On March 5, at the University of Southern Maine, 600 people showed up for a listening session held by Sen. Angus King to voice their opinions on the confirmation of Judge Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court.
Sixty affirmative votes are needed to confirm Judge Neil Gorsuch in the Senate, and Sen. King could be the key vote. Among the crowd were several CWA members joined with Maine’s CWA state director, Penny Morrell, and CWA National Communications Coordinator Janae Stracke.
Sen. King shared that he hadn’t decided which way he was going to vote, but stated he met privately with Gorsuch last week to better understand his judicial philosophy and temperament. The first session lasted two hours, and Sen. King determined that was not enough and added two more hours to the session in order to hear as many Mainers as possible.
CWA’s own Penny Morrel said, “Antonin Scalia was a strict constitutionalist. He didn’t make laws. … Judge Gorsuch will do the same.” Others joined with her to explain that Gorsuch will be bipartisan and see both sides. Members held signs and wore stickers that represented CWA’s support for Gorsuch.
CWA Communications Coordinator Janae Stracke was also present to represent CWA members and spoke on their behalf.
Special thanks to the members of CWA of Maine for coming out and speaking up at the listening session! We’re confident that Sen. King heard our voices, and we will pray that he ensures Mainers get the U.S. Supreme Court Justice they deserve and America needs.
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Samantha Stohlman is part of Concerned Women for America’s 2017 Ronald Reagan Memorial Internship class.