Posted on 10/05/2018 1:22:00 PM PDT by ETL
Sens. Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Joe Manchin, D-W.Va on Friday said they intend to vote in favor of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation -- two crucial votes that appear to secure Kavanaugh's confirmation to the nation's highest court.
Moments after Collins spoke on the Senate floor announcing her intention to vote Manchin said in a statement he would also vote to confirm Kavanaugh as well. Manchin said while he had "reservations" due to sexual assault allegations against Kavanaugh and his temperament, he said "I believe he will rule in a manner that is consistent with our Constitution."
Collins said the confirmation had resembled a "caricature of a gutter-level political campaign" and criticized Democrats for announcing their opposition to Kavanaugh before his name was even announced. She also criticized outside groups for distorting Kavanaugh's record and "over-the-top rhetoric."
As she began her speech, she was interrupted by protesters urging her to vote "no." The Senate was flooded by protesters in the days leading up to the vote, with activists hounding Republicans and urging them to vote against Kavanaugh's confirmation, citing decades-old sexual assault allegations against Kavanaugh.
She dismissed claims that Kavanaugh would be a partisan judge, noted he had ruled in favor of parts of ObamaCare and ruled against a Bush-era terror conviction. She also said she was assured that Kavanaugh would not overturn Roe v Wade -- the 1973 decision that found a constitutional right to abortion. She also rejected concerns by Democrats about his temperament and that he was out of the judicial mainstream.
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Voters in WV should consider Joe a no vote.
Watching the liberal meltdown is so nice.
Almost no chance Manchin loses now
Keg party at Kavanaugh’s to celebrate. Bring quarters.
Moonbats thrown out of Senate building going berserk.
I love watching commies melt down..Manchin did it to save his own ass but still a yes is a yes
Now that Ford is useless to them will the Democrats hang the entire DS conspiracy to stop Judge K around her neck? She will not only be thrown under the bus but backed over several times. Karma can be a real bitch.
Manchin just wants to get re-elected.
He’d be toast if he voted no.
Lol, that’s funny!
As expected that is why I listened to her speech on the internet I do not want to see those demonstrators at all.
President Trump = Owning the Marxist since 2015
It’s called, extending the Fickled Finger of Fate to the Leftists!
This, if it comes off as it should, will be monumental.
The court will finally become “our court”.
Two more nominees, and we can expect a lot of Leftists to just commit Harry Carey, or try to off people on the Right instead.
This isn’t exactly going off as the Left had planned.
Hillary was going to achieve this for them. Ha ha ha...
Nothing will come of any of it except for the staffer who doxxed Senators.
McConnell had better order extra capitol police officers in riot gear, standing by when the vote is taken tomorrow!!
The slavering deranged leftists outside the capitol building are truly dangerous—mentally ill, scary dangerous. I don’t care about the safety of the Rat senators, but I do care about the safety of the GOP senators—even the worthless weasel Flake.
You can always count on Joe when his vote is not needed....
All the senators should be riding in squad cars for 24 hours.
I’m sure he gets Liberal support there and it will collapse...while Republicans, with the help of Trump will solidify with the Republican candidate... that’s the way to victory. He’s not a lock... He’s clearly a coward and only voted because he was “allowed”
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