Posted on 07/01/2018 10:20:28 AM PDT by ColdOne
Sen. Susan Collins (R., Maine) said on Sunday that any nominee for the Supreme Court that had demonstrated hostility to Roe V. Wade would not receiver her support.
CNN host Jake Tapper asked Collins about how President Donald Trump expressed desire to nominate justices who may vote to overturn Roe V. Wade if offered the opportunity. Collins, who supports Roe V. Wade, is a key vote in the Senate, where Republicans only have a one vote majority in the chamber.
"With all due respect, the Supreme Court, as we know, it overturns its own rulings all the time," Tapper said. "It has overruled more than 200 of its own decisions, once just last week and it is a stated goal of President Trump and Vice President Pence to appoint Supreme Court justices who will vote to overturn Roe Versus Wade. whether they said it on the campaign trail or they say it now, it's almost immaterial, it's a stated goal."
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she voted for gorsuch, she will vote for the next one, too.
Not sure overturn of Roe v Wade is at the top of Trump’s priorities. Trump has said he won’t ask a nominee how they would rule on that issue. IF Roe v Wade were overturned abortions would still be available in numerous states that had laws that permitted it.
A couple of million dollar questions that I cannot answer.
A couple of million dollar questions that I cannot answer.
Collins... worthless POS and another reason for term limits.
Precedence didn't start with Roe v Wade. It started thousands of years ago.
The Wisdom of Solomon comes to mind.
No nominee who can be tagged as anti-abortion can be confirmed.
Well she can’t ask them how they would vote....so it means looking at their record and guessing what they would do...without hearing any arguments. Not how the system works.
Oh, the old “acid test” deal, eh?
I can’t stand the rat in Republican clothing like this creep. Can’t stand her shrill voice and Parkinson like head shaking when she speaks along with her warble’y voice.
Is she up for reelection in November ?
Just how long is Maine going to stay stuck with this awful senator, anyway?speaking nicely does NOT make for good government and certainly not for decent honorable policies or votes
Oops! Make that “litmus test”
As women age, they "moderate" their stances on so many things and abortion is one. Even if a woman claims to be solidly pro-life, the next half of any sentence proclaiming such inevitably includes a statement that they wouldn't want to remove that "choice" for another woman.
This right here is why identity politics is a BAD THING no matter which party plays it!
Susan Collins...The Constitution be damned!
Pathetic to see a US Senator like her.
Why can’t we get rid of this PUKE!?
I agree. Are Maine voters this liberal to prefer her over a conservative nominee? How do these idiot voters even see a difference between a Susan Collins and a far left liberal? Is there even a difference?
I wonder what/how much her yes vote will cost us.
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