Faced with the prospect of a decades-long conservative majority on the court following Ginsburg’s death, the idea of adding seats to the nine-person court has gained renewed traction among Democrats.
Democratic vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris labeled the confirmation ‘illegitimate’, saying Monday: ‘Today Republicans denied the will of the American people by confirming a Supreme Court justice through an illegitimate process — all in their effort to gut the Affordable Care Act and strip health care from millions with pre-existing conditions.
‘We won’t forget this.’
She later tweeted: ‘Instead of working to provide COVID-19 relief to struggling Americans, Mitch McConnell and Republicans chose to jam through a Supreme Court nominee—when more than 62 million people have already voted. It’s despicable and they must be held accountable.’
Senator Mazie Hirono told the Senate ‘hell no’ and gave a thumbs down as she cast her vote. The Democrat from Hawaii then walked off the floor as the roll call of the vote continued to be read out.
She had said last month that she would not support the nomination of Coney Barrett in a lengthy tweet thread outlining her reasons.
Squad member Rep. Rashida Tlaib added: ‘We are going to take back the White House & Senate next week with a resounding mandate from the people to fight back against Trump’s illegitimately stacked judiciary.
‘We must expand the Court if we’re serious about the transformational change the people are crying out for.’
I don’t understand how following the Constitutionally mandated procedure can be deemed illegitimate.
Harris is the One who is ILLEGITIMATE.....
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