Will “Corona’s” injuries disrupt Barrett’s appointment to the Supreme Court?

After it was revealed that a third Republican lawmaker in the Senate was infected with the Corona virus, questions grew about the implications of this for the appointment of Justice Amy Barrett to the Supreme Court, as a replacement for the late Ruth Ginnesburg.

Lab diagnoses showed Republican Senator Ron Johnson of Wisconsin had the disease, which is “the third case for Republican lawmakers in the Senate in 24 hours, after Senator Mike Lee of Utah and Tom Tillis of North Carolina.”

This issue may affect the majority “enjoyed by Republicans in the House (53-47), which is necessary to pass Barrett’s accreditation in the Supreme Court before the election, as several Republican officials and legislators have stated before. “.

It is known that “Corona virus infection requires a stone period that extends to about two weeks, while there is only about a month left for the elections.”

Since the announcement of the virus infection by US President Trump, “several cases of corona have been detected in the White House, and in Congress and among state officials, most of them Republicans.”

The head of the judiciary in the Senate, Lindsay Graham, told “CNN” that “she intends to move forward to hold hearings starting on October 12 and will try to get approval from her committee by October 22.”

Graham could “hold virtual hearings to confirm Barrett, or hold an actual hearing, with Lee and Teles remotely involved, if they are still in quarantine.”

However, Graham needs a majority of his committee to attend a quorum to approve the nomination, and the absence of Lee and Tillis may prevent that from happening, if Democrats boycott the proceedings.

But even if they don’t have a quorum, Senate Republican Majority Leader Mitch McConnell can, by statute, run the nomination in the House, without a vote from the Judiciary Committee.

However, since “Senator Ron Johnson is not a member of the committee, he will not be able to vote if he is not present in person.”

Adding to the Republican fears is that “Sen. Susan Collins of Maine and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska have made it clear that they will not vote if Judge Barrett’s support is voted before the election, and they can vote against her. nomination during the interim session after the election, a position that GOP leaders should avoid if he loses control of the House next month. “

Republicans also fear that “one or more Republican legislators will violate the ranks, after seeing the election results, to reverse the will of the voters.”