DONE: Wendy Vitter confirmed, 52-45.

[demmiblue]

Here we go: Senate voting to confirm Wendy Vitter to be a lifetime federal judge. She's said Planned Parenthood "kills over 150,000 females a year" + has urged people to tell their doctors to put materials in waiting rooms saying that abortion causes breast cancer. (Not true.)

Lisa Murkowski, one of two pro-choice Republicans in the Senate, just voted yes on Vitter.

The other pro-choice Republican in the Senate, Susan Collins, just voted NO on Vitter.

DONE: Wendy Vitter confirmed, 52-45.

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[CurtEastPoint]

1. She made a poor choice of husband: David Vitter of diaper fame.

[ProudLib72]

2. She can be impeached

[maxsolomon]

3. She will never be impeached.

None of Trump's judges will be impeached. A Dem supermajority willing to undo Trump's legacy is a pipe dream.

[ProudLib72]

7. If we had a supermajority of AOCs?

I'm not discounting an extremely left wing, hyper partisan, reactionary supermajority if trends keep up.

[LanternWaste]

17. Every mountain is unclimbable until someone climbs it.

Every river unswimmable until someone swims it.

Pipe dreams to the last.

[maxsolomon]

19. I'm not on DU for the pep talks. Obviously.

Give me a timeline for a Dem Supermajority in the Senate. Be realistic.

Even if a supermajority is achieved, by some miracle, in 2021, what are we going after Vitter for? Being a Trump appointee?

[FiveGoodMen]

21. Except that no one really ever is.

[Celerity]

22. Impeached, if Trump is re-elected he will put her on the SCOTUS

[Laf.La.Dem.]

4. Need to take back the Senate!

[in2herbs]

8. By the time we have a majority to take back the Senate it will be too late. nt

[IcyPeas]

5. can we send some congratulatory Pampers?

[yardwork]

6. Vomit. But the two parties are the same! Purity vote!

[NBachers]

9. Diaper Dave's wife

[mahatmakanejeeves]

10. Wendy Vitter won't say whether Brown v. Board of Education was correctly decided

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Tomorrow is the anniversary of the landmark Brown v. Board of Education. 65 years later, Wendy Vitter, @realDonaldTrump’s pick for the LA District Court, won't say whether that case was correctly decided. The Senate must reject her nomination.#CourtsMatter

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[Dennis Donovan]

11. Rec for visibilty...

[EleanorR]

12. more evidence that trump is merely a symptom of the cancer that is the republican party

[demmiblue]

13. Sen. Merkely: We all oppose Wendy Vitter's nomination to be a federal judge, and here's why:

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What do @civilrightsorg @aauw @blkwomenshealth @sierraclub @NEAtoday @NatUrbanLeague & I all have in common?

We all oppose Wendy Vitter’s nomination to be a federal judge, and here’s why:

Wendy Vitter has virtually no federal trial court experience, and yet she was nominated to a lifetime position as a judge.

Wendy Vitter wasn’t transparent with the Senate or the American people, and failed to disclose more than 100 speeches, interviews, and press articles that clearly demonstrated a far-right world view.

Wendy Vitter dabbled in conspiracy theories that abortion causes cancer, and has said that birth control can cause promiscuity that would lead women to meet a “violent death.”

Wendy Vitter is opposed to conducting a fair and accurate census, despite the fact that such a census is required in the Constitution.

Wendy Vitter is a political operative with extreme views and no experience. I voted no on her nomination, as should every other member of the United States Senate.

[irisblue]

14. From WaPo today...

"Sen. Susan Collins (Maine) was the only Republican to join Democrats and independents in opposing Vitter’s nomination, in the 52-to-45 vote."

I am suprised, Collins voted against her.

[maxsolomon]

20. Probably after her approval was assured by Murkowski's vote.

A show of moderation for 2020.

[Initech]

15. I swear that we live in the Matrix.

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And the Republicans are Agent Smith.

[IcyPeas]

16. This is the worst news I have read all day.

yesterday was the al-abama vote. now this!

this is what they are getting away with while the clown frontman distracts the audience.

Lifetime effin' position

[LiberalFighter]

18. If I was Remo she would had been disposed of long time ago.