TomSteyer) July 10, 2018
BREAKING: Trump just nominated Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court to replace retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy. Here’s why you need to tell your senators to block this extreme nominee: (855) 999-1663 #SaveSCOTUS pic.twitter.com/jLF2OlXYAy
— MoveOn (@MoveOn) July 10, 2018
Judge Kavanaugh has applied an extreme and dangerous interpretation of the Second Amendment when determining whether a law is constitutional, one that does not take into account a law’s impact on public safety. https://t.co/xCEKwUQT7m
— Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts) July 10, 2018
It’s going to be quite a visual when five men overturn Roe. https://t.co/inbITwHYy8
— Ezra Klein (@ezraklein) July 10, 2018
The Senate should not confirm Trump’s Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. No president under FBI investigation for collusion and obstruction of justice should be able to pick any judge who may rule on said investigation. The Senate must protect and uphold the rule of law.
— Eugene Gu, MD (@eugenegu) July 10, 2018
You might be worried about your rights as a woman but it’s okay because Kavanaugh has daughters and a wife and hires women and he even believes they, too, can enjoy sports
— Charlotte Wilder (@TheWilderThings) July 10, 2018
Access to safe and legal abortion, birth control, and other basic health care is hanging in the balance. If you’re one of the 7 in 10 Americans who don’t want to see Roe v. Wade overturned, this is the time to call your senators. #ScotusPick
— Cecile Richards (@CecileRichards) July 10, 2018
Trump’s #SCOTUSPick Brett Kavanaugh would be a threat to:
-LGBTQ equality
-Women’s reproductive rights
-Affordable health care#StopKavanaugh #SaveSCOTUS pic.twitter.com/itkRCB290C— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) July 10, 2018
Unacceptable: Trump SCOTUS nominee Brett Kavanaugh wants to make it more difficult for families to obtain affordable health care. #SaveSCOTUS #StopKavanaugh #WhatsAtStake pic.twitter.com/X1I5BZXA3M
— Feminist Majority (@FemMajority) July 10, 2018
It’s going to be quite a visual when five men overturn Roe. https://t.co/inbITwHYy8
— Ezra Klein (@ezraklein) July 10, 2018
“The agenda is not just to get rid of Roe. It’s to go after Griswold itself to go after contraceptives.” @ChrisMurphyCT on Trump’s SCOTUS pick. #Hardball
— Hardball (@hardball) July 9, 2018
Don’t be fooled: Trump promised to only appoint justices who would overturn Roe v. Wade and gut affordable health care. This means he’s confident Brett Kavanaugh will do just that. #SCOTUSpick #SaveSCOTUS pic.twitter.com/Pkv5NmAD7D
— Planned Parenthood Action (@PPact) July 10, 2018
We’re rallying outside the Supreme Court to oppose Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination. He is a threat to reproductive rights, affordable healthcare, workers’ rights, and LGBTQ equality. His nomination must be defeated. #SCOTUS pic.twitter.com/2AQFMAOS8M
— Chad Griffin (@ChadHGriffin) July 10, 2018
.@realDonaldTrump wants to use the Supreme Court to undo what makes our country great. With his choice of Brett Kavanaugh, the Affordable Care Act is in danger. Voting rights and workers’ rights are under threat. A woman’s right to choose is on the line. #WhatsAtStake
— Bill de Blasio (@NYCMayor) July 10, 2018
On the plus side, at least one more well-heeled twit with a lacrosse name gets a job for life signing off on liberties-disintegrating “populism”
— Adam Weinstein (@AdamWeinstein) July 10, 2018
The nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh will threaten the lives of millions of Americans for decades to come and will morph our Supreme Court into a political arm of the right-wing Republican Party.
— Terry McAuliffe (@TerryMcAuliffe) July 10, 2018
Whether or not the Supreme Court enforces the spirit of the words “Equal Justice Under Law,” is determined by the individuals who sit on that Court. Brett Kavanaugh represents a fundamental threat to that promise of equality. I will oppose his nomination to the Supreme Court.
— Kamala Harris (@SenKamalaHarris) July 10, 2018
Kavanaugh has not yet finished speaking and @WeDemandJustice is already up with an ad against him https://t.co/tpeDufpYZW
— Dave Weigel (@daveweigel) July 10, 2018
The last word goes to Rush Limbaugh producer Bo Snerdley, who made his own prophetic prediction, and call to action, before Trump made his pick:
About an hour from now – the left will be attempting to make the Supreme Court nominee a horrid human being. It’s what they do – and we need to push back on every single attack by every single source with discipline, humor, facts and truth.
— Bo Snerdley (@BoSnerdley) July 10, 2018