Montana tribes endorsed Judge Gorsuch’s nomination to the Supreme Court. This is on top of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation who endorsed Judge Gorsuch in February.
Despite all this local support and the fact Judge Gorsuch sailed through the Supreme Court confirmation hearings, Jon Tester is still being quiet on how he intends to vote. Montana families deserve an answer from Tester, will he stand with Washington liberals and join their filibuster or will he listen to local tribes and vote to confirm Judge Gorsuch?
BACKGROUND:
Fort Peck: “While no good judge can tell you how he would rule on a matter before he has had a case presentation to him, we believe that Judge Gorsuch is well qualified and has an understanding of Federal Indian law that will Tribes and the United States well if he is confirmed as the next Supreme Court Justice.”
· Click HERE to download Fort Peck’s full endorsement sent by Chairman Mark Azure.
Fort Belknap: “In sum, while we do not expect that Judge Gorsuch will agree with tribal interests on every issue, we also believe that he is immensely well qualified and we are confident that Judge Gorsuch is a mainstream, commonsense Westerner who will rule fairly on Indian Country matters. We endorse his confirmation to serve. We greatly appreciate your time and consideration.”
· Click HERE to download Fort Belknap’s full endorsement sent by Chairman Floyd Azure.
Crow Tribe: “The Crow Tribe is providing its support for Judge Gorsuch’s confirmation in consideration of his impressive judiciary record which reveals him to be a fair and impartial decision maker. Importantly, Judge Gorsuch’s record includes a great number of decisions involving Tribal governments, tribal people and tribal interests, and he has consistently demonstrated not only a sound understanding of Federal Indian Law principles, but a respect for our unique and closely held cultural values.”
· Click HERE to download the Crow Tribe’s full endorsement sent by Chairman AJ Not Afraid.
In February, the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation in Montana endorsed Judge Gorsuch.