Matthew Kacsmaryk said that including protections for LGBTQ people in the Violence Against Women Act was “a grave mistake'
Matthew Kacsmaryk Photo: First Liberty On Wednesday, the Senate voted to confirm Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk to a lifetime federal seat, overriding the objections of all the body’s voting Democrats and one Republican, Maine Senator Susan Collins. With a 52-46 vote, the 42-year-old Kacsmaryk will head to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, bringing an alarming history of opinions questioning the rights of LGBTQ Americans and the legitimacy of Roe v. Wade.
“It strikes me as unusual, more than coincidental, that in June — the LGBTQ Pride Month — our Republican colleagues would decide to bring to the floor the nomination of a Texas district court nominee, Matthew J. Kacsmaryk,” Senator Dick Durbin said on Tuesday. Susan Collins, the only Republican to vote against the appointment, said in a statement that “Mr.
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