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Brett Kavanaugh has been confirmed as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. The vote was 50-48 in favor of Kavanaugh.
Senators Collins, Flake, and Manchin had already announced their intentions to confirm Kavanaugh before the vote was held. Senator Lisa Murkowski, who was previously ready to vote "no", agreed to vote "present" instead so that Senator Steve Daines could attend his daughter's wedding instead of being present in the Senate to support Kavanaugh.
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(Score: 3, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday October 06 2018, @11:46PM (1 child)
Garland was nominated to be a palatable choice for the Republican Senate. However, Republicans were too cowardly and conniving to even hold Garland's confirmation hearings. By making it an election issue, they may have gotten more evangelical turnout in 2016. Either way, the bet paid off. Now they get to live with the consequences: total war over every nomination. Eventually, Democrats will regain the Senate and possibly get their revenge.
(Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Sunday October 07 2018, @02:47PM
Yes, eventually. But, what does "eventual" mean, exactly? Two years? Ten years? Twenty? It's not outside the realms of possibility that the D's don't control the senate for fifty years. Unlikely, but possible.
Meanwhile, the Dems have introduced the idea that a SC nominee (or any other appointee who needs confirmation) can be blocked with rumors and/or false accusations regarding his conduct as a youth.
I'm reminded of a schoolmate. Big, strapping young man, borderline bashful, but a helluva fullback. Fairly smart guy, managed to keep high C and low B grades in all his classes without studying. He was called "Wheee" by everyone. It seems that when he was being potty trained, he stood in the commode, pulled the handle, and hollered "Wheeee" as the water sloshed around his feet.
Do you reckon that might put the stops to his confirmation, if he should be nominated to some position? Surely playing in the toilet is a sign of mental illness, and/or conservatism.
As someone has already noted, you guys are sore losers.
We're gonna be able to vacation in Gaza, Cuba, Venezuela, Iran and maybe Minnesota soon. Incredible times.