Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) arrives for a Senate health care vote on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., July 27, 2017. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas
Last updated on January 25th, 2021 at 04:40 am
Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska said that she would not vote to confirm a new Supreme Court Justice until after Inauguration Day.
Murkowski said:
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.
For those who think that it is a done deal that McConnell and Trump will be able to ram through a nominee, it might not be that easy. Mitch McConnell’s Senate majority is in dire shape, and if a senator like Mitt Romney along with potentially Susan Collins who may try to save her Senate seat with a last-ditch moderate stance, Democrats would need just one more Rachel Maddow and MSNBC group. Follow and Like PoliticusUSA on Facebook“>vote for decency.
Lisa Murkowski is a no on confirming a new Supreme Court justice before Election Day. The question is, are there three more Senate Republicans who will follow her lead?
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