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The United States Senate Judiciary Committee approved the nomination of Justice Amy Barrett to the Supreme Court, although Democrats boycotted the vote.
In today’s vote in the United States Senate Judiciary Committee, Ms. Barrett received 12 votes in favor, 0 votes against, creating a premise for the entire Senate to debate and vote to approve her appointment to the Court. High judgment early next week.
The committee’s 10 Democratic senators did not turn up to vote, saying Ms. Barrett’s appointment as Supreme Court justice was made too close to Election Day.
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham said Democrats boycotted the vote “their choice,” adding that “we will not allow them to control the committee” and “this is a watershed moment” for the Conservatives.
Judge Amy Coney Barrett at the appointment hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on October 14. Image: AFP.
In announcing a boycott of the vote, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer and Judiciary Committee Democrats said Ms. Barrett’s nomination “had been a sham process in the first place.”
Barrett, 48, a Trump-appointed federal appeals court judge and former professor at Notre Dame Law School, his alma mater, is considered by anti-abortion activists and White House allies. Choose reliable so that the balance in the Supreme Court leans even more towards the conservative faction.
In 2018, Ms. Barrett was on the list considered by Trump to replace retired Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy, but the last person chosen was Brett Kavanaugh. The President of the United States officially nominated Ms. Barret on September 27 to replace Judge Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who died of cancer at the age of 87.
Barrett disappointed Democrats on the Judiciary Committee during last week’s hearing as he sidestepped questions about abortion, presidential power, climate change, voting rights, Obamacare and other issues.
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If the Senate is controlled by Republicans through Barrett’s nomination, the conservative majority on the Supreme Court will be strengthened, at a ratio of 6-3. Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and the party repeatedly asked the Senate to refuse to ratify Barrett until after the presidential election.
The appointment of Ms Barrett to the Supreme Court would give Trump a major pre-election victory and rally his conservative voters, many of whom would consider taking control of the court. The defense and prohibition of abortion are important issues in national politics.
Trump said he wanted a judge to end abortion rights and help remove the Obamacare health care law.
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