McConnell Memo Outlines Case to Vote Against Judge Jackson’s 'Elevation to the Supreme Court' While 3 GOP Senators Buck Party
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On Tuesday, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) urged his Senate GOP colleagues to oppose Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s nomination to the Supreme Court through a memo, while three of them voted to confirm Jackson. While left-leaning articles highlight that Republicans Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski and Mitt Romney have broken with their party at critical junctures, right-leaning articles highlight that McConnell’s memo criticizes Jackson's testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee on three fronts.
A left-leaning article by The Washington Post highlights that Republicans Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski and Mitt Romney have broken with their party at critical junctures, despite the political risks of standing alone. The three said that they don’t expect to agree with all of Jackson’s rulings from the bench.
The Hill published a centrist article reporting that McConnell warned that President Biden will have to tack to the center after the 2022 midterm elections if he wants to fill another vacancy on the Supreme Court. McConnell signaled that Biden won’t fill another seat on the high court if he nominates someone in the mold of Jackson.
A right-leaning article by Fox News highlights that McConnell’s memo criticizes Jackson's testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee on three fronts: her dodging of questions about court packing, her inability to explain her judicial philosophy and her "soft on crime" record.
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McConnell: Biden must move to center to get future Supreme Court pick through a GOP majority
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