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Mitch McConnell: GOP has the votes to confirm Judge Barrett to Supreme Court this month
The Hill ^ | 10/15/2020 | BY JORDAIN CARNEY

Posted on 10/15/2020 9:37:55 AM PDT by SeekAndFind

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said on Thursday that Republicans have the votes to confirm Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett this month.

"She'll come out of committee next Thursday ... and we'll go to the floor with her on Friday the 23rd and stay on it until we finish," McConnell told reporters in Kentucky.

"We have the votes," he added, when asked if Republicans would be able to confirm Barrett.

McConnell's remarks are the latest signal that Barrett's nomination to succeed the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is on a glide path after she avoided landmines during her three-day appearance before the Senate Judiciary Committee this week.

Republicans on the panel have scheduled a committee vote on Barrett's nomination for Oct. 22.

That will allow McConnell to take a procedural step to call up her nomination for a vote the next day, paving the way for a final vote on her nomination on the Senate floor for the week of Oct. 26.

Democrats are expected to force Republicans to show they have the 51 members on the floor necessary to conduct business but are otherwise powerless to stop her from being confirmed without help from GOP senators.

Because Republicans nixed the 60-vote procedural threshold for Supreme Court nominees in 2017, Barrett only needs 50 "yes" votes and Vice President Pence to break a tie in order to be confirmed.

Republicans hold a 53-47 majority in the Senate, meaning Barrett could lose three GOP senators and still let Pence break a tie.

Sens. Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) have both said they don't believe a nominee should be voted on before the elections next month. But only Collins has said she will vote no on a nominee if they are brought up.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; Front Page News; Government
KEYWORDS: acb; mitchmcconnell; scotus; supremecourt
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1 posted on 10/15/2020 9:37:55 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind

Golly gee, then do it.


2 posted on 10/15/2020 9:39:27 AM PDT by MustKnowHistory
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To: SeekAndFind

Then, just do it, and get this circus show over with.

AND....confirm FCC nominee, too!!!


3 posted on 10/15/2020 9:39:53 AM PDT by Jane Long (Praise God, from whom ALL blessings flow.)
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To: SeekAndFind

How about tomorrow!


4 posted on 10/15/2020 9:40:17 AM PDT by ImNotLying (The Constitution is an instrument for the people to restrain the government...Patrick Henry)
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To: SeekAndFind

I understand calling McConnell “The Turtle,” but where does “Cocaine Mitch” come from?


5 posted on 10/15/2020 9:41:05 AM PDT by Blurb2350
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To: SeekAndFind

Okay, do it today. Clear out the Judiciary Committee, drag Dorsey and Zuckerberg in under oath. Roast slowly until well done.


6 posted on 10/15/2020 9:42:40 AM PDT by ConservativeInPA ("War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength." - George Orwell, 1984)
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To: SeekAndFind

Tomorrow is good with me.


7 posted on 10/15/2020 9:43:30 AM PDT by spincaster (g)
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To: SeekAndFind

Just do it.


8 posted on 10/15/2020 9:44:00 AM PDT by rdl6989
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To: ImNotLying

YES let’s vote tomorrow, Linda wants to run this as long as possible for fundraising AND once she is in her seat he is afraid he will lose his seat, to bad Linda if you hadn’t been a RINO protecting your buddy Joe and NOT getting to the bottom of the coup, you would not be in trouble republicans have had ENOUGH of you guys having NO BACKBONE!! We are sick to death of these Marxists slowly taking over our country while you guys just sit there stroking yourselves!!!


9 posted on 10/15/2020 9:44:54 AM PDT by Trump Girl Kit Cat (Yosemite Sam raising hell)
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To: ImNotLying
How about tomorrow!

why wait ? Is it because he is a turtle?
10 posted on 10/15/2020 9:45:05 AM PDT by Henderson (blood is thicker than only water)
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To: SeekAndFind

Why is he fooling around for another 8 days? Just giving the Marxists more time to think up mischief. Who’s side is he on? Rhetorical question.


11 posted on 10/15/2020 9:45:08 AM PDT by Don Corleone (The truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth)
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To: SeekAndFind

Tomorrow works for me. I’m available.


12 posted on 10/15/2020 9:46:17 AM PDT by rktman ( #My2ndAmend! ----- Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?)
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To: SeekAndFind

Get er done


13 posted on 10/15/2020 9:46:34 AM PDT by circlecity
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To: Blurb2350

An incident where a boat that was owned by his father-in-law was seized by the Colombian Navy and found to be transporting a substantial amount of cocaine.

Yeah I think that’s a stretch as well.


14 posted on 10/15/2020 9:46:57 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog (Patrick Henry would have been an anti-vaxxer.)
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To: Blurb2350

I think his wife mistakenly had a briefcase that had coke in it at the airport or something.


15 posted on 10/15/2020 9:47:24 AM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist (Trust the plan of the 17th letter of the English alphabet!)
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To: Blurb2350

Is that somewhere in the comments of the article?


16 posted on 10/15/2020 9:47:26 AM PDT by Brown Deer (America First!)
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To: SeekAndFind

I think he may be waiting for another covid outbreak.... or other disruption.... that will stall it until after the election.


17 posted on 10/15/2020 9:48:48 AM PDT by xenia ("In times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act." George Orwell)
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To: SeekAndFind

bookmark


18 posted on 10/15/2020 9:50:15 AM PDT by GOP Poet
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To: SeekAndFind

Mitch has worked well with President Trump so far and while I wish they would vote now, I must trust Mitch once again. October 23rd will be a fine day for America and barring unforeseen events, bring on an era of conservative judicial dominance.


19 posted on 10/15/2020 9:52:45 AM PDT by Kahuna
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To: xenia

By all accounts Amy was Mitch’s preferred choice, so I don’t think so.


20 posted on 10/15/2020 9:52:52 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog (Patrick Henry would have been an anti-vaxxer.)
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