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Senate confirms judge who equated abortion with slavery
ABC NewsThe Senate on Thursday confirmed a federal judge who once equated abortion with slavery, calling them the "two greatest tragedies in our country," and who pledged fealty to Donald Trump during the Republican National Convention.
The vote was 51-47 to elevate Kentucky lawyer John Bush to a lifetime post on the Cincinnati-based 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
Democrats objected strongly to the nomination, arguing that Bush's blog posts under a pseudonym disqualified him. Those included the post about abortion and slavery, links to articles on an alt-right conspiracy theory website, and the comment "Time to roll with Trump" while the GOP convention was underway last summer.
"They are awful, they are disgraceful," said Sen. Al Franken of Minnesota, arguing that Bush was "uniquely unqualified for the job."
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