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I could make a poll, but there are so many qualified candidates it would be impossible to include them all!
StevieM
(10,500 posts)She once clerked for Breyer.
Here some info about her: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ketanji_Brown_Jackson
JustAnotherGen
(31,798 posts)I like it
Raven123
(4,801 posts)Her appointment hearing was so recent that it stands out
MoonRiver
(36,926 posts)onenote
(42,675 posts)With Murkowski, Collins, and (surprise) Graham, voting Aye.
Blunt, Rubio and Sasse didn't vote.
She served on the District Court from 2013 to 2021; she was confirmed for that position by voice vote.
InAbLuEsTaTe
(24,122 posts)Jilly_in_VA
(9,962 posts)Fkn McTurtle will do his best to block it anyway.
mcar
(42,294 posts)It's unlikely McConnell will succeed in blocking Biden's nominee.
MoonRiver
(36,926 posts)What goes round...
Mad_Machine76
(24,401 posts)dsc
(52,155 posts)and thank goodness for that. Honestly, judges is the one thing that if we had a normal opposition party I would think a super majority standard would be a good idea, but we don't and thankfully we got rid of it for judicial nominees.
fightforfreedom
(4,913 posts)Stop being so negative.
Effete Snob
(8,387 posts)ColinC
(8,285 posts)Now we are in the majority and the fillibuster doesn't exist for this purpose
ColinC
(8,285 posts)...appellate nominee and haven't indicated they would do otherwise for SCOTUS.
Effete Snob
(8,387 posts)Joe Manchin has been a Senator since November 2010.
No "dem SCOTUS nominee"s have been voted on since then.
So, yes, Manchin voted for ZERO "dem SCOTUS nominees" because in his Senate term there have been ZERO votes on any justice nominated by a Democratic president.
ColinC
(8,285 posts)I fixed it. It think I said the same somewhere else. I'll try to fix it there too.
Effete Snob
(8,387 posts)Not only has Manchin never voted for a Democratic-nominated Supreme Court justice, but he did vote for:
Justice "I like Beer" and Gorsuch, nominated by Trump.
For reference, Trump was, and I'm working from memory here, not a Democrat.
ColinC
(8,285 posts)Manchin still thinks they are.
Keep in mind of course a couple of current sitting Democratic senators (Leahy and Wyden) also voted for Robert's confirmation who was appointed by a Republican. That doesn't mean they suddenly stopped voting for Democratic nominees.
Kingofalldems
(38,442 posts)obamanut2012
(26,063 posts)And, I bet money that's who Biden will choose. They will not vote against Ketanji Brown Jackson.
Kingofalldems
(38,442 posts)Effete Snob
(8,387 posts)Manchin has never voted for a Democratic-nominated SCOTUS candidate, because there has not been a vote on a Democratic-nominated SCOTUS candidate during his entire time in the senate.
Therefore, it is misleading and false to say that he "voted for" every Democratic-nominated SCOTUS candidate.
The post to which I replied has been edited to remove the false assertion to which I was responding.
USALiberal
(10,877 posts)Tennessee Hillbilly
(586 posts)If they haven't already.
Mad_Machine76
(24,401 posts)they aren't
Raven123
(4,801 posts)CharleyDog
(757 posts)black women supremely (heh) capable for this job.
lame54
(35,277 posts)lees1975
(3,845 posts)Shrek
(3,976 posts)ColinC
(8,285 posts)and tie breaking votes for all new nominees -including for VP.
Celerity
(43,259 posts)assistant, and then deputy solicitor general in both Democratic and Republican administrations prior to her nomination to California's highest court.
https://www.courts.ca.gov/33016.htm
ColinC
(8,285 posts)Either would be an excellent addition right now.
In It to Win It
(8,228 posts)Im sure there are others.
The top of everybodys expectations seems to be Ketanji Brown Jackson. Shes been floated as the front runner for the seat since Biden was sworn in.
kwolf68
(7,365 posts)Show her to be a strong candidate.
SunImp
(2,223 posts)& 100% more qualified than the last three tools
Buckeyeblue
(5,499 posts)I hope it is low key and easy.