Posted on 03/24/2022 1:35:51 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell announced Thursday that he will vote against confirming Ketanji Brown Jackson, saying he “cannot and will not” support the groundbreaking nominee for a lifetime appointment on the Supreme Court.
While McConnell’s opposition was not unexpected and Jackson’s confirmation is still on track, his declaration coming only hours after the Senate Judiciary Committee wrapped up four days of hearings probably will lead many fellow Republicans to follow suit.
Democrats can confirm Jackson, the first Black woman nominated for the nation’s highest court, without any GOP support in the 50-50 Senate, where Vice President Kamala Harris can cast the tiebreaking vote.
McConnell slammed the liberal groups that have supported Jackson, and he criticized her for refusing to take a position on the size of the nine-member court, even though that decision is ultimately up to Congress. Some advocacy have pushed for enlarging the court after three of President Donald Trump’s nominees cemented a conservative majority.
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At lunch, I heard some people on some talk show, Daily Blast, I think, just gushing how brace she was, and how impressive she was to have risen to such a lofty position. All the praise was about overcoming her personal circumstances. Not one remark noted her judicial acumen or intellect.
Tells me she’s got the votes for confirmation and therefore he’s safe to vote this way. The three shrews will vote for her, Romney, Murkowski, and Collins will all vote for her. Her nomination is locked and McConnell knows that.
I have been thinking the same thing. Manchin and Romney will probably cancel out each other’s vote. I think a few Rinos will vote for confirmation.
Meaningless unless he will filibuster the nom and call out Sasse, Romney, and the other rats for being pro-pedo
“The lady doth protest too much, methinks”
___ Shakespeare
I will believe it when I see it.
Who in their right mind would vote for a radical activist to interpret the law???…oh, never mind…
I wouldn’t hold my breath on Manchin breaking ranks... he only broke ranks before after he was given the all clear to do so (his vote no longer mattered).
He’s still a Democrat...
He'll vote for her. Why wouldn't he?
Every damn one of them better damn well vote against that lying sack of shit... Or else.
She is stupid and a racist. All Democrats will vote for her and numerous terrified RINOs.
He would have voted to confirm Garland. It’s a wreath for your head, similar to Laurel.
He feels safe doing this because he knows that the RAT Romney will vote for the idiot.
He can't. McConnell killed the ability to filibuster Supreme Court nominees in 2017.
And her answers go in circles.
What’s a broom? Do you think she has a degree in institutional
cleaning?
Heh heh heh...
And they fly high like a bird up in the sky.
“groundbreaking nominee”
It’s once in a life time chance!
Limited Edition embossed Black Female Racist Communee to the Supreme Court!
They’re almost gone!
Time is running out!
Don’t wait, call nowwwww!
We likely cannot stop her selection, right? This just stinks to me of him making a weaselly stand because he knows there is no stopping her nomination, and he wants to look less like the traitor to the Republic that he is.
Boy, how I despise that POS.
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