Senate advances Amy Coney Barrett's Supreme Court nomination in key procedural vote

[Polybius]

Source: CNN

Washington (CNN)The Senate advanced Judge Amy Coney Barrett's Supreme Court nomination in a key procedural vote Sunday, paving the way for a final confirmation vote, which will likely take place Monday evening, just a week before the November 3 election where control of Congress and the White House are at stake.

The Sunday vote was held to break a Democratic filibuster of the nomination. Senate Republicans needed only a simple majority to break the filibuster, and the vote was 51 to 48.

Republicans, who hold a majority in the upper chamber, have pushed ahead with one of the quickest nomination proceedings in modern times following the death of the late Justice and liberal icon Ruth Bader Ginsburg last month.

All Democrats are expected to vote against the nomination. Two Republican senators crossed party lines to vote with Democrats in opposition of Sunday's procedural vote -- Susan Collins of Maine and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska.

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/25/politics/senate-procedural-vote-amy-coney-barrett-supreme-court/index.html

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Wait what? Lisa Murkowski just announced yesterday that she's going to confirm her. Did she change her mind yet again?

[Sherman A1]

1. Lisa changed her mind yesterday

Although it was mostly BS that she wasn't going to support the nomination.

[Polybius]

2. Right, but she just voted No today

Last month she said she would not support a vote until after the election. Yesterday she changed her mind and said she'll vote Yes. However, she just voted No to advance the nomination.

[Sherman A1]

4. Lisa is certainly entertaining

I hope that she will someday have more time to spend with her family.

[BumRushDaShow]

7. She and the "usuals" (Collins, etc) often vote "nay" to invoke cloture

knowing that their vote is meaningless and would not impact the motion, and then they go on to vote for the nominee anyway when it comes up for a final vote.

[BlueIdaho]

3. Did I hear someone say

15 justices on the Supreme Court?

[FBaggins]

5. The fine line Murkowski is dancing

She's claiming to be opposed to the process that is bringing this to a head before the election... but once that process ends and the final vote arrives, she claims that she should only consider the nominee (since the process is not her fault)... and will vote for her.

[ewagner]

6. It's an old legislator's trick...

called "have a vote in each pocket"

Murkowski can go tell her more liberal supporters that she hated the procedure and voted AGAINST IT..


BUT


She can tell her conservative base that she supported the nominee.

When questioned by someone back home, she can reach in her pocket and pull out the vote that she thinks that audience wants to hear.