“She has an unbeatable qualification and her job is not to be criticized,” the US president explained Amy Coney Barrett’s nomination. “It should be approved straightforwardly and deftly, it should be very easy,” Donald Trump added. The Senate will decide on Barrett exactly one month after the announcement of the nomination, replacing the late Liberal judge Ruth Bader Ginsburg. The judge known as “RBG” was nominated to the United States Supreme Court by President Bill Clinton.
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A simple majority of the upper house of Congress, or 51 votes, is required to confirm Barrett’s nomination. Although all Democratic senators are expected to oppose Coney Barrett, Republicans say NBC enough votes to confirm Trump’s nomination. Republicans currently hold 53 seats in the Senate, according to the server Politico 52 senators will vote for the president’s nominee.
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Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowska, representing Alaska, changed her mind over the weekend and announced that she would vote for the nomination, although she had previously disagreed with the court’s addition so shortly before the election. Sen. Susan Collins, on the same side representing the state of Maine, which will seek re-election, said she would not vote for Coney Barrett, NBC said. “I don’t think it’s fair or consistent for us to vote in the Senate for approval before the election,” Collins said.
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Democratic senator leader Chuck Schumer, elected as New York State, said the confirmation of the nomination would be “an irreparable stain on the work of this Republican majority” forever. He also expressed outrage that Vice President Mike Pence would chair the vote after five people from his neighborhood tested positive for covid-19. But Pence announced on Monday that he would not arrive in the Senate, informs server Politico.
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Coney Barrett will thus significantly help meet the expectations of part of Trump’s voters. According to 2016 surveys, up to 25% of the current US president’s electorate voted for the current head of state to appoint conservative judges not only to the Supreme Court but also to federal courts, for example. Although Barrett cannot vote on cases that the Supreme Court is already dealing with, she will be able to get involved in deciding disputes over how to vote in this year’s elections.
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If the senators approve Coney Barrett’s nomination, they will strengthen the conservative majority in the nine-member tribunal by six to three. Trump has appointed two Supreme Court justices since his election. In 2017 by Neil Gorsuch and a year later by Brett Kavanaugh. However, not all conservative judges have always ruled in all cases as expected. For example, Kavanaugh and Gorsuch, both considered conservative judges, have in the past set for the rights of the LGBT community.
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Judges of the US Supreme Court hold office for life. Ginsburg has been a member of the Supreme Court for over 27 years.
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Today, we will do our job.
Today, we will fill the seat.
Today, we will have nine.
Today, Judge Amy Coney Barrett becomes JUSTICE Amy Coney Barrett. pic.twitter.com/3vgRcmHG24
— Senate Republicans (@SenateGOP) October 26, 2020
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US President Donald Trump has also announced that he is planning a celebration at the White House in honor of Amy Coney Barrett. The ceremony is scheduled to take place shortly after the vote, and Coney Barrett is scheduled to attend CNN take a solemn oath. White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows said on Monday that the celebration, which should take place soon after the vote, is likely to take place outdoors. At the same time, he emphasized that he would do everything to ensure that people kept to a minimum.
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Forty-eight-year-old Coney Barrett has been a judge of the Federal Court of Appeals in Chicago since 2017. At the same time, she is known as a conservative, strongly religious Catholic. She is also a well-known opponent of abortion. At a hearing in the Senate Legal Committees in early October, she said she wanted to follow only the law and not her personal views when making decisions.
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