Amy Coney Barrett sworn in as Supreme Court justice after Senate vote

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Source: Fox5DC, WTTG, channel 5 in DC

Amy Coney Barrett sworn in as Supreme Court justice after Senate vote

By Kelly Taylor Hayes Published 14 hours ago Updated 23 mins ago Politics FOX TV Digital Team

WASHINGTON - After the Senate voted to confirm Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court 52-48, Barrett was sworn in by Justice Clarence Thomas in a ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House, capping off a rapid confirmation process ending just days before the 2020 presidential election.

Barrett was President Donald Trump's pick to fill the vacancy left behind by the late liberal icon, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. ... "This is a momentous day for America," Trump said before a crowd of about 200. ... Barrett told those gathered that she learned through the "rigorous confirmation" that "it is the job of a judge to resist her policy preferences." She vowed, "I will do my job without any fear or favor."

Barrett will be able to participate in the court Tuesday after taking the judicial oath administered by Chief Justice John Roberts in a private ceremony at the court.

With a Republican majority in the Senate, Barrett was approved Monday night following a quick confirmation and over the objections of Democrats, who said her nomination was too close to the U.S. election in November.

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They surely didn't waste any time with this one. She was sworn in, appropriately, under cover of darkness.

Justice Clarence Thomas administers Supreme Court oath to Amy Coney Barrett at White House

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LIVE NOW: Judge Amy Coney Barrett is being sworn in during a White House event. https://bit.ly/3mCZsz1 #Barrettconfirmation #SCOTUS #SCOTUSNomination

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[Progressive Jones]

1. The GOP is going to have to face the payback machine for this, and similar transgressions.

These pricks have pulled off a coup, right out in the open.

This can't go unanswered by the Dems, nor the rest of the American people.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

2. Crowd Cheers And Protests Barrett Confirmation Outside Supreme Court

OCT 26, 9:51 PM

Crowd Cheers And Protests Barrett Confirmation Outside Supreme Court

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Demonstrators gathered outside the Supreme Court Monday night to both support and protest Amy Coney Barrett’s confirmation as an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. ... Her supporters cheered after hearing the Senate had voted shortly after 8 o’clock to confirm Barrett, 52-48.

Some in the crowd carried signs with Barret’s picture. Others dressed as “handmaids,” from the Margaret Atwood novel to protest the new justice.

In a video captured by NBC’s Shomari Stone, a Barrett supporter — who is not wearing a mask — shouts at protesters that “abortion is murder.”

RIGHT NOW: Pro-abortion rights and anti-abortion protesters argue outside the Supreme Court of the United States steps. Meanwhile, the Senate votes to confirm Amy Coney Barrett to the US Supreme Court:
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Demonstrators gathered outside the Supreme Court throughout the afternoon. It’s been the site of frequent protests since President Donald Trump announced his pick to replace Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg after her death in September.

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Dueling protests erupt outside of Supreme Court during Barrett confirmation hearing

by Samantha Mitchell (ABC7) | Monday, October 26th 2020

WASHINGTON (ABC7) — Protests for and against the confirmation of Supreme Court nominee Amy Cooney Barrett have started outside of the Supreme Court Monday.

Senate Republicans are set to confirm Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court, securing President Donald Trump’s nominee a week before Election Day and a likely conservative court majority for years to come.

Watch the protests live below.

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[Me.]

3. Why Do Her Eyes Always Look Bloodshot?

[Hugin]

9. No, but, they are always crazy eyes.

Sort of the glassy eyed look of a life long cultist.

[King_Klonopin]

16. I have been a psych nurse for 38 years, and I can say with certainty. . .

. . . she is nuckin' futs. When I look at her, I think of Michelle Bachmann.

She is 48 years old -- could be an SC Justice for more than 40 damn years.

She has been a Federal Judge for about TWO years. Impressive resume -- NOT!

She is a plant, a shill, a mole.

Two of the last three SC Justices should have been nominated by Democratic Presidents,
but this idiotic, shithead POTUS gets to name all three.

Hey Mitch McConnell, do you consider yourself a righteous and just man?
Do you think God considers you a righteous and just man ???
I'm also fairly certain about God's opinion of Trump.

Fry in hell all you assholes.

[murielm99]

17. They do not even qualify as assholes.

They are the bacteria that grow in assholes.

[King_Klonopin]

19. E. coli :)

[yaesu]

4. actually the headline should be, ACA abolished in 2 weeks leaving over 50 million Americans

without healthcare during a pandemic thanks to republican dirty tricks, russia's cyber war and a braindead FBI director.

[riversedge]

5. The first thing Justice Barrett did was to participate in a campaign event at the White House for th

The first thing Justice Barrett did was to participate in a campaign event at the White House for the president, eight days
before an election that he has explicitly said he expects will turn on her vote.

