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July 21, 2017

Senate Confirms Judge John K. Bush, Who Compared Abortion to Slavery
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The Senate on Thursday voted 51-47 along party lines Thursday to confirm
Judge John K. Bush for a lifetime appointment to the 6th U.S. Circuit
Court of Appeals. Bush has a long history of homophobic and sexist
comments, and has compared abortion to slavery. Bush has also used a
pseudonym to post right-wing blog entries denying the science of climate
change and repeating the false claims of so-called "birthers," who say
President Obama was not born in the United States.


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