She gets a pass. It’s hardly a given that a Trump nominee to replace Ginsburg will even be brought up for a vote by the full Senate before Election Day. Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska said that she would not vote to confirm a new Supreme Court Justice until after Inauguration Day. "It's not just the hotly contested issues of civil rights and women's rights and LGBTQ rights, all that's really in the balance here, but also the long term strength of our democracy and the institutions that are so critical to our success as a nation. She joins Susan Collins, who was the first to say she wouldn't confirm, probably as a last ditch effort to not lose her senate seat. “Fair is fair,” she said. For licensing opportunities of our original content, please contact licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org. For more discussion about this story join our Rachel Maddow and MSNBC group. Robyn Pennacchia. Murkowski Says She Won't Vote To Replace RBG Until After The Election, So There's That SCOTUS. Blunt: "Plenty of time" to confirm Ginsburg's... Booker: GOP doing "tremendous" damage to Sena... Barrett offered SCOTUS nomination 3 days after Ginsburg died, Biden: Trump using court pick as "loophole" to strike down ACA, Amy Coney Barrett pays tribute to Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Ruth Bader Ginsburg lies in state at U.S. Capitol, An army of RBG's clerks gathered to meet her casket. She gets a pass. Election Day could turn into "Election Week" with rise in mail ballots, Blunt: "Plenty of time" to confirm Ginsburg's replacement. — Brian Tyler Cohen (@briantylercohen) September 18, 2020. In the event of a 50-50 tie, Vice President Mike Pence — who would obviously support the Republican position — would cast the tiebreaker. “We don’t have a nominee yet. Chuck Grassley has been considered a likely abstention, but he spent like all of yesterday trying to solve a pigeon murder mystery and/or write some Vogon poetry, so who can say what his deal is right now. Demands Grow for Her to Apologize to Trump, Rioters Trash Portland Restaurant After Antifa 'Reviewers' Target It, But the Black Owner Just Got the Last Word, SARAH HOYT: Where We’re Going, We Won’t Need Roads—or Collectivists, Gal Gadot, Abraham Lincoln and the Ignorant Cancellation of Pretty Much Everything. ", First published on September 20, 2020 / 12:49 PM. "Two things have to happen for a person to go on the Supreme Court. If three more Republicans refuse to vote for a new Supreme Court Justice until after a new president takes office, Mitch McConnell will not have the votes to ram through a replacement for the deceased Ruth Bader Ginsburg. — Brian Tyler Cohen (@briantylercohen) September 18, 2020. 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Republicans control 53 seats in the Senate, and McConnell can afford only three defections and still confirm Mr. Trump's Supreme Court pick, with Vice President Mike Pence casting the tie-breaking vote. #utpol, If u lost ur pet pidgin /it’s dead in front yard my Iowa farm JUST DISCOVERED here r identifiers Right leg Blue 202… https://t.co/fcaCZtoDjo, I assumed deer dead bc it was night and no carcas, But in case of this pidgin i could actually pick up bird. Categories Featured News Tags Lisa Murkowski, RBG. Fair is fair, she says. — Sen. Lisa Murkowski (@lisamurkowski) September 19, 2020. News: @SenatorCollins told me earlier this month in Maine that she would not seat a Supreme Court justice in October. Lisa Murkowski is a no on confirming a new Supreme Court justice before Election Day. She said that would be a “double standard” after what happened in 2016.https://t.co/BJqcDjP2oG pic.twitter.com/VOW1wSqsyR, — Mike Baker (@ByMikeBaker) September 19, 2020. Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), a runner up in the biggest pain in the a** contest among the GOP, did initially say that she’s opposed to filling the Supreme Court vacancy left by Ruth Bade Ginsburg, but is now changing her tune. Sadly, what was then a hypothetical is now our reality, but my position has not changed," Murkowski said in a statement. This is one of those moments where I wish we would step back and take a beat and understand what we're doing and the consequences and how they could radiate throughout time. Yesterday, rumors swirled that Mitt Romney had said he would hold out, but his communications director later said that he hadn't yet made a decision. Content created by The Daily Caller News Foundation is available without charge to any eligible news publisher that can provide a large audience. Follow her on Twitter at @RobynElyse, This is grossly false. In addition to Murkowski, Senator Susan Collins, a Republican from Maine, said Saturday she does not believe the Senate should vote to confirm a Supreme Court nominee before the election November 3. Trump Declares Executive Order To Stop Biden Presidency, Trump Officially Announces Drug Test Demand For Biden Before Debate, Republican Governor Publicly Defects From Donald Trump, Obama Issues Marching Orders To America Like A Real Leader, Updated Early Voting Totals Have GOP Clutching Their Pearls, Justice Sotomayor Schools GOP With Dissent Over Census Corruption, Judge Issues Emergency Order To Extend Voter Registration. Copyright © 2020 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. Romney even participated in a Black Lives Matter march in D.C. around the time that Trump threatened to send troops into the streets.
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