Murkowski announces she will vote yes to confirm Amy Coney Barrett

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Washington, DC (CNN)Sen. Lisa Murkowski announced Saturday that she will ultimately vote yes on Amy Coney Barrett's confirmation to the Supreme Court of the United States.

"I believe that the only way to put us back on the path of appropriate consideration of judicial nominees, is to evaluate Judge Barrett as we would want to be judged -- on the merits of her qualifications. And we do that when that final question comes before us. And when it does, I will be a yes," Murkowski said on the Senate floor.

The Alaska Republican had been keeping her decision private and had previously said that she did not believe the Senate should be taking up a Supreme Court nomination this close to the election.

Murkowski's announcement comes just one day after Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell cut off debate and set up a final confirmation vote for Barrett to take place just eight days before the election. McConnell's move sets up a Sunday afternoon procedural vote to break a Democratic filibuster and then a final confirmation vote, likely Monday evening.

https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/24/politics/murkowski-yes-vote-amy-coney-barrett-supreme-court/index.html

[SergeStorms]

1. Sarah Palin got to her, huh?

What a brave decision, Murkowski. What a brave decision.

[Solly Mack]

2. Shocker.

Like that needed to be "breaking news". (As seen on MSNBC)

[EndlessWire]

18. LOL! n/t

[MoonRiver]

3. Next, "concerned" Susie

[oasis]

4. Alrighty then. Let's see if Murkowski applies the same rule when

voting on Biden's 4 SCOTUS nominees.

[ProudMNDemocrat]

5. Lisa Murkowski sold out her constituents..

Murkoski will have made 2022 easier for a Democrat to win in Alaska.

Voting to confirm ACB will be her undoing.

[Mossfern]

10. Please

I'm respectfully asking that people not refer to Coney Barrett as ACB.
Let's keep the memory of the judge referred to by initial as RGB.

[Ferrets are Cool]

6. Where is my facepalm emoji?

NOT!!!

[dalton99a]

7. Well, that was fast

Lying piece of trash

[Clearly fogged in]

8. The cat walks to a door, sits, and mews. What does it mean?

We know what it doesn't. It has nothing to do with being inside/outside or open/closed. It's just what the cat always does. Nothing to be concerned about.

ETA - correction. After reading reply 11 below I stand corrected.

[Marius25]

9. I hate Republicans so much.

I hope they all burn in hell.

[Bettie]

11. Of course she will

to Republicans the idea of someone smashing every bit of the social fabric of this country is too enticing to pass up.

She will be proud to destroy women's right to bodily autonomy, access to health care, and eventually, social security, Medicare, marriage rights, and whatever else they can come up with.

[malaise]

12. Really glad to see you

Was worried. They are all the same.

[moose65]

13. So the full Senate doesn't get to ask Barrett any questions?

They just go right to the vote??

[dsc]

15. to be fair that is how it always works

the committee does the asking and recommending. Individual senators can request a meeting, and usually would get one, but no questions on the Senate floor.

[moose65]

16. Hmmmm

I guess I am “misremembering” it, to quote George W. Then why in the world do confirmations usually take 2 months or more?? 🙄

[dsc]

17. for many reasons

One, they don't usually schedule hearings as fast as those were scheduled. That is so the candidate has time to get their stuff together, the FBI can do a back round check, and the senators can meet with the nominee, submit questions and have time to get answers. Two is often the President takes more time to name a choice than Trump did, that allows for the WH to check potential nominees so they don't get embarrassed by a bad one. But once the hearing is held usually it is quite fast. To take Kavenaugh as an example. His hearing was finished and he was reported out on 27 September and he got Senate confirmation on 6 October. And that included the supplemental FBI check.

[roamer65]

14. 2022.

[GoCubsGo]

19. So, Opportunist Phoney is being and opportunist phoney?

Color me shocked.

"You knew I was a snake when you let me in..."

[spanone]

20. A Profile in Cowardice.

[Initech]

21. How? How does the worst president in US history get 3 SCOTUS picks?

[NorthOf270]

22. "Merits of her qualifications"

Couldn't answer a pre-law question.

Murkowski is a joke.