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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(107,919 posts)
Thu Mar 10, 2022, 06:12 PM Mar 2022

Sen. Lisa Murkowski Is Now Conflicted On How She'll Vote For SCOTUS Nominee

Sen. Lindsey Graham stated his reasons as to why he’s leaning towards a no vote on Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s nomination to the Supreme Court. That would leave two more senators who voted Judge Jackson to the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals last year–Sens. Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska).

Sen. Murkowski just last month stated she would “be honored to be able to support an exceptional African American woman.” Now, Murkowski isn’t sure how she will vote despite voting Jackson to the second most important court in the country.

CNN reports the senator representing Alaska is saying with a potential Supreme Court Justice appointment lies a different level of qualifications:

From CNN:

“The difference is, you have nine people who sit on the highest court in the land, who are there for life, and it requires a level of review and scrutiny that is in line with the position,” Murkowski told CNN. “So yeah, this is a different game.”


https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/sen-lisa-murkowski-now-conflicted-145505670.html

Is Susan Collins still concerned?
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a kennedy

(29,647 posts)
6. I FAWKING HATE ANY R's. and so sorry for yellling......
Thu Mar 10, 2022, 06:31 PM
Mar 2022

Totally, totally despise ALL of them. 🤬 🤬 🤬 🤬 🤬

CurtEastPoint

(18,639 posts)
10. AMEN! I HATE THEM ALL! I finally got a response today just like that from an intelligent friend
Thu Mar 10, 2022, 06:48 PM
Mar 2022

who has thus far tried to remain more even keeled but she is tired of dealing with the red trash county she lives in (NC)

Botany

(70,490 posts)
8. "The difference is, you have nine people who sit on the highest court in the land, who are there...
Thu Mar 10, 2022, 06:46 PM
Mar 2022

.... or life, and it requires a level of review and scrutiny that is in line with the position,” Murkowski told CNN.

"it requires a level of review and scrutiny" Like the level of scrutiny you gave Kavanaugh?

spanone

(135,823 posts)
9. Just what I expected from these fuckers. They are an embarrassment to the United States of America.
Thu Mar 10, 2022, 06:47 PM
Mar 2022

The racist party.

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