thedailycaller--2020-09-19--Biden Says Senate Should Take ‘Full Consideration’ Before Voting On Nomination To Fill Ginsburg Vaca

Biden Says Senate Should Take ‘Full Consideration’ Before Voting On Nomination To Fill Ginsburg Vacancy

Former Vice President Joe Biden honored Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg after her passing Friday night , and stated that it would be improper for the Senate to hold a vote vote on a replacement to fill her seat without “ full consideration.
” Biden , who served as chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee during Ginsburg ’ s 1993 Supreme Court confirmation process , called her “ a giant in the legal profession , ” and a “ beloved figure.
” ( RELATED : Trump ’ s First Reaction To Justice Ginsburg ’ s Death — ‘ She @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Can You Say ?
— I ’ m Sad To Hear ’ ) “ My heart goes out to all those who cared for her and care about her , ” he said in a statement to reporters in Delaware .
“ She practiced the highest American ideals as a justice , equality and justice under the law , and Ruth Bader Ginsburg stood for all of us.
” Biden urged that , in the coming days , people focus on Ginsburg ’ s legacy .
“ Let me be clear , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ president should pick the justice for the Senate to consider , ” he continued .
“ This was the position the Republican Senate took in 2016 when there were almost 10 months to go before the election .
That ’ s the position the United States Senate must take today.
” Biden further noted that “ the election is only 46 days off , I think the fastest justice ever confirmed was 47 days , and the average is closer to 70 days.
” “ They should do this will full consideration , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that happen.
” Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said in a statement following Ginsburg ’ s death that he planned to bring a confirmation vote for a potential nomination put forth by President Donald Trump before the end of the year .

Former Vice President Joe Biden honored Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg after her passing Friday night, and stated that it would be improper for the Senate to hold a vote vote on a replacement to fill her seat without “full consideration.”
Biden, who served as chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee during Ginsburg’s 1993 Supreme Court confirmation process, called her “a giant in the legal profession,” and a “beloved figure.” (RELATED: Trump’s First Reaction To Justice Ginsburg’s Death — ‘She Led An Amazing Life. What Else Can You Say? — I’m Sad To Hear’)
“My heart goes out to all those who cared for her and care about her,” he said in a statement to reporters in Delaware. “She practiced the highest American ideals as a justice, equality and justice under the law, and Ruth Bader Ginsburg stood for all of us.”
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Biden urged that, in the coming days, people focus on Ginsburg’s legacy.
“Let me be clear, the voters should pick the president and the president should pick the justice for the Senate to consider,” he continued. “This was the position the Republican Senate took in 2016 when there were almost 10 months to go before the election. That’s the position the United States Senate must take today.”
Biden further noted that “the election is only 46 days off, I think the fastest justice ever confirmed was 47 days, and the average is closer to 70 days.”
“They should do this will full consideration, and that is my hope and consideration that happen.”
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said in a statement following Ginsburg’s death that he planned to bring a confirmation vote for a potential nomination put forth by President Donald Trump before the end of the year.


thedailycaller--2020-09-19--Here’s What Democrats Said About Filling A Supreme Court Vacancy In 2016

