Now that President Trump has nominated his nominee to the Supreme Court, Republicans in the Senate – where they hold the majority – want to push the nomination ahead of the election.
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It is not a drama if that does not work, after all, even in the event of a defeat on November 3, they will most likely still have time until January 20 (the inauguration of a new president and installation of a renewed Congress) to do it. Before November 3, however, would give confidence a much-needed boost.
But is it possible? It has been more than 70 years since a controversial candidate was nominated in such a record period of barely 38 days, and many senators – including Republicans – are saddened to stay in Washington while campaigning in their home state. want to run for their own reelection.
Senator Lindsay Graham, who chairs the Justice Committee, plans to start the hearing on Amy Coney Barrett on Oct. 12, for four days, to confirm her nomination to the committee on Oct. 22 and then immediately send it to the Senate in plenary session.
The Democrats are not quite in agreement on their strategy yet. The more radical basis argues for a total boycott of the sessions, as a symbolic protest against an urgent procedure that, in their view, has no legitimacy. But many authoritative senators – from the center, as well as from the more progressive wing like Elizabeth Warren – nevertheless want to take the opportunity to explain to America why this would be a disastrous appointment for many citizens.
One of those Democratic senators is called Kamala Harris, and is a vice president-candidate. She will not miss the opportunity to attack, denouncing how Trump and the Republicans through the Supreme Court want to abolish Obamacare while 7 million Americans are infected with corona and 200,000 have died.
Chances are, it will change anything about Barrett’s nomination: Republicans hold 53 of 100 senate seats, and only two moderate Republicans refuse to agree to the super-fast, full-time election.
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