Mitt Romney supports holding a vote on Trump's Supreme Court pick this year

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: CNBC

Sen. Mitt Romney said Tuesday he will support holding a vote on President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee this year, all but assuring Republicans can push forward with filling the vacancy left by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death.

“The Constitution gives the President the power to nominate and the Senate the authority to provide advice and consent on Supreme Court nominees,” the Utah Republican said in a statement. “Accordingly, I intend to follow the Constitution and precedent in considering the President’s nominee. If the nominee reaches the Senate floor, I intend to vote based upon their qualifications.”

Republicans aim to quickly confirm the next justice on the top U.S. court even with a presidential election only six weeks away. As the Senate has 53 GOP senators and Vice President Mike Pence can break a tie, four Republicans would have needed to buck their party to block consideration of a nominee before the election.

While GOP Sens. Susan Collins of Maine and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska have opposed filling the seat before the election, it is unclear who other than Romney — the only senator to break from his party in voting to remove Trump from office this year — would join them. Despite his support for considering a nominee, Romney did not commit to voting to confirm the president’s eventual court pick. “What I intend to is to proceed with the consideration process, and if a nominee actually reaches the floor, then I will vote based upon the qualifications of that nominee,” he told reporters Tuesday after issuing the statement.

Read more: https://www.cnbc.com/2020/09/22/mitt-romney-supports-holding-a-vote-on-trumps-supreme-court-pick-this-year.html

[bucolic_frolic]

1. Trump's got something on him

remember that dinner they had shortly after the 2016 election. Mitts was terrified.

[NYC Liberal]

10. Nah, he's just a right-wing Republican. Always has been.

No dirt needed.

[Auggie]

31. Possibly, though you have to remember Romney is part of the plutocracy

[Polybius]

37. Mitt voted to impeach Trump long after that dinner

Remember, even though he hates Trump, he hates abortion more. He's a devout Mormon.

[Arthur_Frain]

38. This is a last minute loyalty check

Rom bucked him in the impeachment, which will cost him anyway I think.

But if there is a majority of conservatives that see a path to victory through trump, if it becomes apparent he will win another 4 years, any con who doesn’t side with him here gets the ejection seat on november 4th. Romney has too many Mormon faithful conservative voters to show any spine here.

And as a Mormon he wants roe v wade overturned anyway.

[bluewater]

2. F*ck Romney.

My bad.

I always think too highly of "reasonable" Republicans. I actually thought he would do the right thing and help restore the balance on the Supreme Court that blocking Merrick Garland had destroyed.

[Iliyah]

3. LOL ..

[shotten99]

4. Romnesia

It's incurable

[hamsterjill]

5. Never. Trust. A. Republican!

n/t

[Boogiemack]

42. So, if you are FOR HOLDING a vote this year...does it mean

you WILL vote FOR Trump's nominee? The misogyny runs deep among GOP men. Think about it. They could put forth the effort to nominate one of Trump's favorites but something unusual could come up and some could vote against confirmation?

[noneof_theabove]

43. like

Ivanka doing a closed door strip show.

Bet that would make several things "come up".

[/sarcasm]

[hamsterjill]

46. I'm sorry. I don't understand your response to my post.

All I’m saying is that if it’s a Republican, you can’t trust it. They lie. They cheat. They steal. They have no honor. None of them. Because eventually they all show that they are just like the other ones.

[Marcuse]

47. Boogie is saying Mitt could vote "Nay".

[hamsterjill]

49. I get that.

But you can’t count on him doing the right thing EVER because he’s a shit-ass Republican.

[Dopers_Greed]

6. We have to add seats to the court

[bucolic_frolic]

9. First we have to take the Senate

Then we have to convince Feinstein

[Calista241]

24. And Manchin

If we have a 51 or 52 seat majority, it’s going to be crazy hard to make the changes we need.

[DeminPennswoods]

7. Very carefully worded, I'd say

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Romney has to be a bit careful because some of these prospective nominees might not be inclined to see the Church of Latter Day Saints as a valid religion, especially the fervent Catholic prospective nominees.

[Iliyah]

13. Good point . .

from what I'm reading about the front runner that may pose as a problem for his religion.

[pnwmom]

15. There are already 6 Catholics so I doubt he's worried about that. nt

[DeminPennswoods]

51. But not 6 Catholic cult members

nt

[Wabbajack_]

50. I don't know what you mean

?

[Luciferous]

52. He said he would vote based on their qualifications, which leaves him with an out.

[turbinetree]

8. Of course...................he's another hide in the weeds enabler

expect nothing less ...................wonder if he is going to go and have dinner with his buddy.............and be on his knees and do the Latter Day Saints thingy, and start hoarding food for the apocalypse ...............spineless POS...................

