Key GOP senator: I won't support any Supreme Court nominee that has shown 'hostility' to Roe v. Wade

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), on Wednesday reiterated that she would not vote for any Supreme Court nominee chosen by President Trump if they have “demonstrated hostility” to Roe v. Wade.

“I think I’ve made it pretty clear that if a nominee has demonstrated hostility to Roe v Wade and has said that they’re are not going to abide by that longstanding precedent, that I could not support that nominee,” Collins told MSNBC.

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But Collins added that she could not yet take a position on any nominee as “we don’t even know who the nominee is.”

“I’m amazed that people on both sides of the aisle have already committed to voting either before or against the nominee whose identity they do not know,” Collins said.

Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy announced last week that he would retire, opening up a spot on the bench for Trump to nominate his second conservative justice.

Kennedy has been a swing vote on the bench for more than three decades. Kennedy was key in siding with liberal justices to support Roe v. Wade, the landmark Supreme Court case that legalized abortion nationwide.

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[JarOCats]

1. I wouldn't trust her.

We'll see what happens when push comes to shove -- and then hear her flimsy excuse for caving.

[spanone]

2. Talk is cheap

we shall see.

[hatrack]

3. "Besides, I got a promise from Mitch McConnell to something something something!!!"

"Huh! Why is this piece of paper blank?!?!?"

[Control-Z]

24. Exactly.

I don't trust her for a minute.

[manor321]

4. None of this nonsense matters

They will get 50 votes to confirm.

This battle was lost in November 2016.

[jaysunb]

5. So why is Gorlich on the Court ? n/t

[herding cats]

6. She'll get a hollow promise the person won't vote against it and be satisfied.

Then she'll act shocked! when they do and feign outrage.

Her voters apparently buy her act, though. Which is all that matters to her.

[GP6971]

7. Right Susan

Anyone nominated by Dotard has to be a liar. Just like him. If you really meant it, you wouldn't support anyone he nominates.

[betsuni]

8. But abortion is the workhorse wedge issue for Republicans.

Being anti-abortion gets voters to the polls every election. They would miss it.

[CentralMass]

11. That and a dime is worth 10 cents.

This was meant to be a reply to the main thread.

[AlexSFCA]

12. I bet gop doesnt want roe v wade struck down cause

otherwise they’ll have to come up with some other golden goose. This one has been giving eggs to them for decades.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

9. And ultimately she will fold like a cheap lawn chair.

[kimbutgar]

13. Bs she talks out of both sides of her mouth

She is not trust worthy.

[DoctorJoJo]

14. She Doesn't REALLY lie, She Is Just Very Susceptible to Being Duped!

[radius777]

15. Collins voted for Gorsuch, Roberts and Alito.

She sucks, and it's high time we got a Dem in that seat.

[mr_liberal]

16. I believe her.

She will vote against Amy Coney Barrett.

I don't know what she'll do with Kavanaugh or Kethledge though. Its hard to tell where either of them stand, especially Kethledge. Kethledge hasn't said anything at all about Roe or abortion that Ive seen, not a thing.

[forthemiddle]

22. I believe she voted for Barrett in November

Why would she change her vote now?

[Bucky]

17. Collins plays this game every time Republicans nominate an SC candidate

[OnDoutside]

18. Bull. "I will vote any Supreme Court nominee that has shown support for Roe v. Wade". THAT is

what she should be saying, but of course she's a liar.

[pwb]

19. She talks out of both sides of her mouth. We don't buy it anymore Susan!

You say one thing and do another so much you always sound like your out of breath . Lying is hard on the lungs I guess.

[blueinredohio]

20. But Trump promised!

[forthemiddle]

21. She did vote for Amy Barrett back in November

Didn’t she?
So did 54 other Senators (Dems included), so how do they change their vote only 9 moths later?
That is why I feel she is the number 1 pick.
She’s also from Indiana, so I would think a Donnelly vote is a given.

[elias7]

23. Any nominee Trump makes will be hostile to it, but will never say it

She is fooling herself or her constituency if she thinks otherwise

[Demsrule86]

25. She is a liar....you are out in two years....for what you did to health care...sold

your soul to the devil.

[Squinch]

26. Lucy with the football. She's lying.

[beachbum bob]

27. no trust to placed on any republican, they all proven to be 100% untrustworthy

[Buns_of_Fire]

28. Aw, c'mon Susan. You KNOW you're a sucker for a pretty face!

And when Mitch comes up to you and bats his beady little eyes, you KNOW you'll vote for anything he wants.

[JDC]

29. She is an embarrassment to integrity.

[Wounded Bear]

30. A little old to play the high school coquette, there Susie...