McConnell says Trump nominee for RBG vacancy will be voted on before election

[Baclava]

WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Monday vowed to hold a vote on President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee before the November election following the passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

“President Trump’s nominee for this vacancy will receive a vote on the floor of the Senate,” McConnell (R-Ky.) said on the floor of the chamber, warning of a cultural war over filling the influential role.

McConnell says there is “overwhelming precedent” for the Senate to act quickly on a nomination. “The Senate has more than sufficient time to process a nomination. History and process make that perfectly clear”

https://nypost.com/2020/09/21/mcconnell-says-trump-nominee-for-rbg-vacancy-will-be-voted-on-before-election/

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that should get everyone's attention

[Bettie]

1. My guess is that there will be no hearings, no debate

just a vote on the floor of the house after Leningrad Lindsay passes it through the Judiciary without allowing comment or debate.

[Baclava]

4. I'm sure they will try to pass off on no hearings, but it might just be a smokescreen

Who knows till it actually happens, more drama

[Thomas Hurt]

2. Seems none of them like Donnie's chances in November.

[Iliyah]

6. Nor the republican senate . .

[Laelth]

3. Where does McConnell say "before the election?"

He didn’t say that. He MEANS before Biden is inaugurated, and it’s possible that Moscow Mitch could pull that off, but “before the election?” That’s very unlikely, and that’s not what he said.

-Laelth

[FBaggins]

8. He didn't quite say it... but he came close

Bloomberg just reported that Trump had called for that and:

McConnell didn’t commit to meeting Trump’s requested deadline. But he dismissed suggestions that there wasn’t enough time to confirm a court nominee before the Nov. 3 election. He cited the confirmation of Justice John Paul Stevens in 1975, which took 19 days, and noted that the process for the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg took 42 days.


Stevens could have been confirmed “twice between now and Nov. 3, with time to spare,” McConnell said. “The Senate has more that sufficient time to process a nomination. History and precedent make that perfectly clear.”

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-09-21/mcconnell-says-senate-could-hold-court-vote-before-election-day

[Laelth]

14. Fair. Thank you for posting that. n/t

-Laelth

[DonaldsRump]

5. This is going to be very destructive for the Reputincans

I hope the D's oppo research team can find some stuff on the appointee for starters.

Also, Joe/Kamala/Nancy/Chuck etc can harp on the utter hypocrisy of this. That should enrage additional voters.

This might be a good signal that Moscow Mitch thinks he has enough votes to ram this through, putting aside Collins and Murkowski.

Assuming he does, start a renewed investigation of the appointee on January 20, 2021 after we win at all levels to make sure the appointee didn't perjure herself (and I believe Trump said it would be woman) during the confirmation process. These things are still kinda' of important.

[jorgevlorgan]

7. The Post's headline is not factual.

He did not say before the election, thankfully -at least not in any of the quoted text in the article. And he was insinuating it would be filled in the same amount of time as Ginsburg's nomination was (42 days). There are 42 days until the election, and he still doesn't seem sure that he has the votes to confirm a nominee. It is unlikely although not implausible that he will confirm anybody before the election.

[Baclava]

9. Ah OK, I think it was implied, but that remains to be seen, thx

[jorgevlorgan]

10. It would scare me if he said before the election,

as that would mean he definitely has the votes. The fact that he is still wishy washy about it makes, me think enough Senators have not been clear about how they would vote on this yet.

[FBaggins]

11. He almost certainly has the votes

The fact that he's being wishy washy probably means that they haven't decided yet whether before/after helps/hurts their electoral chances the most.

[jorgevlorgan]

12. Ya think Romney and Grassley are on board?

I can't imagine everybody being willing to make themselves look like such a hypocrite at this point.

[FBaggins]

13. I think they're all on board

I think that, like most potentially controversial votes, they know exactly how many they can let off the reservation to assist in keeping their own seats... but could get any one of them back if the nomination rested on it.

[Arazi]

15. The vote will be within the next 2 weeks. Bank on it

No hearings, no meetings with senators. It's going to happen very fast.

#Traitor was going to announce his candidate tomorrow but obviously someone yanked back on that bullshit since RBG hasn't even been buried yet. That's your 1st clue they're not going to be decent about this

[Yavin4]

16. There will be a vote before the election, and Trump's nominee will be confirmed.

End of story. Republicans believe in the raw exercise of power, and the Democrats believe in norms and institutions.

[sinkingfeeling]

17. Hard to do since the election is in progress.