Both Senators Manchin & Sinema voted for DC Circuit Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson who got 53 votes

[themaguffin]

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[zuul]

1. K&R

[mcar]

2. The doom and gloom on here is frustrating, to say the least

Thanks for this.

[Budi]

4. Right? I can name a half dozen others who have consistently voted against Biden

But as the game goes, " when the fingers are pointing at them, they're not pointing at us!!"
Keeping their heads down~

These 2 may be the most rotten of apples at the moment, but they aren't the only ones putrifying up the barrel.

[Moebym]

5. I've been seeing that absolutely everywhere. It's worrisome.

I got attacked by one of them on a different site for pointing out that it's not inevitable that Republicans and/or Manchin and Sinema will succeed in preventing Biden from replacing Breyer.

I get being deeply discouraged by the seemingly endless obstruction from DINOs and Republicans, but I don't appreciate people telling me to go to hell (this actually happened) for not being a pessimist.

[obamanut2012]

7. Seriously

Doomscrolling and lamenting things out of thin air.

[Moebym]

8. I think they're just afraid of being let down again

Which is fair. But some of them are so...militant about it.

[Budi]

3. Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson clerked for Justice Breyer

"After her final clerkship with Justice Breyer, Judge Jackson represented clients in criminal and civil appellate matters at Goodwin Procter LLP, including before the Supreme Court."

Bio from afj factsheet, March 2021
https://www.afj.org/document/judge-ketanji-brown-jackson-fact-sheet/

[brush]

6. This is a big test for Sinema and Manchin.

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If theycontinue to support Biden's judicial appointments as they've been doing they will justify our continuing to support them because of there importance in getting judicial appointments done. If they flunk this one like they did the one on the voting rights and BBB bills, we will know or sure where they stand.

Many here want to jettison them as being nothing but DINOs. Other's want to keep them in our camp as they've been useful in supporting Biden's judge picks. If they keep that up with this critical SCOTUS pick, the justification for not ostracizing them is will be will be worth it.

Let's see what happens. I wonder if they anticipated being put under the intense glare these votes will focus on them?

If they abandon Joe on this, there will no longer be a reason niceties towards them.

[ColinC]

13. Agreed.

[Emile]

9. Well there you go. All their past sins are forgiven.

[Mad_Machine76]

10. Not by a long shot

if they tank a Biden nominee and let the seat go unfilled...............

[themaguffin]

12. My post has nothing to do with past sins.

[Emile]

14. Good to know.

[themaguffin]

15. Yes, it is "good to know" for you since, you apparently didn't understand the post.

[Silent3]

11. Gee, maybe they'll even let us keep three SCOTUS seats instead of just two...

...before the Republican coup they're enabling takes over. Thanks, guys.

[ChazII]

16. Hoping Sinema

votes aye again.

[Mr. Ected]

17. Have Manchin or Sinema made a statement yet about this?

Or are we just extrapolating what we think they're thinking based on what they were thinking the last time we thought about them?

[themaguffin]

18. I don't know, but it's premature for statements since

Breyer's announcement will be today.

My post isn't about extrapolating, it's simply noting the recent Senate confirmation history of a top contender for the nomination.

[Polybius]

19. Joe Manchin also voted for Amy Coney Barrett for the Seventh Circuit, but not for Supreme Court

So this really means nothing.