The Senate and the nation mourn the passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and the conclusion of her extraordinary American life.
My full statement:
pic.twitter.com/NOwYLhDxIk
— Leader McConnell (@senatemajldr) September 19, 2020
Posted on 09/18/2020 9:11:30 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
Senator “Cocaine Mitch” McConnell wasted no time in sending the left into a complete furor, by announcing at the tail-end of his tribute to Justice Ginsburg, that he would be bringing a Trump-nominee for the court to a floor vote. In a tweet sent out hours after the passing of the Notorious RBG, McConnell announced his intentions:
“In the last midterm election before Justice Scalia’s death in 2016, Americans elected a Republican Senate majority because we pledged to check and balance the last days of a lame-duck president’s second term. We kept our promise. Since the 1880s, no Senate has confirmed an opposite-party president’s Supreme Court nominee in a presidential election year.
By contrast, Americans reelected our majority in 2016 and expanded it in 2018 because we pledged to work with President Trump and support his agenda, particularly his outstanding appointments to the federal judiciary. Once again, we will keep our promise.
President Trump’s nominee will receive a vote on the floor of the United States Senate.”
The Senate and the nation mourn the passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and the conclusion of her extraordinary American life.
My full statement:
pic.twitter.com/NOwYLhDxIk— Leader McConnell (@senatemajldr) September 19, 2020
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer had this to say before he offered any tribute or condolences on the death of Justice Ginsburg:
“The American people should have a voice in the selection of their next Supreme Court Justice. Therefore, this vacancy should not be filled until we have a new president.”
The American people should have a voice in the selection of their next Supreme Court Justice. Therefore, this vacancy should not be filled until we have a new president.
— Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) September 18, 2020
Only one thing is guaranteed at this point: Chaos will reign.
We don’t have to be “nice” anymore.
The coup and the deep state ended all niceties for the duration.
Chuck Schumer. Doesn’t rhyme with miserable sack of sh*t, but it should.
Trump is the voice of the people in the selection of the next scotus justice.
Hes president.
He doesn’t have to “wait” to nominate someone.
The question is, does Mitch have the votes to confirm a nominee????
The GOP is in control by 53 to 47, but Murkowski of Alaska has said she won’t vote on a nominee before the election. So that brings us down to 52. Any other defectors, holding to some principles that we should wait till after the election to deal with this? Collins, McSally, Joni Ernst, Thom Tillis, Mitt Romney?
I hope McConnell wouldn’t have made such a statement if he doesn’t have the committments from enough Republicans to make it happen. Very soon, he will have to put up or shut up.
History Is on the Side of Republicans Filling a Supreme Court Vacancy in 2020
https://www.nationalreview.com/2020/08/history-is-on-the-side-of-republicans-filling-a-supreme-court-vacancy-in-2020/
Appointing a judge now actually DEFUSES the situation. Can’t get motivated to vote for the court pick if it is already filled.
Good point.
Thank you. I’m getting so tired of reading these mealy-mouthed posts that we somehow need to justify this.
Trump controls the White House. His party controls the Senate. There is a vacancy that needs to be filled. We do not need to justify this. We do not need to pick some moderate “reach across the aisle” Souter-type.
Does anyone think that the Democrats, if the shoe were on the other foot, would be anything less than merciless in fast-tracking the youngest, most liberal judge they could find through the confirmation process? Not a chance.
I must say, President Trump doesn’t have a more consequential friend than Mitch McConnell.
If Mitch pulls this off (I think he will) he will go down in history (all he really cares about) as one of the BEST Senate Majority Leaders of all time!
GO MITCH!
Amen,
He wants SCOTUS and federal judges to be his legacy. He’ll get this done.
Most elected types are trash/pimps who could not get a real job.
Cocaine Mitch isn’t perfect, but he’s a helluva politician and will get this done, IMO.
So tired of the “Cocaine Mitch” silliness.
Anyway, he’s one of the few Republicans who has actually done anything worth a damn in recent years. Ann Coulter and those like her can go pound sand.
As much as I would like to see Mitch pull it off and send the Left into a nervous breakdown, we have cucks like Romney and Sasse, and the weak sisters Murkowski and Collins who won’t go along. The only D that has a chance to flip is Manchin but all the others are lockstep Orange Man Bad.
If he doesn’t have the votes it should still be done and should be used as a chip against the obvious efforts to steal the election through vote harvesting
Here is the full list of the president’s picks for the Supreme Court:
Amy Coney Barrett of Indiana, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Keith Blackwell of Georgia, Supreme Court of Georgia
Charles Canady of Florida, Supreme Court of Florida
Steven Colloton of Iowa, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Allison Eid of Colorado, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Britt Grant of Georgia, Supreme Court of Georgia
Raymond Gruender of Missouri, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Thomas Hardiman of Pennsylvania, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Brett Kavanaugh of Maryland, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
Raymond Kethledge of Michigan, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Joan Larsen of Michigan, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Mike Lee of Utah, United States Senator
Thomas Lee of Utah, Supreme Court of Utah
Edward Mansfield of Iowa, Supreme Court of Iowa
Federico Moreno of Florida, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
Kevin Newsom of Alabama, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
William Pryor of Alabama, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Margaret Ryan of Virginia, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces
David Stras of Minnesota, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Diane Sykes of Wisconsin, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Amul Thapar of Kentucky, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Timothy Tymkovich of Colorado, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Robert Young of Michigan, Supreme Court of Michigan (Ret.)
Don Willett of Texas, Supreme Court of Texas
Patrick Wyrick of Oklahoma, Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Bridget Bade (U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit)
Daniel Cameron (Kentucky attorney general)
Paul Clement (former solicitor general of the United States)
Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.)
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.)
Stuart Kyle Duncan (U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit)
Steven Engel (Office of Legal Counsel, DOJ)
Noel Francisco (former solicitor general of the United States)
Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.)
James Ho (U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit)
Greg Katsas (U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit)
Barbara Lagoa (U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit)
Christopher Landau (U.S. ambassador to Mexico)
Carlos Muñiz (Supreme Court of Florida)
Martha Pacold (U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois)
Peter Phipps (U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit)
Sarah Pitlyk (U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri)
Allison Jones Rushing (U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit)
Kate Todd (deputy White House counsel)
Lawrence VanDyke (U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit)
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