Posted on 10/25/2020 10:36:13 AM PDT by RightGeek
WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans voted overwhelmingly Sunday to advance Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett toward final confirmation despite Democratic objections, just over a week before the presidential election. The vote was 51-48.
Barrett's confirmation on Monday was hardly in doubt, with majority Republicans mostly united in support behind President Donald Trump's pick. But Democrats were poised to keep the Senate in session into the night in attempts to stall, arguing that the Nov. 3 election winner should choose the nominee to fill the vacancy left by the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
Republicans are excited by the chance to install a third Trump justice on the court, locking in a conservative majority for years to come. Barrett's ascent opens up a potential new era of rulings on abortion, gay marriage and the Affordable Care Act. A case against the Obama-era health law scheduled to be heard Nov. 10.
Vice President Mike Pence would typically preside over the coming votes, but after a close aide tested positive for the COVID-19, it was unclear whether he will fulfill his role for the landmark vote.
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Turtles Rule!!
The Democrats are about to have a brutal couple of weeks...
Bye Done is going down—hard.
Let's give some real credit to Sen. McConnell.
Confirm her Monday, take no chances, have Pence present.
“...arguing that the Nov. 3 election winner should choose the nominee to fill the vacancy left by the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.”
He has.
Yeah, it’s hard to figure out McConnell. With judges, his record under Trump has been stellar. But the Senate really should have passed a stimulus bill before Election Day to give the undecideds something to think about.
and for the appointment of a couple hundred new judges.
Three cheers for Mitch! Huzzah! Huzzah! Huzzah!
‘Splody liberal heads as an appetizer for November 4th.
Excellent. You can say anything about turtle. One thing he is good at is to confirm judges
Pence’s Chief of Staff tested positive for covid so I don’t know what Pence’s status is for quarantining.
Amen.
The fact is that the single most important thing that Trump has accomplished in the last four years have been the court appointments. Had it not been for McConnell those judges would not have made it through the process.
“Let’s give some real credit to Sen. McConnell.”
Absolutely, and Senator Graham!
Oh, did the dems actually show up? They can all phu-cough
Tomorrow will be GLORIOUS!
So you want to give the stimulus to illegals?? You want to bailout NYS and other states that have screwed up economics of their own accord. No thanks...That’s what the holdup is...and that’s Pelosi’s agenda.
“But the Senate really should have passed a stimulus bill before Election Day to give the undecideds something to think about.”
You are aware that it takes both the House and the Senate to pass a bill........right? They (each House) have to agree on the bills content before it will pass both Houses.
Hopefully someone could assist here. If Barrett is confirmed tomorrow, can all of these lawsuits regarding mail in ballots hit SCOTUS’s plate and be changed prior to November 4?
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