Susan Collins opposes Trump's pick to the D.C. Circuit

[Jersey Devlin]

Source: Politico

By MARIANNE LEVINE
06/17/2020 02:59 PM EDT

Sen. Susan Collins is opposing President Donald Trump’s nominee to the second most powerful court in the country.

In a statement, the Maine Republican cited comments Justin Walker made at his investiture as a district judge, in which he addressed Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s critics. In his remarks, Walker vowed to “not surrender while you wage war on our work.” Walker clerked for Kavanaugh when the justice was on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C Circuit.

“While Judge Walker is entitled to hold whatever personal views he chooses, his ideological comments on the very day he was formally installed as a federal judge … prevent me from supporting his elevation to the second highest court in the land,” Collins said.

Walker cleared a key procedural vote Wednesday to become a federal judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C Circuit. Collins was the only Republican to join Democrats in opposing Walker.

Read more: https://www.politico.com/news/2020/06/17/susan-collins-court-walker-326399

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Wake up, 'lil Susie, too late!

[MontanaMama]

1. Oh dear.

She sounds concerned.

[Midnight Writer]

2. Did she see the light, or did she see the polls?

[jorgevlorgan]

4. definitely the polls

for like, the first time apparently.

[cstanleytech]

25. Poll issue but you can bet Mitch has approved it because he will shoehorn him in

with 51 votes.

[jorgevlorgan]

3. I stopped caring about Susan Collins when she -oh wait.

I never cared about her. And I'll care even less when we trounce her in November.

[JDC]

5. Pearls clutched! Suit still empty.

[Joe Nation]

6. She opposes it until she doesn't. We're over falling for that Susan

Nothing to see here folks. Just Collins waffling again.

[pecosbob]

7. She's really going to have a problem with the people of Maine's choice for Senator

[bucolic_frolic]

8. These are privileged chits given to those in election trouble, and never to exceed 4 at a time

We're being gamed and lied to

[marble falls]

9. She's very concerned but sure Trump has learned his lesson will vote to confirm.

[Polly Hennessey]

10. She will vote to confirm.

Hopes that what she says will be more important than what she does.

[mpcamb]

11. Whoa! Way out on a limb there, Susie Q!

[Faux pas]

12. So

Effing What? She a complicit stooge.

[yellowcanine]

13. Pearl clutching alert!!

[empedocles]

14. collins voted Dem, see if she holds

[mahatmakanejeeves]

15. Hit it, boys:

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[Schmice3]

16. She will have an epiphany and vote with trump again and again and again...

[lastlib]

17. Just STUFF IT, Susie!

We are DONE swallowing your feigned "concern," you DITZ! Go back to Maine and find a job that isn't over your head--like cleaning the loo at the Dedham QuikTrip.

[FloridaBlues]

18. Too late Susan still going to lose election!

[comradebillyboy]

19. She will do exactly what Mitch tells her to do....

[Scruffy1]

20. A meaningless vote-par for course.

Time to get these assholes out of DC.

[maxrandb]

21. This just means they've secured enough votes to confirm without her

She needs to take her concerns to the private sector, post haste.

[paleotn]

22. Sorry, Esmeralda, but that ship done sailed.

[SKKY]

23. Uh oh. Sen. Collins is "concerned". This is getting serious.

[hatrack]

24. An empty gesture from an empty, useless, pathetic shell of a "senator"

Fuck off, Susan.

[kimbutgar]

26. She'll fall in line when she gets that phone From MF45 telling her he will destroy her.

[riversedge]

27. maybe Collins can do some some good for the country before they boot her out. Maybe.

[burrowowl]

28. It's too late you idiot Collins

[PlanetBev]

29. You're dead, Susan...

And you know it. 💀

[ibegurpard]

30. That just means she's not the deciding vote

[helpisontheway]

31. Too late Susie! You are going down with the orange one! Nt

[Mazeltov Cocktail]

32. Jeez, how many times does she think this is going to work...

She is third on my list of repugs I would really like to see defeated.