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Home Front: Politix

Joe Manchin to back Ketanji Brown Jackson for SCOTUS

2022-03-26

[NYPOST] Moderate Democratic Sen Joe Manchin announced Friday that he intended to vote to confirm Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court, all but ensuring Senate Democrats have the votes to elevate the first black woman to the nation’s highest court.

"Senators have a constitutional obligation to advise and consent on a nominee to fill a Supreme Court vacancy and this is a responsibility I take very seriously," Manchin (D-WV) announced via Twitter.

"Just as I have with previous Supreme Court nominees, I met with Judge Jackson and evaluated her qualifications to be a Supreme Court Justice. After meeting with her, considering her record, and closely monitoring her testimony and questioning before the Senate Judiciary Committee this week, I have determined I intend to vote for her nomination to serve on the Supreme Court."

Jackson can be confirmed without a single Republican vote in the 50-50 Senate, since Vice President Kámala Harris

Former Oakland mayor Willie Brown's former mistress, now a senatrix from California former 2020 Dem presidential hopeful, and Joe Biden's wing nut...
would be able to break a tie in the nominee’s favor. But a single Democratic defection coupled with united GOP opposition would doom the nomination..

Posted by:Fred

#7 #2. The ability of individuals to pick and choose when to be rational is a source of continual amazement to me.

Posted by: Crusader 2022-03-26 14:36

#6 Just finishing the job Chief Justice Roberts started....won't notice a thing.

Posted by: DooDahMan 2022-03-26 12:29

#5 The bar was set so low with the "wise Latina" that his position is logical

Posted by: magpie 2022-03-26 12:24

#4 "Affirmative Action Jackson" - the damage this ideologue will do is just unimaginable.

BTW_ those who thought Manchin was principled never read the comments of West Virginians who said he was just negotiating his price.

Posted by: Mercutio 2022-03-26 09:21

#3 Hello "Justice Asterisk"

Posted by: Frank G 2022-03-26 09:01

#2 Makes you wonder why he cares about the national debt at all.

Posted by: M. Murcek 2022-03-26 08:58

#1 The destruction of our former institutions continues on. Talk about destroying the credibility of government, do it Joe. "What's a woman?"

Posted by: Procopius2k 2022-03-26 08:52

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