The Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) sent a letter Tuesday to House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan and Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee Lindsey Graham calling on them to open a Congressional investigation into the “sabotage” of the Supreme Court.
The Daily Caller first obtained a copy of the letter that outlines the goals of the investigation: ensure these and similar organizations comply with the tax and election laws of the United States; review the effectiveness of current laws to protect and insulate members of the Court from pressure campaigns as well as physical violence; and bring a measure of transparency to this ugly series of attacks.
CPAC also said organizations such as Fix the Court, Demand Justice, the Open Society Foundation, the Tides Foundation and others should be held to account.
“We have observed with increasing frustration as an orchestrated attack has been launched on constitutionalists on the Supreme Court. It is especially unAmerican when those attacks go through spouses who exhibit any political or religious beliefs. CPAC will incorporate as part of its mission defending those illegitimately and cruelly attacked. And in this critical moment Republicans in Congress need to use their authority to find out who is behind this assault on the Court.” Schlapp told the Caller before sending the letter. (RELATED: EXCLUSIVE PREVIEW: Trump To Detail America First Agenda In CPAC Speech)
READ THE LETTER HERE:
(DAILY CALLER OBTAINED) — … by Henry Rodgers
“The progressive Left and their media allies have been trying to intimidate Justice Samuel Alito by attacking his wife for merely flying a flag. This is part of a coordinated effort to pressure Republican-appointed justices in high-profile cases. Such attacks must stop, and Congress should investigate these organizations to ensure compliance with laws and protect the integrity of the Supreme Court,” former acting U.S. Attorney General Matthew Whitaker told the Caller. (RELATED: EXCLUSIVE: CPAC Pressuring Every GOP Office To Support Bill Banning Gender Surgeries On Minors)
Chairman of the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) Matt Schlapp (L) and U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) (R) arrive at a session of the annual conference at Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center on March 2, 2023 in National Harbor, Maryland. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
The two added that Congress must act to ensure that the Supreme Court remains “unhindered and untrammeled.”
“We’re on it,” a Judiciary Spokesperson told the Caller in regards to the letter.
A Graham Spokesperson said: “Just two weeks ago, Graham led several members of the Senate Judiciary Committee to block Democrats’ attempt to pass their partisan, so-called Supreme Court ‘ethics’ legislation. There’s an ongoing effort at the committee to stand up to these Left wing attacks on the highest court in the land.”
