March 20, 2018
Washington, DC
Signatures updated 3/21/18
The Senate is currently considering the nomination of Chai Feldblum for reappointment to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) with a five-year term. We urge the Senate to reject her confirmation.
Feldblum has long held views that are out of step with conservative principles and President Trump’s agenda. Feldblum has publicly advocated that sex discrimination, as defined in current law, should be modified to include sexual orientation and gender identity. She also believes that religious liberty exemptions should be extremely narrow.
On the issue of religious liberty, in particular, Feldblum’s views are troubling. She has stated that when religious liberty and sexual liberty are in conflict, sexual liberty should win, and believes that those who disagree should be forced to comply. “To the extent that forced compliance with an equality mandate burdened an individual’s belief liberty,” she wrote in the Brooklyn Law Review, “my argument . . . is that such a burden is likely to be justified.” She has likewise openly disagreed with religious exemptions granted by the federal courts.
Since joining the EEOC, Feldblum has continued to advance an argument, long rejected by the courts, to interpret Title VII of the Civil Rights Act as protecting gays and lesbians from employment discrimination. In a Bloomberg article from 2016, Feldblum articulated her commitment to this interpretation, and underscored that she believed the EEOC should push this interpretation on the courts.
Feldblum’s narrow views on religious liberty are inconsistent with the Constitution and with Supreme Court precedent. Likewise, her insistence on championing a view of the Civil Rights Act that the courts have repeatedly dismissed displays a concerning lack of heed to the courts and congressional intent.
Given this, we believe Chai Feldblum should not be confirmed by the Senate for another five-year term at the EEOC and urge the Senate to reject her nomination.
| The Honorable Edwin Meese III Former Attorney General President Ronald Reagan |
Alfred S. Regnery Chairman, Conservative Action Project Chairman, Law Enforcement Legal Defense Fund |
| The Honorable Tony Perkins President, Family Research Council President, Council for National Policy |
The Honorable Bob McEwen U.S. House of Representatives Former Member, Ohio |
| The Honorable J. Kenneth Blackwell Chairman Constitutional Congress, Inc. |
Thomas E. McClusky President March for Life Action |
| The Honorable Jim DeMint Former Member (SC) United States Senate |
Ed Corrigan Vice Chairman, Conservative Action Project Former Executive Director, Senate Steering Committee |
| Wesley Denton Former Communications Director Senator Jim DeMint (SC) |
Rachel Bovard Former Policy Director Senate Steering Committee |
| The Honorable Colin A. Hanna President Let Freedom Ring, Inc. |
Diana Banister President and Partner Shirley & Banister Public Affairs |
| The Honorable Becky Norton Dunlop Former White House Advisor President Ronald Reagan |
Cleta Mitchell, Esq. |
| The Honorable T. Kenneth Cribb, Jr. Former Chief Domestic Advisor President Ronald Reagan |
Lt. Gen. William G. Boykin (Ret.) Executive Vice President Family Research Council |
| William L. Walton Chairman CNP Action, Inc. |
The Honorable David McIntosh U.S. House of Representatives Former Member, Indiana |
| David Barton Founder and President WallBuilders |
The Honorable Morton Blackwell Chairman The Weyrich Lunch |
| The Honorable Mike Spence Founding President Conservative Republicans of California |
Allen Roth President Secure America Now |
| Dr. Ted Baehr Chairman Movieguide(r) |
Charles Copeland President Intercollegiate Studies Institute |
| Malcolm Morris Chairman Stewart Title Guaranty Company |
J. Christian Adams President Public Interest Legal Foundation |
| Tim LeFever Chairman Capitol Resource Institute |
Don Woodsmall President Truth at Wake Forest, Inc. |
| Elaine Donnelly President Center for Military Readiness |
Robert K. Fischer Meeting Coordinator Conservatives of Faith |
| Dr. Jerome R. Corsi, Ph.D. Washington Bureau Chief Infowars.com |
Bob Adams President Revive America PAC |
| Peter J. Thomas Chairman The Conservative Caucus |
Roger Clegg President and General Counsel Center for Equal Opportunity |
| Richard H. Wright CEO AAndrews Consulting |
