Lagoa is a Cuban American from Florida who sits on the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, based in Atlanta. One aspect of her record that is troubling to conservatives is an answer she provided to written questions for her confirmation hearing in 2019 when she said that Roe v. Wade “is binding precedent” and that she “would faithfully follow it as I would follow all precedent of the Supreme Court.
Now with a 53-seat majority, McConnell can lose the support of three Republicans and still get a nomination confirmed , so conservatives are pushing for a more conservative nominee, saying they can no longer trust what a nominee would do without some verification. Sen. Mike Braun, R-Ind., said a socially conservative justice is something Republicans owe to their voters. He, like Hawley, was elected in 2018 in large part, they say, on the issue of the Supreme Court. McConnell refused to consider President Barack Obama's nomination after the death of Justice Antonin Scalia in February 2016, making the Supreme Court squarely an issue in the presidential election nine months later.
They just want to go backwards, today is 2020 not 1920. I know many swedish people looked at USA as the promised land but not anymore, this is so sad to break promises for power. It looks like Trump has something on them, perhaps secret meetings or money they dont want to share
How can we have a fair and just judiciary if we appoint outwardly unimpartial justices? Our nation will fail is partisanship rules from the highest court.
Everything is on the table said the Brownshirt
So the Conservatives only want a Justice who PROMISES to ignore PRECEDENCE? Well okay then. The Law of Retribution wants to know if we’re now going to have a political party decide that Supreme Court decisions will be overturned each time a party gets a 5-4 advantage? Fuck me :-(
But of course it’s not judicial activism.
WTF
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No matter what happens, if the Republicans win, then the Democrats will go back and regroup and wait until there is a Democratic majority on the SCOTUS. If the Democrats win, then the Republicans will have to regroup and try again. This is going to be a lifelong fight....
In case you had doubts about the motivation here
Anti abortion is the most garbage idea - especially with exploding populations and the poles melting. So wrong. There’s too many humans for the planet to support. Let’s create MORE MORE MORE ⁉️⁉️
Oh, so legislating from the bench is cool if conservatives do it
If you are anti-abortion no one will force you to have an abortion. Those are anti-abortion rights. You already have them.
Careful what you wish for.
Good idea! So then we know to tell our senate reps who not to vote for SMH
I’m waiting to see how the anti abortion argument plays into repealing gay marriage, which is really what the Pubs are after.
Any conservative candidate who submits to this kind of extortion has no place on SCOTUS.
MSNBC shame on you! U R doing what trump wants, taking the focus off of Covid. Stop covering the SCOTUS status, we ALL know the republicans are going do what the republicans are gonna do.STOP giving them a platform.We’ll REFORM the courts when Biden is prez and add 6 more judges
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Yea the ones who can’t get pregnant themselves
Fake news!
conservative causes? anyone know what those are anymore? is death penalty a conservative cause? some are “insisting”? did you not get what you paid for?
Why would it matter? All democrats would have to do is pass a law making it legal again worded differently of course.
How can they even have such a litmus test? I thought they ruled on law not political ideology.
Hell, we thought Roberts was going to do that.
Choose wisely when you vote 🗳
conservative causes, especially anti-abortion rights. is a MASK for SUPPRESSING ALL Women's Rights women already receive LESS than men on SOCIAL SECURITY caused by a lifetime of WOMAN'S WAGE SUPPRESSION
The Christo-fascists want what now?
Fill the vacancy now
Bad political move. But what would this woman know 🤷♀️
This man not only has no neck, he has no spine! Mitch McConnell, a man who actually wants to be called the Grim Reaper, democratic legislation killer! He really said that, STJ Denver! Shame on you people!
In other words, screw the Constitution and vote with Puritan Christian issues in mind.
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