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Trump himself has said that he will announce his election on Saturday, but CNN learned on Friday night that he had settled on Barrett. Now the New York Times gets the same information, too.
If Trump has his way, Barrett will replace Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who died last week, on the United States Supreme Court. He will then have three judges on the country’s supreme court, which has a total of nine justices.
Amy Coney Barrett. Photo: Matt Cashore / Notre Dame University / Brochure via REUTERS
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Tug of war
Barrett is considered to be politically conservative and must have a strict and literal interpretation of the United States Constitution.
If the Senate passes Barrett, she will replace the much more liberal Ginsburg, and now there is a political tug of war in America over whether Ginsburg’s seat will be filled before or after the November presidential election.
Shocked by Trump: “low goals”
Four years ago, when former President of the United States, Barack Obama, was going to occupy a seat on the Supreme Court, the Republicans denied him a vote in the Senate, which then had a majority in the Senate.
Now Republicans will not follow their own example from four years ago and are working to get a vote on Barrett before the November 3 presidential election. This infuriates Democrats, who now, unlike four years ago, urgently want a vote after the presidential elections.
Honored in the congress building
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was honored Friday at a memorial service at the convention building in the US capital, Washington.
Presidential candidate Joe Biden was among those present during the ceremony. It was inaugurated by Nancy Pelosi, the Democratic leader in the House of Representatives.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s coffin in the Congress building on Friday. Photo: Olivier Douliery / Pool / AP / NTB
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Before the ceremony, Ginsburg’s coffin was brought to the congress building by a military honor guard. Ginsburg is the first woman and the first Jewess to be honored in this way in the United States.
While several prominent Democrats participated, the judge’s coffin saw few Republicans. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell was invited, but was not present.
Earlier this week, Gisburg’s coffin was in the United States Supreme Court building. President Donald Trump was one of those who came forward to honor her here.