Several Democratic leaders favored a Senate confirmation vote for President Barack Obama ’ s Supreme Court nominee Judge Merrick Garland in 2016 .
Following the death of Justice Antonin Scalia , Obama nominated Garland , who had been the chief judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia .
However , Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell vowed to block a confirmation vote for Garland until after the 2016 presidential election , The Washington Post reported .
“ The American people should have a voice in the selection of their next Supreme Court Justice , ” McConnell @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Therefore , this vacancy should not be filled until we have a new president.
” Several Democrats condemned McConnell in the days and weeks following his decision .
( RELATED : Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Dead At 87 ) Although Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden favored putting off a confirmation hearing during an election year in 1992 as a senator , Biden supported Garland ’ s confirmation in 2016 as vice president , according to ABC News .
He said there was no supposed “ Biden Rule ” concerning Supreme Court @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Deciding in advance simply to turn your back before the president even names a nominee is not an option the Constitution leaves open , ” Biden said , according to Business Insider .
“ It ’ s a plain abdication from the Senate ’ s duty .
… [ It ’ s ] never occurred before in our history.
” “ Elections have consequences , ” then-Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton said , according to Politico .
“ The president has a responsibility to nominate a new justice and the Senate has a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Chuck Schumer tweeted : “ Garland has integrity , a brilliant legal mind & is a perfect fit for [ the Supreme Court ] .
GOP inaction does our country a great disservice.
” And then-House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi tweeted : “ Judge Merrick Garland , is a respected jurist who must be given a fair hearing & timely vote.
” Sen. Bernie Sanders , an Independent who caucuses with Democrats , tweeted , “ Judge Garland is a strong nominee with decades of experience on the bench .
[ Obama ] @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s time for Republicans to do theirs.
” Meanwhile , Sen. Elizabeth Warren tweeted that Republicans must “ ditch their extremism ” and schedule a vote for Garland .
Then-Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid said the Senate should consider a nominee immediately , according to Politico .
“ It would be unprecedented in recent history for the Supreme Court to go a year with a vacant seat , ” Reid said , Politico reported .
“ Failing to fill this vacancy would be a shameful abdication of one of the Senate ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by The Daily Caller News Foundation is available without charge to any eligible news publisher that can provide a large audience .
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Several Democratic leaders favored a Senate confirmation vote for President Barack Obama’s Supreme Court nominee Judge Merrick Garland in 2016.
Following the death of Justice Antonin Scalia, Obama nominated Garland, who had been the chief judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. However, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell vowed to block a confirmation vote for Garland until after the 2016 presidential election, The Washington Post reported.
“The American people should have a voice in the selection of their next Supreme Court Justice,” McConnell said, according to Politico. “Therefore, this vacancy should not be filled until we have a new president.”
Several Democrats condemned McConnell in the days and weeks following his decision. (RELATED: Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Dead At 87)
Although Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden favored putting off a confirmation hearing during an election year in 1992 as a senator, Biden supported Garland’s confirmation in 2016 as vice president, according to ABC News. He said there was no supposed “Biden Rule” concerning Supreme Court nominations in an election year.
“Deciding in advance simply to turn your back before the president even names a nominee is not an option the Constitution leaves open,” Biden said, according to Business Insider. “It’s a plain abdication from the Senate’s duty. … [It’s] never occurred before in our history.”
“Elections have consequences,” then-Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton said, according to Politico. “The president has a responsibility to nominate a new justice and the Senate has a responsibility to vote.”
She called McConnell’s decision “outrageous.”
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer tweeted: “Garland has integrity, a brilliant legal mind & is a perfect fit for [the Supreme Court]. GOP inaction does our country a great disservice.”
And then-House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi tweeted: “Judge Merrick Garland, is a respected jurist who must be given a fair hearing & timely vote.”
Sen. Bernie Sanders, an Independent who caucuses with Democrats, tweeted, “Judge Garland is a strong nominee with decades of experience on the bench. [Obama] has done his job. It’s time for Republicans to do theirs.”
Meanwhile, Sen. Elizabeth Warren tweeted that Republicans must “ditch their extremism” and schedule a vote for Garland.
Then-Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid said the Senate should consider a nominee immediately, according to Politico.
“It would be unprecedented in recent history for the Supreme Court to go a year with a vacant seat,” Reid said, Politico reported. “Failing to fill this vacancy would be a shameful abdication of one of the Senate’s most essential Constitutional responsibilities.”
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thedailycaller--2020-09-19--Attorney General Bill Barr Reacts To Death Of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg

United States Attorney General William Barr mourned the loss of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg , who passed away Friday at 87 following a battle with cancer .
“ I extend my deepest sympathy on the passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg .
Justice Ginsburg led one of the great lives in the history of American law , ” Barr said , according to an official statement .
“ She was a brilliant and successful litigator , an admired court of appeals judge , and a profoundly influential Supreme Court Justice.
” “ For all her achievements in those @ @ @ @ @ @ @ most for inspiring women in the legal profession and beyond , ” Barr added .
“ She and I did not agree on every issue , but her legal ability , personal integrity , and determination were beyond doubt.
” “ She leaves a towering legacy , and all who seek justice mourn her loss , ” Barr said .
( RELATED : Past Presidents React To Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg ’ s Death ) The Supreme Court announced Ginsburg ’ s passing , noting the cause of death as complications from metastatic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with family present .
Ginsburg ’ s death comes ahead of what is expected to be a contentious election due to mail-in ballot issues .
However , Ginsburg had one last wish , according to a report from NPR .
“ My most fervent wish is that I will not be replaced until a new President is installed , ” Ginsburg told her granddaughter , Clara Spera .

