These 12 Democrats voted to confirm completely unqualified Aileen Cannon

[Scrivener7]

Forgive the source. Newsweek has become a bit of a rag.

Some big disappointments on this list. If they represented me, I'd give them hell.

https://www.newsweek.com/these-12-democrats-voted-confirm-judge-granted-trump-special-master-fbi-mar-lago-1740028

Tom Carper of Delaware

Chris Coons of Delaware

Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada

Dianne Feinstein of California

Maggie Hassan of New Hampshire

Doug Jones of Alabama

Tim Kaine of Virginia

Patrick Leahy of Vermont

Joe Manchin of West Virginia

Chris Murphy of Connecticut

Jacky Rosen of Nevada

Mark Warner of Virginia

[Delphinus]

1. Thank you

What did they learn about her that made them think she would handle the duties well?

[Samrob]

2. They all need to do a better job of vetting nominees.

They may have been swayed because it was a woman being nominated. WAKE UP, staffers.

[dalton99a]

3. Fascist Society nominations should be automatically thrown in the trash.

No buts, ands, or ifs.

[mopinko]

4. ok, but who else was in that package?

sometimes grown ups hold their noses and vote.

[Scrivener7]

5. Somehow the rest of the Democrats managed not to vote for her. Were they being

something other than grown-ups when they rejected a woman whose sole legal publication was her wedding article?

There is no excuse for this.

[BumRushDaShow]

14. It was a standalone confirmation

I had posted info about it here - https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=17132918

There were 23 "Not Voting" for that roll call.

Roll call - https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1162/vote_116_2_00228.htm

Roll Call Vote 116th Congress - 2nd Session
XML Vote Summary

Question: On the Nomination (Confirmation: Aileen Mercedes Cannon, of Florida, to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Florida )

Vote Number: 228 | Vote Date: November 12, 2020, 01:43 PM

Required For Majority: 1/2 | Vote Result: Nomination Confirmed

Nomination Number: PN1919

Vote Counts:
YEAs 56
NAYs 21
Not Voting 23

YEAs

Carper (D-DE)
Coons (D-DE)
Cortez Masto (D-NV)
Feinstein (D-CA)
Hassan (D-NH)
Jones (D-AL)
Kaine (D-VA)
Leahy (D-VT)
Manchin (D-WV)
Murphy (D-CT)
Rosen (D-NV)
Warner (D-VA)

There were a couple other judicial votes that November, one for the Northern District of OH (62-23, confirmed 2 days before), and a Judge for the District Court of KS was confirmed 5 days later 50-43 with 1 (D) "Yea" which was Manchin, and a handful had cloture votes (for a simple majority - again in November). Most of the judicial nominee confirmations around that time were done before the election.

[mopinko]

16. ugh. doesnt mean there wasnt a quid pro quo, tho.

[BumRushDaShow]

19. Since she is a Hispanic female

there may have been some "diversity" intent.

The "confirmation hearing" (in quotes because it was "virtual" ) resulted in only one Democrat on the Committee even asking questions, and in this case, that Democrat was one of my Senate faves, Mazie Hirono, and she asked what she considers her two standard questions to nominees.

There's a video of those questions here - https://www.mediaite.com/news/watch-trump-appointed-judge-who-ordered-mar-a-lago-special-master-was-only-asked-two-questions-at-confirmation-hearing/

[onenote]

15. They don't vote for judges in a "package". Each one gets a separate vote.

[Nevilledog]

6. I just sent a tweet to Chris Murphy to see if he'll explain his vote.

I was polite. Just asked if he could tell us why he voted to confirm her.

[Scrivener7]

7. Well done!

[hurl]

20. Interesting!

I can't wait to see the reply, if you get one.

[Nevilledog]

21. No reply. Honestly, I don't expect to get one.

[crickets]

8. Disappointing to see Patrick Leahy's name on the list. nt

[ebbie15644]

9. Wtf

They need to explain themselves

[Butterflylady]

10. So grateful no Casey.

[lindysalsagal]

11. Chris Murphy is a good guy. Must have been horse-trading

Probably, we'll never know the good that vote did.

[Celerity]

17. There was no horse trading needed, only 21 voted against her.

https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1162/vote_116_2_00228.htm

NAYs ---21

Baldwin (D-WI)
Bennet (D-CO)
Booker (D-NJ)
Brown (D-OH)
Cardin (D-MD)
Casey (D-PA)
Duckworth (D-IL)
Gillibrand (D-NY)
Hirono (D-HI)
King (I-ME)
Klobuchar (D-MN)
Markey (D-MA)
Merkley (D-OR)
Peters (D-MI)
Reed (D-RI)
Schumer (D-NY)
Smith (D-MN)
Udall (D-NM)
Van Hollen (D-MD)
Warren (D-MA)
Wyden (D-OR)


Not Voting - 23

Alexander (R-TN)
Blumenthal (D-CT)
Braun (R-IN)
Burr (R-NC)
Cantwell (D-WA)
Durbin (D-IL)
Harris (D-CA)
Heinrich (D-NM)
Loeffler (R-GA)
Menendez (D-NJ)
Moran (R-KS)
Murray (D-WA)
Paul (R-KY)
Risch (R-ID)
Sanders (I-VT)
Schatz (D-HI)
Shaheen (D-NH)
Sinema (D-AZ)
Stabenow (D-MI)
Sullivan (R-AK)
Tester (D-MT)
Whitehouse (D-RI)
Young (R-IN)

[maveric]

22. Harris(D CA)?

They might mean Padilla.

[Celerity]

23. Harris was a US Senator until she resigned on January 18, 2021

Vote Summary

Question: On the Nomination (Confirmation: Aileen Mercedes Cannon, of Florida, to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Florida )

Vote Number: 228

Vote Date: November 12, 2020, 01:43 PM

[maveric]

24. Thank you for clearing that up for me.

[Celerity]

25. yw!

[Baitball Blogger]

12. BIG disappointments.

[kentuck]

13. They like to show they can work with the other side and be "bi-partisan"...

..and they end up with this Judge.

[BlackSkimmer]

18. Thanks for posting this.

[ProfessorGAC]

26. Thankfully, My 2 Senators Are Not On That List

Durbin & Duckworth.