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[dalton99a]

6. We're dealing with sadistic evil sociopaths.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

8. She delivered her remarks while standing behind a lectern with the Presidential seal on it.

Justice Amy Coney Barrett is sworn in by Justice Clarence Thomas and delivers remarks at White House Ceremony. https://cs.pn/2JaycJC #SCOTUS

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White House Hosts Celebration After Amy Coney Barrett Confirmed To Supreme Court | NBC News
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Watch live coverage as a celebration is hosted at the White House following the Senate vote to confirm Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court.

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Pres Trump escorts Justice Barrett up the South Portico steps to the balcony outside the Blue Room as invited guests applaud on the South Lawn beneath.

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[King_Klonopin]

18. If the American people don't see all this as the ultimate slap in the face

and the shamelessly corrupt act of vile people, then we are doomed.

[lastlib]

7. So I guess we're stuck with "Justice Conehead Barrett" for the next thirty years...?

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Thank you susan sarandon, jill stein, and james comey (you GOD-DAMNED MISERABLE, WRETCHED FUCKING SONSOFBITCHES!!! THAT GOES FOR YOU, TOO, ADDISON MOSCOW-MITCHELL MC-FUCKING-TURDLE!!!)

(did I leave anybody out??)

[Hugin]

10. Her middle name will be 'coathanger' henceforth.

Justice Amy Coathanger Barrett.

[notinkansas]

12. That's not bad.

I think I actually prefer 'handmaiden amy', though. She should fit right in with beer-drunk-Kavanaugh.

Trump only picks the best people.

[Sherman A1]

20. Well Played

I like that name.

[Grokenstein]

14. Not necessarily. All sorts of things happen.

Illnesses.
Impeachments.
Accidents.
"Accidents."
Revolutions.

[pfitz59]

11. The Supreme Court buidling will become a fortress

as never-ending protests begin. Her appointment is a travesty, and an insult to the nation.

[pecosbob]

13. "They have sown the wind, they shall reap the whirlwind."

[nwliberalkiwi]

15. Democrats vs. Republicans

The Democrats gave us Thurgood Marshall and Ginsberg.
The Republicans replaced them with Clarence Thomas and Amy Barrett

Substance vs. crap

[mahatmakanejeeves]

21. A "view" from the South Lawn: The constitutional oath

Mark Walsh Courtroom

Posted Tue, October 27th, 2020 12:28 am

A “view” from the South Lawn: The constitutional oath

On Monday morning, after Air Force One landed in Allentown, Pennsylvania, for a campaign event, President Donald Trump was asked by the press pool whether he was planning a White House event to celebrate the presumed confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court. ... “Yeah, we’re going to see probably at the White House later on this evening, see how it all works out,” Trump said. “The vote is taking place, and we’ll see how that works out.”

Would it be a large event, he was asked, and was he concerned about … Before the reporter could complete a question about COVID-19, and the Sept. 26 Rose Garden event to unveil Barrett, which was followed by a spate of positive coronavirus tests among those in attendance, including the president, he answered. ... “No, not a large event,” Trump said. “Just a very nice event.”

I arrive at the White House just as the Senate vote has worked out nicely for the president and for Barrett, who is confirmed 52-48 to succeed the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Moments after the vote, the Supreme Court Public information Office emails a release announcing that Chief Justice John Roberts will administer the judicial oath to Barrett at the court on Tuesday. ... “Upon administration of that oath, she will be able to begin to participate in the work of the court,” the press release says. I mention the release to the handful of reporters and photographers hanging around the White House press briefing room waiting for this evening’s ceremony.

“So, the oath tonight is just for show?” one photographer asks. ... Well, glad you asked. No, tonight’s oath is not just ceremonial. It is one of the two oaths required for the office. While the chief justice will administer the judicial oath, Justice Clarence Thomas will be administering the constitutional oath. ... I explain to the small group that I wrote about this in some detail in SCOTUSblog in 2017, after Neil Gorsuch was confirmed. I would be happy to send the link, I say. That’s OK, they say.

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Tonight, as the president promised, has been a nice event. When Barrett takes that second oath, on Tuesday at the court, she will become the 115th justice of the Supreme Court.

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Recommended Citation: Mark Walsh, A “view” from the South Lawn: The constitutional oath, SCOTUSblog (Oct. 27, 2020, 12:28 AM), https://www.scotusblog.com/2020/10/a-view-from-the-south-lawn-the-constitutional-oath/

[mahatmakanejeeves]

22. For Barrett: A "meteoric rise" from respected but little-known law professor.

For Barrett: A "meteoric rise" from respected but little-known law professor.

For conservatives: The "culmination of a decades-long effort to move the ideological balance on the court solidly to the right."

@AHoweBlogger
on tonight's confirmation vote:

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[bucolic_frolic]

23. The backlash is coming

May theft be punished

[NurseJackie]

24. If Trump loses, Thomas will retire so that Trump can appoint a 4th judge.

Watch and see.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

25. Harness this anger tomorrow

Harness this anger tomorrow Cow face

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