Lisa Murkowski says she will to vote to confirm Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court

[Polybius]

Source: CBS News

Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski of Alaska announced Saturday that she will vote to confirm Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court, despite previously expressing opposition to filling a vacancy so close to the election.


Murkowski and Senator Susan Collins of Maine were the only two Republicans to raise concerns about filling a Supreme Court vacancy when Barrett was nominated by President Trump last month. Both senators voted against moving forward with the confirmation process this weekend.

"Frankly, I've lost that procedural fight, so what I can do now is be consistent, and oppose a process that should not move forward," Murkowski said, explaining why she has opposed these procedural votes. However, she said that she would vote "yes" in the final confirmation vote, based on Barrett's qualifications.

"While I oppose the process that has led us to this point, I do not hold it against her as an individual who has navigated the gauntlet with grace, skill and humility," Murkowski said in a speech on the Senate floor.

Read more: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/lisa-murkowski-says-she-will-to-vote-to-confirm-amy-coney-barrett-to-the-supreme-court/

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Wow, after saying that the new President should replace RGB, now she supports ACB!

[Thekaspervote]

1. She's no better than Susan Collins!

[riversedge]

11. as someone on twitter said a bit ago: @lisamukowski is the Susan Collins of Alaska

[NCjack]

23. Sarah Palin threathened to primary Lisa if she did not fall into line and support Trump on Barrett.

So, she has. Lisa will run in 2022. In 2016, she failed to defeat Joe Miller (Tea Party) in the GOP primary and ran as an IDP write-in. She attracted DEM money and votes in the election, since the DEM was weaker than Miller. And, she won.

For the 2022 election, DEMs must get a strong candidate and retire Lisa.

[moose65]

52. That was actually in 2010

She lost the primary in the tea party wave of 2010 and won as a write-in candidate.

There has always been bad blood between the Palins and Murkowskis, ever since Palin defeated Frank Murkowski in the 2006 primary in Alaska.

Ironically, Republicans in Alaska don’t really like Murkowski. She was saved in 2010 by independents and Democrats who voted for her.

[NCjack]

54. A veiled threat was issued, and Murkowski turned-around.

[link:https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/palin-hints-at-senate-run-in-alaska-if-lisa-murkowski-opposes-trump-s-supreme-court-nominee/ar-BB19rPMx|]

Andrew Mark Miller 9/26/2020 “Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin hinted at a possible run for Lisa Murkowski's Senate seat if the senator doesn’t support President Trump’s replacement for Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the Supreme Court.”

Message sent, received and LM turned-around.

[moose65]

55. Perhaps

I don’t think Murkowski is afraid of Palin at all, though. Palin is all talk and no action.

[alp227]

48. Collins is going to vote no on Barrett eom

[Hotler]

49. She's no better than any other repug. We shouldn't expect otherwise. nt

[Layzeebeaver]

2. Typical republican hack

Damn them all to hell.

[vishnura]

3. I expected that, no guts, no spine, Susan to follow!

[SeattleVet]

16. I'm not sure about Collins this time around...

since she's in a LOT of trouble right now , and the repukes have enough votes without her, so there's a chance that she'll get permission from Moscow Mitch to either abstain or vote NO in a frantic attempt to save her seat. People in Maine remember her Kavanaugh slap-in-the-face to them and her polling has bene under 50% and falling.

[madaboutharry]

4. Another "Concern Troll"

I loathe these people.

[Sherman A1]

5. Of course she will

there was never any doubt, she is a republican, they cannot stand up to the Party of Moscow Mitch.

[Afromania]

6. We know how they are going to vote. That doesn't upset me.

What upsets me is the constant shi t dance some of them do in the lead up with backlash. I'd love to see any of these hypocritical asses taken to task for not even making an attempt at doing their jobs properly.

[NRaleighLiberal]

7. the republican party must get ground i to dust

[AlexSFCA]

8. the most striking fact is that she thinks barrett would be good for the court

so much for being pro choice.

[NonPC]

9. Lisa Will Be on the Republican Airlift

I expect Lisa will be one of the first to clear out of the US on the Republican AirLift. Too many discarded chances to be a real American. Wonder how much money she has accumulated in bribes since 2016?

Maybe we should hold a pool to see where all the Repubs go -- Argentina, China, or Russia?

[blueinredohio]

10. What? I AM SHOCKED!'!! NOT.

[brush]

12. Pathetic. And she doesn't have to even as the repugs have the votes...

without her or Collins.

After that sorry, no-answers-hearing performance, and being a female originalist (an oxymoron if I ever heard of one), it should be obvious that handmaiden Barrett should be nowhere near the Supreme Court.

[CincyDem]

13. Mitch needs to let someone else in the 2020 cycle off the hook.

Gardner maybe needs it? I dint know but this smacks of votes swapping.

[SeattleVet]

14. I said that this was what she'd do a couple of weeks ago.

She claims to oppose the process, but never said anything negative about the nominee or claimed that she would vote against her or withhold her vote.

The wingnut freepers went crazy knocking her, without (as usual) listening to the smarmy weasel-words she actually said rather than looking at what we all knew she was really going to do.