Beth Bottcher Chief of Staff Capital Research Center |
| Dr. Everett Piper President Oklahoma Wesleyan University |
Kay R. Daly President Coalition for a Fair Judiciary |
| The Honorable Michael R. Long State Chairman NYS Conservative Party |
Mrs. Gene E. Phillips Executive Committee Council for National Policy |
| Austin Ruse President Center for Family & Human Rights (C-Fam) |
Richard D. Hayes Partner Hayes, Berry, White & Vanxant LLP |
| The Honorable Penny Pullen President Life Advocacy Resource Project |
The Honorable Tim G. Echols Public Service Commissioner Georgia Public Service Commission |
| Tim Wildmon President American Family Association |
Dr. Janice Shaw Crouse Board Chairman The Institute on Religion and Democracy |
| The Honorable Ken Cuccinelli President Senate Conservatives Fund |
James N. Clymer Former Chairman Constitution Party National Committee |
| Allen Hebert Chairman American-Chinese Fellowship of Houston |
Gary L. Bauer President American Values |
| Joan Lindsey President Lindsey Communications |
Floyd Brown Chairman Western Center for Journalism |
| James L. Martin Founder/Chairman 60 Plus Association |
C. Preston Noell III President Tradition, Family, Property, Inc. |
| The Honorable Mike Hill Former Member Florida State Representative |
The Honorable Belden Bell Legacy Society co-chair The Heritage Foundation |
| Christopher Malagisi Editor in Chief Conservative Book Club |
Penny Young Nance CEO & President Concerned Women for America |
| Mario Diaz, Esq. Legal Counsel Concerned Women for America |
Jonathan M. Alexandre Director of Public Policy Liberty Counsel |
| Richard Bott, II President/CEO Bott Radio Network |
Richard Bott, Sr. Founder Bott Radio Network |
| Bailey Amaral Director The Windrose Project |
Kelly J. Shackelford President and Chief Counsel First Liberty Institute |
| Steve Berger Pastor Grace Chapel |
Donna Hearne CEO The Constitutional Coalition |
| Willes K. Lee President National Federation of Republican Assemblies |
Ed Martin President Phyllis Schlafly Eagles |
| Rebekah Gantner Executive Director Eagle Forum Education & Legal Defense Fund |
Lisa Calvert Christian Speaker Rabon-Calvert Int. |
| David Nammo Executive Director & CEO Christian Legal Society |
Norm Singleton President Campaign for Liberty |
| Judson Phillips Founder Tea Party Nation |
Mat Staver Founder and Chairman Liberty Counsel |
| Seton Motley President Less Government |
John C. Eastman Salvatori Professor, Chapman University Fowler School of Law and Founding Director, The Claremont Institute’s Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence |
| Rod D. Martin Founder and CEO The Martin Organization, Inc. |
Sherri R. Martin Executive Vice President The Martin Organization, Inc. |
| Haley E. Martin President The Martin Foundation |
Shawn A. Mitchell Former National Chaplain National Federation of Republican Assemblies |
| Jerry Melvin Former Dean Florida House of Representatives |
Evelio Silvera Campaign for the American Future |
| Nicholas Stehle Campaign for the American Future |
Mitchell Morgan Chief Financial Officer Martin Imaging |
| Col. Francis X. De Luca, USMCR (Ret.) President Emeritus Civitas Institute |
Star Parker Founder and President Center for Urban Renewal & Education |
| Ellen Barrosse Republican National Committeewoman, Delaware and Chairman, Conservative Steering Committee, RNC |
Dr. Virginia Armstrong National Court Watch Chrm. Eagle Forum |
| The Honorable Tom DeLay Former Majority Leader US House of Representatives |
Clifton P. Schroeder Attorney At Law Colonel USMC Retired |
| Andrea Lafferty President Traditional Values Coalition (TVC) |
Richard Viguerie Chairman ConservativeHQ.com |
| Barry Meguiar President Meguiar’s Incorporated |
Dean Brode Nelson Chairman Frederick Douglass Foundation |
| Tom DeWeese President American Policy Center |
Penna Dexter Co-host Point of View Radio |
| Peggy Dau | Susan Carleson Chairman/CEO American Civil Rights Union |
| Dr. Michael P. Farris CEO, President, and General Counsel Alliance Defending Freedom |
Kristen Waggoner Sr. Vice President, US Legal Division and General Counsel – Arizona Alliance Defending Freedom |
| Nick Logan CEO Cornerstone Payment Systems |
Art Ally President Timothy Partners, Ltd. |
| Paul Blair President Reclaiming America for Christ |
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