Posted on 09/20/2020 10:49:26 PM PDT by Zhang Fei
Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska said on Sunday that she will not support nominating a successor to Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the Supreme Court before the 2020 presidential election. The announcement makes her the second Senate Republican to publicly take that position.
"For weeks, I have stated that I would not support taking up a potential Supreme Court vacancy this close to the election," Murkowski said in a statement. "Sadly, what was then a hypothetical is now our reality, but my position has not changed. I did not support taking up a nomination eight months before the 2016 election to fill the vacancy created by the passing of Justice [Antonin] Scalia. We are now even closer to the 2020 election — less than two months out — and I believe the same standard must apply."
Her comments come two days after she told Alaska Public Media that she would not vote to confirm a Supreme Court nominee before the election. "We are 50-some days away from an election," Murkowski said on Friday, before it was announced that Ginsburg had died.
Murkowski joins her Republican colleague Susan Collins of Maine, who on Saturday said the nomination should be made by the winner of the 2020 presidential election.
"In fairness to the American people, who will either be re-electing the President or selecting a new one, the decision on a lifetime appointment to the Supreme Court should be made by the President who is elected on November 3rd," Collins said.
President Trump is expected to announce a nominee as early as this week. On Friday, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said the president's nominee would "receive a vote on the floor of the United States Senate." Republicans hold a 53-47 majority in the chamber. If every member of the Democratic caucus votes against the nominee, the GOP can afford to lose no more than three members in a confirmation vote.
Someone should remind Collins and Murkowski that the President is elected to a four-year term, not a three-year term.
Please don’t be the stupid party...
Please don’t be the stupid party...
Please don’t be the stupid party.
Murkowski should vote for the nominee else be booted from the party or at least all committee assignments, etc. in the senate. Here actions should have consequences.
He’s a loser, losers lose. Surely Alaska Republicans can come up with a credible candidate to replace Murkowski.
When there is a vote, will she abstain or vote “no”?
Murkowski is being deceptive or she flat out doesn’t understand the 2016 consideration doesn’t apply when the Senate has the majority and party of the sittiing President..or she just desn’t give a hoot......Her comments are echoing what the Demorats are saying.....
Another reason NPR should not exist. Thousands of choices, no one needs this leftist joke reliant on tax dollars. Abolish NPR.
Since she said this is where she stood ‘weeks ago’ that would beg the question if she knows the Demorat plans....
I’m of the mind Lisa Murkowski’s just stupid or she’s on someones leash. Likely both.
As for Collins...she likes dragging her feet....gives her opportunity to prepare her next speech as she did before. Serious votes are the only time she ever gets media attention.
Oh! she “Reiterated”, this is serious.
I don’t know much about Alaska politics but I had rough idea that the state that elected Sarah Palin governor was conservative leaning. So how in the hell is Murky, a liberal Democrat posing as a Republican, acceptable to the AK electorate?? I know that her father was a big wheel up there, but so what? This b-—h is just begging to be primaried in 2022.
AK people are basically potheads. Absolutely nuts.
Look, Murkowski, Collins and Romney can be counted on to obstruct the president’s actions - it should be considered a pleasant surprise if they don’t. But the Republicans don’t need any of them if they can hold the rest of their caucus together - Pence can cast the tiebreaker if needed.
How much is the deep state paying them?
Or perhaps there have been threats.
Remember when old Harry in Nevada got two black eyes?
(1) Corrupt, entitled family, following daddy; (2) Opponent was an absolute loser.
Alaska:
The odds are good that the goods are odd.
Alaska is full of people that don’t fit into the lower 48 society.
This doesn’t mean she will vote no.
“will not support nominating a successor to Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the Supreme Court before the 2020 presidential election” is NOT the same as “will not vote”. Period.
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