20 September 2020 - 23:54Democratic US presidential nominee Joe Biden delivers remarks regarding the supreme court at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the US, September 20 2020. Picture: REUTERS/MARK MAKELA
Biden, casting the moment in dark terms, pleaded with Republican senators not to go along with President Donald Trump and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s plans to rush through a new justice, noting that voting has already started in many states. Trump said on Saturday he would nominate his pick, almost certainly a woman, this week. The front-runners appear to be appellate court judges Amy Coney Barrett and Barbara Lagoa.
Most Americans agree, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Sunday. The survey, conducted between September 19-20, found 62% of adults said the vacancy should be filled by the winner of November’s election, while 23% disagreed. Oral arguments for the Obamacare case, California vs Texas, are scheduled for November 10. The case, led by Texas and supported by the Trump administration, challenges the Affordable Care Act’s individual mandate and could eliminate protections for people with pre-existing conditions, a key element of Obamacare.
Obviously.
The Republicans must be held at their word - “no to a nominee in a President’s last year of his term”.
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