On October 26, the united states national network comprehensive news, local time on the 25th, the U.S. Senate on the nomination of Barrett as the supreme court justice of the united states held a key procedural vote, and finally passed with a result of 51 to 48. According to the report, this result has laid a solid foundation for Barrett to become a justice, and the official vote will be held on the 26th local time.
On September 26, local time, US President Trump announced at the White House that he had nominated Amy Coney Barrett as a Supreme Court justice. Photo by Chen Mengtong, a reporter of China News Service
According to reports, in the day's vote, Democratic senators and Republican senators Collins and Merckovsky voted against, but the Republican majority Senate finally passed the key procedural vote with 51 votes in favor and 48 votes against.
In response to this result, Senator Merckley said on the same day, "This Supreme Court justice nomination process has been illegal since day 1." ”
Over the past week, Democrats have tried to postpone Barrett's nomination, but neither the strategy of adjourning the Senate until Nov. 9 or debating legislative priorities over a long-stalemate has worked. On the 24th local time alone, Democrats tried to propose about 20 bills, all of which were blocked by Republicans.
Some Democrats have acknowledged their inability to prevent Barrett from becoming a justice without the help of at least four Republican senators.
Later on the 26th local time, the U.S. Congress will hold a final confirmation vote on Barrett's nomination of Justice Barrett. With 53 Republicans and 47 Democrats and independents in the Senate, it is likely to approve Barrett's appointment. If Barrett's nomination is approved, the ratio of "conservative" to "liberal" justices in the U.S. Supreme Court will become 6:3.
Barrett, 48, is seen as a conservative judge. She was nominated by Trump to serve on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in 2017 after serving as a law professor at the University of Notre Dame. Barrett has publicly opposed the Obamacare plan, abortion, etc., and has also taken a conservative attitude on immigration, gun control and other issues.
Source: China News Network