Posted on 03/30/2022 7:20:23 AM PDT by MarvinStinson
Maine Sen. Susan Collins said Tuesday she will vote to confirm Ketanji Brown Jackson, giving Democrats at least one Republican vote and all but assuring that Jackson will become the first Black woman on the Supreme Court.
Collins said in a statement Tuesday that she met with Jackson a second time after four days of hearings last week and decided that “she possesses the experience, qualifications, and integrity to serve as an Associate Justice on the Supreme Court.”
“I will, therefore, vote to confirm her to this position,” Collins said.
Her support gives Democrats at least a one-vote cushion in the 50-50 Senate and likely saves them from having to use Vice President Kamala Harris’ tie-breaking vote to confirm President Joe Biden's pick. It is expected that all 50 Democrats will support Jackson, though one notable moderate Democrat, Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, hasn’t yet said how she will vote.
Jackson, who would replace retiring Justice Stephen Breyer, would be the third Black justice, after Thurgood Marshall and Clarence Thomas, and the sixth woman. She would also be the first former public defender on the court.
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This was expected
Like we couldn’t have guessed...
15-30 GOP Senators will vote “yes”, maybe more.
No experience...
Yes, indeed. Never expected different from this Assistant Democrat.
Was there ever any doubt?
I have nothing in common with members of the Republican party, Trump excluded.
Jackson is an liberal activist. She is not worthy of being a Supreme Court judge.
Natch.
Take a look at Collins. I suspect Collins doesn’t know what a woman is either....
Anyone who votes for this voo-doo witch is publicly supporting racism, pedophilia, human trafficking, drug abuse, BLM, violence, child abuse etc.
She’s a DemocRat with an R after her name. No news here.
What a bunch of light weights.
JUST VOTE NO!
Well she has overcome YUGE obstacles so....... 🐂💨💩
of course the squish will!!
Both are evil.
GOP Karen say what?
It’s all lust for office and the perfidy of the Maine voter.
It’s another example of why the 17th Amendment needs to be repealed!
This is beyond absurd. NO Republicans should vote for her and a significant number of Rats should be no votes. She’s not just a liberal activist, she is an anti-American activist. She is just a Trojan horse
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