[Iliyah]

11. Sounds like more than a few senate republicans are . . .

concerned for the "proper" procedure in confirming their RWer's choice. If that is the case, hopefully at least the people of America will get that, but alas the USA's budget bill expires October 1, 2020, and that should have priority over this issue.

[BumRushDaShow]

17. Here in PA, the pressure is being put on Teabagger Toomey

who vehemently helped to block President Obama's Merrick Garland nomination due to the same bullshit "not in an election year" mantra.

Unfortunately Toomey is not up for re-election this year (not until 2022) so he can easily blow this off like the rest of them. Democrats here in PA need to take names and do an extra push to remove Toomey once and for all.

It's been near impossible to get 2 Democrats serving together here (we are generally consistent with one of each party), but I would love to get 2 anyway (we briefly had that when Arlen Specter switched parties helping to seal a 60-vote Democratic super-majority during the ACA drafting and mark-up in 2009).

[RobinA]

34. Expecting, Or Even Hoping

that Toomey will go against his party and wingerism is just delusional.

[BumRushDaShow]

35. And I just posted the outcome!

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10142586903

Let's hope it wakes up some of those Democrats sitting in our red counties to get out and vote. We can't keep pointing to voters here in Philly to try to save the state of PA while they sit their asses home.

[Cirque du So-What]

12. Fie on anyone who has ever said anything nice about Mitt der Schitt

Have enough sense to always hold this vulture capitalist accountable without getting all wishy-washy every time he does something approximating moderation. Please.

[Taraman]

14. This tells us all we need to know about Romney

His "principled" stands were only showboating. I don't know how he looks at himself in the mirror.

[Illumination]

39. He's NOT to be trusted. Just like the rest of the criminal gang!...

[Thekaspervote]

16. Yup...the Mormons want roe v wade to go away

[still_one]

18. but not multiple wives

[COL Mustard]

22. With Multiple Mothers-in-Law????

Or marry sisters and have just one MIL? Inquiring minds want to know.

OK, not really.....

[still_one]

25. +++

[still_one]

19. It is obvious the battle lines are drawn, and November is the ONLY way we will make a difference

They didn't heed the lessons in 2018 when they lost the House, and if we get the vote out, we will take the White House, and both Houses of Congress, and make McConnell a MINORITY in the Senate!!!

Vote early where you can

[CrispyQ]

20. Does anyone really think Mitt is any different than the rest of these vile fuckers

just because he voted to convict on one of the impeachment charges?

[berni_mccoy]

21. Christian Extremists will be the undoing of Democracy.

[djacq]

23. That's OK Mitt... SCOTUS Expansion.

I would love to see 13 Justices.

[Miguelito Loveless]

27. 15

With Kavanaugh impeached for perjury.

[Miguelito Loveless]

26. Okay, I hope that puts an end

to all the people who kept trying to paint Romney as any kind of principled human being.

[onetexan]

28. SPINELESS SOB!!!

[Lucky Luciano]

29. By voting to convict on the impeachment, Mitt supposedly said that tr&*p was illegitmate...

...nevertheless, he will vote for tr&^p's Supreme Court pick.

contradiction

[Lucky Luciano]

30. So, that means if the election goes to the Supreme Court, fuckface wins.

[forthemiddle]

32. They are all political animals

In the end, they are voting with their parties, not with the President, just as we expect all of our Senators to vote with our party. You can’t blame them, the Supreme Court is the ultimate prize for everyone.

Do you honestly think that if the shoe were on the other foot, any of our Senators would vote no, if it meant losing the big prize? We may allow for a few of them (like Murkowski, and Collins), but if they were the deciding vote, no way.

I am not trying to use the both side argument, I’m just speaking the truth. For party ideals, this the biggest deal. This is what both sides wait for.

[apnu]

33. Romney is saying the Constitution only matters when it benefits his team.

It clearly doesn't matter when the Democrats are in power, see 2016.

[hadEnuf]

36. Ol' Mittens hasn't changed. He'll flop on his back like a puppy when pressured enough.

Same old backstabbing Republican asshole he always was.

[dalton99a]

40. What Republicans do.

Trust what they say at your peril

[melman]

41. Of course he does

He's a Republican asshole and was never anything else. Anyone who thought he'd changed was only fooling themselves.

[MurrayDelph]

44. Mitt is auditioning

to be the next Susan Collins, once she gets removed.

[timms139]

45. In favor of holding

a vote is not the same as voting yes on the person put forward. His vote on the person may end up as a no.

[Danmel]

48. After he voted to convict

It truly amazes me that this is the hill on which they are willing to die. All willing to sacrifice their reputations, and the very lives of those they are sworn to protect. For this guy, bereft of honor, integrity, knowledge, discernment, compassion, empathy and loyalty. For someone who would throw them under the bus the nanosecond it serves his purpose.
The founding fathers mutually pledged "our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor." How far we have fallen.