Civil rights community doesn’t need to look Farr for racism in Trump.

Excerpt from The Hill, 12.22.2017

Our decision to protest President Trump’s visit to the opening of the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum wasn’t simply about the insult of his presence to the legacy of civil rights, it was also about his ongoing war to recreate the barriers and protections so many gave their lives to tear down.

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Through his refusal to condemn white supremacy and his policies to dilute the voting strength and political power of the poor, the middle class and communities of color, Trump has frightened civil rights communities in ways they have not felt in a long time.  It is with this same fear and dread that we look upon his current nominations to the federal courts.

…we stand on the verge of a watershed moment that could impede progressive issues for decades. [Thomas] Farr’s nomination represents the tip of the iceberg in what many consider our president’s attempt to remake America’s ideology in his own image. Trump’s judicial nominees, like those elsewhere in his government, are more than 90 percent white and overwhelmingly male. In fact, white males make up 81 percent of the nearly 60 nominees (14 confirmed), including at least four who were determined to be “unqualified” by the American Bar Association.

If ever there was a time to guard the federal judiciary, this is it. These nominees share dreadful records on civil rights and are simply unfit to serve. Unlike policy or legislation, these judges are lifetime appointees with the ability to influence all aspects of jurisprudence for decades to come.

~ Derrick Johnson, President and CEO of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).