Is Lisa Murkowski Going to Stab Her Party in the Back During Amy Coney Barrett's Confirmation Vote?
Matt Vespa
Posted: Oct 24, 2020 3:20 AM
Judge Amy Coney Barrett is out of committee and on her way to a full confirmation vote in the Senate. Her nomination was approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday, which was boycotted by Senate Democrats. They can throw their tantrum; we’re filling the seat. And they can’t stop us. Elections have consequences. Judge Barrett had a smooth series of hearings. She’s beyond qualified to be on the Court. Anyone who says otherwise is frankly an idiot. It’s going to happen, libs. Shut up and sit down.
Monday is slated to be the final vote, but not before some GOP defections occurred and by the usual suspects. No, believe it or not, Mitt Romney, weak trash that he is, was not part of this crew. It did nothing to change the outcome, but we’re keeping tabs on those who go RINO. As Chad Pergram of Fox News noted in a lengthy Twitter thread on how the process will go once ACB leaves committee, if McConnell wanted to put the pedal to the metal on ACB’s nomination vote, he’d invoke cloture on Friday, which he did Friday.
“McConnell must move to shift the Senate into executive session (versus legislative session) to specifically consider the Barrett nomination. Such a process likely requires a vote – but is not debatable (subject to a filibuster),†he added. That also happened and it passed, albeit with Sens. Susan Collins (R-ME) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) voting against the legislative session move (via Daily Caller News Foundation):
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