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References grow to the appointment of conservative lawyer Amy Coney Barrett (48) as successor to the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg († 87) in the United States Supreme Court. President Donald Trump (74) intends to nominate Barrett as a candidate on Saturday, television stations “CNN” and “CBS” as well as the “New York Times” reported on Friday, among other things. They cited people who are familiar with the selection process. Trump had announced that he would nominate a woman for the position and there are several applicants on his list.
Barrett, 48, has already been traded as the most promising candidate. He has been a judge on an appeals court since 2017. The Catholic Barrett is known as an anti-abortionist. That makes his candidacy attractive to arch-conservative circles. At the Senate hearing for his current position, Barrett emphasized that he would only be guided by the law, not his faith.
Conservatives have a clear majority on the Supreme Court
Ginsburg died Friday of last week of complications from cancer. The 87-year-old was a liberal icon in America. Of the nine Supreme Court seats, only three will be filled by clearly liberal judges after their death. With Trump’s candidate, the Conservatives would have a majority of six votes.
The Supreme Court justices are nominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate. Republicans have a majority of 53 of the 100 seats in the House. Trump aims to fill Ginsburg’s job before the November 3 presidential election. So far, only two Republican senators have spoken out against such a swift decision. Democrats, on the other hand, want the winner of the presidential election to decide who will succeed him in Ginsburg.
Republicans who change the climate
Another factor that contributed to the controversy surrounding Ginsburg’s successor was the fact that in 2016 Republicans in the Senate blocked a candidate from then-President Barack Obama (59) to succeed the late Justice Antonin Scalia. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (78) stated at the time, among other things, that the Senate should not hold any Supreme Court justice position in an election year. Now he withdrew this rule on the grounds that this time the White House and the Senate were in the hands of a single party.
Ginsburg died last Friday of complications from cancer. The 87-year-old was a liberal icon in America. (SDA)