[bucolic_frolic]

15. It's not about the nominee's demeanor, it's about the harm she will do to our land and bodies

Seriously. Republicans have no spine. None. They are totally beholden, or compromised, or stupid, or dense.

[patphil]

17. As if anyone ever expected her to do the honorable thing.

She and Collins are quite a pair aren't they?

Looks like Joe will have to re-pack the court with at least 3 Democrats to balance the Republican packing. This is assuming we win the Presidency and the Senate.

And also several hundred Federal judges.
If he doesn't do it, everything the Democrats try to do will be challenged in court, where the partisan judges and justices will bury their best efforts, just like Mitch did.

[KS Toronado]

18. "based on Barrett's qualifications"? what f@@king qualifications, she has none

tRumpie appointed judge for 3 years, 2 years as a gofer for a real attorney, and taught law school
most of her life, question if she ever argued a case in front of a real Judge. She'll go down in
history as the person with the least amount of experience to ever be seated on the SCOTUS.

[former9thward]

42. There are a lot of justices who would compete for the title of the least amount of experience

In modern times the winner would have to be Bryan White who JFK appointed. He was a college football star who became a friend of the Kennedy family. He was a mediocre contract lawyer who never was in any courtroom but JFK loved to play football with him at family gatherings. In those days there were no hearings and he was approved by a voice vote.

[NurseJackie]

44. Byron

[tormadjax]

19. So damn ANGRY!! GRRRRRRRRRR! n/t

[UCmeNdc]

20. Never trust a GOPer

[Hulk]

21. A proven worthless tool.....

I have to say, the GOPutin females at least pretend to have a conscience....nothing more. Vote them ALL out!!

[turbinetree]

22. They pretend that is a very good analogy, they always pretend...........

and talk out of both sides of there hypocritical mouth, she is nothing more than an enabler.......

[Rebl2]

24. Figures🤬

[ancianita]

25. I stopped seeing Murkowski and Collins as women long ago. Just typical Republicans.

Betrayals of women's interests only feel most wrong when powerful women sell out.
But they're just doing their job.

Like Barrett and Palin, they're doing what they've been trained to do -- stay in power by serving male power interests.

[ancianita]

29. Might as well throw in the other useless six.

Martha McSally AZ

Kelly Loeffler GA

Joni Ernst IA

Cindy Hyde-Smith MS

Deb Fischer NE

Marsha Blackburn TN

Shelley Moore Capito WV

[noneof_theabove]

26. The people of Alaska need to make sure it is the last vote she ever casts.

[BeyondGeography]

27. "Navigated the gauntlet with grace"?

Now she will be free to turn the clock back on social progress for the rest of her life behind closed doors.

[OrwellwasRight]

41. Don't forget humility.

[kimbutgar]

28. That's not shocking

She probably got threatened by MF45 that they would ruin her re election chances in 2022. She is such a coward she backed down.

Repukes are cowards afraid of those orange maggots tweets. Shame on her for selling out her fellow women.

[SledDriver]

30. Guess that bribe check cleared

Rubles talk and Murkowski walks

[sandensea]

31. Another "concerned" Rethug

A real piece of work.

[Efilroft Sul]

32. Murkowski's flip-flop is kabuki theater and it was probably scripted before RBG died.

I'm not surprised by the senator's treachery here because it's all the Republicans have to offer.

[warmfeet]

33. Well,

no one could have predicted that. Oh wait, many here on DU anticipated that exact thing.

My bad. repiglicons are highly predictable - they always act for themselves.

[philly_bob]

34. Carrie for Supreme Court Justice

Reference to Stephen King character

[torius]

37. ha

I thought of Lizzie Borden.

[torius]

35. both Loeffler and Pence

may have been exposed to Covid this past week... maybe they'll wear hazmat suits.

[AZ8theist]

36. MURKOWSKI.

Another "SELF HATING" woman.

She will vote for a fucking NAZI that will destroy the rights of her gender without blinking an eye.

FUCKING PATHETIC.

[Scalded Nun]

38. That lone voice in the wilderness shouts..."Boy, am I ever surprised to hear that!"

[SunSeeker]

39. She is cowardly scum.

[mdbl]

40. Gee what a surprise! NOT!

[LymphocyteLover]

43. what a fucking evil POS

[Linda Ed]

45. The only thing worse than a liar

The only thing worse than a liar is a liar that's also a hypocrite.⁩ If she switches parties, runs independent, or write-in candidate (again). This vote will sink her chances. Most shameful Senate we've ever had. Vote them ALL out!!

[RandiFan1290]

46. They fight to win for their voters

not play 'bipartisan'

[Bengus81]

47. Watch for the feigned "outrage" from Murkowski when Barrett votes to end Roe v Wade...........

She claims she supports a woman's right to choose.


Coming soon...............

[Lulu KC]

50. Argh.....n/t

[Baclava]

51. Senate just voted 51-48 to advance her confirmation to a final floor vote tomorrow, its done

[Polybius]

53. Lisa just voted no

She really is trying to play both sides.

[Baclava]

56. Murkowski votes no, but has stated she will vote yes on Barrett once the vote is authorized