Utah Senator Mitt Romney (R) announced on Tuesday that he would support a floor vote on President Trump’s Supreme Court pick – giving Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) a 53-seat majority and the votes needed to move forward in replacing the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, according to Politico.
“I intend to follow the Constitution and precedent in considering the president’s nominee. If the nominee reaches the Senate floor, I intend to vote based upon their qualifications,” Romney said in a statement.
Romney said he was merely following the law in making his decision rather than taking a position based on the recent blockade of President Obama’s Supreme Court nominee, Merrick Garland, during the 2016 election. Romney said the “historical precedent of election year nominations is that the Senate generally does not confirm an opposing party’s nominee but does confirm a nominee of its own.”
He added that his decision is “not the result of a subjective test of ‘fairness’ which, like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder. It is based on the immutable fairness of following the law, which in this case is the Constitution and precedent.” –Politico
Another potential swing vote who recently committed to Trump’s Supreme Court nominee is Sen. Cory Gardner (R-CO), while Sens. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) and Susan Collins (R-ME) say they won’t support a nominee this close to the election.
The senator who thinks the president should have been removed from office for abuse of power wants to help him confirm a lifetime appointment to the Supreme Court https://t.co/PTbV6d8Ov1
— Chris Megerian (@ChrisMegerian) September 22, 2020
Not long ago, Joe Biden said that “the American people deserve a fully-staffed court of nine.”
We agree.
Fill the seat! pic.twitter.com/K8GpnAMEly
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It appears that Mitch has a copy of Epstein’s diary.
Utah is inherently independent as well as conservative, which is why he gets a “pass” from his constituents by being ‘obstinate’ to Trump. However, Mittens knows that obstructing this would end his chances of re-election in Utah. Being independent and obstinate is one thing…..being stupid is another thing altogether.
Just Sayin’
That was a Joke.
Or, was a quiet deal made, say, to agree to vote, if the DOJ lays off of a certain kid re: Ukraine corruption investigation.
The tangled weave of weeds, in the dark depths of the swamp can be maneuvered, if slithering skills abound.
Yet, a pledge to vote doesn’t necessarily mean a vote in support of a nominee.
Watch what they do, vs. what is said.
I caught that exactly. Said he feels its Constitutional to nominate and bring to the senate floor. Never said he would confirm trumps pick.
Just like RGB said her last dying wish was to be replaced by a “NEWLY” “INSTALLED President. Not an elected president. New means not trump. Installed means picked not voted upon. These people think the rule us.
((They)) sure DO.
I don’t think he’s going to get reelected because he voted to impeach president Trump
I don’t remember where I read it, but assuming RBG is buried later this week, have the nomination on Monday, the vote on Tuesday, and the swearing in on Wednesday. Fuck trying to strategize and work every political angle out of this. The left cannot be dealt with and is unhinged, so ram it through, and then piss on them for the next month and a half. Fuck, bring the new SCOTUS member to campaign rallies, for all I care. The left has made cooperation with them impossible. This all trending towards a total clusterfuck after the election, so they until they regain their senses, they can fuck off and scream demonically on social media to their loser followers.
Get it done, Trump.
Ask the new SCOTUS member to give an eulogy for the old bag at her funeral.
Correction: DVG – Darth Vader Ginsberg.
The party that has power in the Senate will decide, regardless, no matter which party holds the White House. That’s why Merrick Garland was not voted on. That’s why the new nominee will be voted on. The party of the current president holds the power in the Senate.
Laugh now.
Cry later.
I fully expect Romney will pull a NoName when it comes time to actually vote.
No doubt.
Trump told Mittens his magic underwear wouldn’t protect him when he kicked him in the nuts .
You know the candidate is going to be a real zero if traitorous suck-asses like Romney, McConnell and Graham get behind the pick. It would be amusing to see these cretins fall in line once the wink and nod is handed to them if it weren’t for the incredible fucking we’re going to get out of it down the road.
This is exactly correct. ACB is just that sell out. She’s never seen government activity she doesn’t like — just ask her about lock downs.
Well it doesn’t say he is going to vote for the nominee it just says that he supports the vote we shall see
He only said he supported a vote. He didn’t say he would vote for the nominee.
This is clear indication he does not want to be tarred and feathered in the coming revolution by patriots when they tire of this bullshit.
I know where the bastard summers on Lake Winnepesaukee in NH. Wolfeboro. Got to build a rock retaining wall where other can’t even put in a dock. Fucking elitist NWO fuck.
Romney gave himself a lot of wiggle room.
Murkowski is changing her tune so they may not need Romney.
How many times do we need to be tricked to realize that it doesn’t fucking matter! Allow me to refresh your memory: Brennan, Blackmun, Warren, Stevens, O’Connor, Souter, Kennedy, Roberts —all Republican appointees whose suck-age can not be overstated. Kavanaugh and Gorsuch will probably end up sucking too.