Senate GOP says they'll ram through Supreme Court pick no matter who it is

[turbinetree]

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Source: American Independent




By Emily Singer -September 22, 2020 10:29 AM

Republican senators say they will vote for Trump's nominee, no matter who it is or what that person believes.

Nearly every single vulnerable Republican senator up for reelection this fall came out to say they will vote for Donald Trump's nominee to replace the late Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the Supreme Court -- even though the senators do not know who the nominee is nor what the eventual pick's positions are.

Sens. Cory Gardner of Colorado, Martha McSally or Arizona, Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, Joni Ernst of Iowa, Thom Tillis of North Carolina, David Perdue of Georgia, and Kelly Loeffler of Georgia all said they will vote for Trump's pick.

With those votes, Graham said on Fox News Monday night that the GOP has a majority and will move forward with the confirmation before the election.

"We've got the votes to confirm Justice Ginsburg's replacement before the election," Graham told Sean Hannity Monday, adding that he will move the nominee -- whoever it may be -- to the floor "so we can vote before the election."

Read more: https://americanindependent.com/senate-republicans-donald-trump-supreme-court-nominee-ruth-bader-ginsburg/

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If anyone was watching O'Donnell last night he explained the only option to stop this from happening it starts in the House with Pelosi.....................

November 3, 2020 cannot get here fast enough.....................


And if you live in Maryland you can vote early, starting October 26, 2020 thru Nov 2, 2020

[Docreed2003]

1. The "logic" they're trying to sell the American people is so transparent in its hypocrisy

"Yeah we may have said that in '16...but it's cool now because the Senate and President are the same party."


The only solace I take in all of this madness is that they must truly fear an epic defeat in November

[Bengus81]

17. What I've saying now for days. IF Trump's going to beat Biden so easily according to RW idiots...

then what the FUCK is the rush to seat a new SC Judge? Fact is they all KNOW Trump is toast hence the ramming and SC packing.

[ProudMNDemocrat]

2. The Women HAD BETTER turn up to vote!!!

Women whose lives are going to change when they realize that Republicans are going to vote on a Supreme Court Justice who will TAKE AWAY their Health Care if the are getting insurance via the ACA, want control over their bodies, be able to vote without jumping through hoops, not be discriminated against because of who they love or are Transgender, want pay equity, etc.

WOMEN better VOTE or we are all fucked as a country! Where were they in 2016? I showed up.

[llashram]

3. these are some evil, evil spiteful

human beings who have been taken with their own power. May our democracy survive them.

[ALBliberal]

4. And where does Susan Collins "concern" fall? At least for today. NT

[turbinetree]

6. In the toliet............for starters

[FBaggins]

7. She doesn't have to take any more action beyond that "concern"

There isn't a required vote to begin hearings on a nominee and she isn't on the Judiciary Committee.

So the first time that she will be forced to express her supposed opposition to filling the seat now... will be at the actual vote.

[totodeinhere]

14. She is a real POS. She announced that she will not support a nominee before the election, but

she only said that after she was sure that there would be enough votes to put Trump's nominee through anyway in spite of her vote.

[SeattleVet]

20. She, like Murkowski, merely 'opposed' doing it 'before the election'.

Neither said anything about actually voting against whatever slime tRump nominates.

[Bayard]

5. Dems saying they're going to fight tooth and nail

Glad to hear.

Lindsay and the rest are giggling demons wearing human faces.

[Polybius]

9. Schumer used those exact same words with Kavanaugh

He said "tooth and nail" as soon as he was nominated.

[Harker]

22. Those eyes look familiar... n/t

[BlueStater]

25. Looks like "Weird Al" Yankovic to me. n/t

[Harker]

30. I was thinking "Weird Michele" Bachmann...

but that might be the overall effect.

[Griefbird]

26. Seems there's enough evidence to impeach

Trump, Barr and McConnell all at the same time. Let's get it started.

[mollie8]

8. Vote Early!

I live in North Carolina and early voting begins Thursday, October 15. Unless the polls are clogged I will vote that day; otherwise I will vote the first day lines slow. If they don't slow, I'll vote anyway and take my chances!

If I hadn't seen so much already I wouldn't believe how low the republican suckers will go.

[Sierra89]

10. I HOPE EVERY ONE OF THEM IS VOTED OUT

Arizona Early Voting Starts October 7th, 2020. My household is voting via mail-in ballot, then walkng them in to drop off the next day. We live minutes from a polling station, so why wait, and would rather do so in person. I doubt there will be anyone there attempting voter intimidation, but I wish a MF would.

Bye-bye to useless mcsally. She has failed to do anything constructive in this area, and has been MIA and/or refuses to meet with constituents.

[dhill926]

11. remember this dems, when hopefully we're in power...

no quarter to be given to these assholes. NONE....

[WiseElder]

12. Hope dems have the cojones to...

Once Biden is president and the dems have the Senate I am praying they will have the cojones to abolish the 60 vote rule AND increase the number of Justices on the Supreme Court to 13. I do believe we need more as I hate the idea that one Justice has the power to swing the decisions so easily.

[hibbing]

13. I introduce to you, Justice Jay Sekulow n/t

[Harker]

24. A lot of people are talking about Chuck Woolery.

Well... one DUer mentioned him.

[slumcamper]

15. And this is quite predictable. The entire GOP is a death cult. n/t

[Baclava]

16. Of course they will, a 6-3 conservative court would be a wet dream come true, no matter who

[cstanleytech]

29. Will hopefully be a short lived 6-3 because if we take a page out of the Republicans handbook we

can ram through the changes we want when we have the majority with a Democrat as President such as a 13 seat SCOTUS which means we could have the majority back in under a year.

[Bengus81]

18. Need to note that Steven Breyer a Clinton appointee turned 82 in August

That's scary in itself with these thugs in power.

[Illumination]

19. So they'll ram through no matter who it is? Merrick Garland should be the choice, hands down!...

[Politicub]

21. They keep saying the nominee will be an "originalist"

Think about that.

At the country's founding -- let's call it originaltimes -- only moneyed white men were considered American. Everyone else was a subject or property of someone else.

[Harker]

23. Dereliction of their sworn duty at best.

No advisement. Just consent.

[cstanleytech]

27. Nuclear option to increase SCOTUS to 13 should be used if they do this and

we have the Senate majority with Biden as President.

[apnu]

28. This is a rallying cry to the conservative Christians who are pissed at Trump

This is a naked play to get them to the polls and keep the GOP in power in the Senate.

[SunSeeker]

31. Increase SCOTUS seats to 13 and make DC & PR states. Fight fire with fire.

This is war.