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Joey wrote on Oct 5 th, 2018 at 3:10pm: < --------------- Some Guy ?! ...... GIMMEKEEF ?! ... !!!!! : https://www.vox.com/2018/10/5/17941352/susan-collins-brett-kavanaugh" Susan Collins will vote for Brett Kavanaugh, making his confirmation nearly certain "
" Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) will vote yes on Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court nomination, she said Friday afternoon, in an announcement that all but ensures Kavanaugh’s confirmation.
Collins defended Kavanaugh at length in a Senate floor speech, calling him qualified, praising his “record of judicial independence,” and portraying opposition to him as driven by partisanship and “special interest groups.” Based on her reading of Kavanaugh’s record, and her conversations with him, Collins said she does not expect him to strike down Roe v. Wade, same-sex marriage rights, or Obamacare’s preexisting conditions protections.
As for Christine Blasey Ford’s allegations of sexual assault, Collins emphasized that the “presumption of innocence” for Kavanaugh was important to her.
“I found her testimony to be sincere, painful and compelling. I believe that she is a survivor of a sexual assault and that this trauma has upended her life,” she said. “Nevertheless, the four witnesses she named could not corroborate any of the events of that evening gathering where she said the assault occurred.”
“Therefore, I do not believe that these charges can fairly prevent Judge Kavanaugh from serving on the court,” she continued. “I will vote to confirm Judge Kavanaugh.”
Collins’s backing gave Kavanaugh the support of 50 Republican senators, enough to confirm him with the tie-breaking vote of Vice President Mike Pence. However, Pence’s vote won’t be necessary — because just minutes after Collins finished speaking, Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) announced that he too would back Kavanaugh, making him the only Democrat to do so. Which means Kavanaugh is headed for a lifetime appointment to the Supreme Court . " . JOEY's BUYING THE DRINKS TONIGHT !!!!!! .............. " I LOVE YOU ALL !!!!!!!! " : Congrats Joey....we now have a liar in the WH as well as the Supreme Court....and I'm taking the Ford allegations right out of this. Most biased nominee in a long time for the court. Good news is nothing he will adjudicate on will affect me.
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