We ALL knew that Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson , would become the first Black woman to sit on the Supreme Court….
But now we actually KNOW she will be confirmed by the votes of the US Senator’s….
Senator Susan Collins of Maine plans to vote to confirm Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court, ensuring that President Biden’s nominee and the first Black woman to be put forward for the post will receive at least one Republican backer.
After a second personal meeting with the judge on Tuesday afternoon, Ms. Collins said Judge Jackson had alleviated some concerns that surfaced after last week’s contentious Senate Judiciary Committee hearings, when Republicans attacked the nominee for her record and grilled her on a host of divisive issues.
“I have decided to support the confirmation of Judge Jackson to be a member of the Supreme Court,” Ms. Collins said in an interview after the meeting.
The centrist senator, often a key vote on Supreme Court clashes, said that she had been reassured that Judge Jackson would not be “bending the law to meet a personal preference” and that the nominee met her personal standard for serving on the court….
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Ms. Collins has been willing to support Supreme Court nominees chosen by Democrats in the past, saying that presidents should have latitude in selecting a prospective justice…..
image…Michael A. McCoy for The New York Times
Last I heard, Romney hasn’t decided on how he will vote, and Ted Cruz is worried.
The Utah Senator….
Romney told reporters on Tuesday, though, that he doesn’t expect to reveal his decision until the day of the confirmation vote.
“After I’ve made a decision as to what I’m going to do on this vote, you’ll see it, but that’s probably not until the day of the vote itself,” he said….
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The Texas Senators…
Ted Cruz and John Cornyn are poised to vote against Ketanji Brown Jackson…
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