United States Attorney General William Barr mourned the loss of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who passed away Friday at 87 following a battle with cancer.
“I extend my deepest sympathy on the passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Justice Ginsburg led one of the great lives in the history of American law,” Barr said, according to an official statement. “She was a brilliant and successful litigator, an admired court of appeals judge, and a profoundly influential Supreme Court Justice.”
“For all her achievements in those roles, she will perhaps be remembered most for inspiring women in the legal profession and beyond,” Barr added. “She and I did not agree on every issue, but her legal ability, personal integrity, and determination were beyond doubt.”
“She leaves a towering legacy, and all who seek justice mourn her loss,” Barr said. (RELATED: Past Presidents React To Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Death)
The Supreme Court announced Ginsburg’s passing, noting the cause of death as complications from metastatic pancreatic cancer. She died at home with family present.
Ginsburg’s death comes ahead of what is expected to be a contentious election due to mail-in ballot issues. However, Ginsburg had one last wish, according to a report from NPR.
“My most fervent wish is that I will not be replaced until a new President is installed,” Ginsburg told her granddaughter, Clara Spera.


thedailycaller--2020-09-19--Bill O’Reilly Weighs In On Fox News’ Handling Of Gingrich’s Statements About Soros On ‘Outnumbered’

Bill O ’ Reilly weighed in Thursday on former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich ’ s Wednesday exchange with Fox News panelists Melissa Francis and Marie Harf regarding George Soros ’ funding of local district attorney candidates on “ Outnumbered.
” “ I ’ m not going to comment on the Fox News personnel there , ” O ’ Reilly said before launching into a monologue in support of Gingrich ’ s assessment that , “ the number one problem in almost all these cities is George Soros-elected , left-wing , anti-police , pro-criminal district attorneys who refuse to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : Newt Gingrich Says ‘ George-Soros-Elected ’ DA ’ s Responsible For Unrest ) In the Wednesday exchange , “ Outnumbered ” co-host Melissa Francis responded to Gingrich ’ s assertion , saying “ I ’ m not sure we need to bring George Soros into this , ” she said .
Gingrich said , “ why can ’ t we discuss the fact that millions of dollars he spent elected these people ?
” Panelist Marie Harf interrupted the former Speaker .
“ No , he didn ’ t , ” she @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t need to be a part of this conversation.
” “ I ’ m going to tell you the truth right now , because Speaker Gingrich knows the truth , ” said O ’ Reilly .
“ George Soros has donated $ 17 million to county races to get far left progressives into the district attorney ’ s office , ” O ’ Reilly stated .
“ Now these are county races , so that ’ s an enormous amount of money , ” O ’ Reilly continued , “ Gingrich is absolutely @ @ @ @ @ @ @ panel seemed to understand what Gingrich was talking about.
” Soros has given more than $ 8 million specifically to district attorney races from 2015 to 2017 .
O ’ Reilly went on to connect the interaction to fears of anti-Semitism .
“ I think that ’ s a fair assessment , but the rule is if you invoke the name George Soros then you ’ re anti-Semitic because George Soros is Jewish , ” O ’ Reilly said .
“ That ’ s what the ladies were responding to… [ they ] @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of being anti-Semitic.
” “ Why are they buying into that ?
” O ’ Reilly asked .
“ This is a factual story .
George Soros is using his billions of dollars to undermine the justice system in the United States , ” he opined , “ and , we have our stats to back it up and you can ’ t discuss that ?
” “ There ’ s something really , really wrong going on , ” he concluded .
During Thursday ’ s program , “ Outnumbered ” co-host @ @ @ @ @ @ @ saying it was “ not smooth.
” She acknowledged , “ former House Speaker Newt Gingrich , who is beloved and needed to be allowed to speak with the openness and respect that this show is all about , was interrupted , ” and went on to conclude that “ we do not censor on this show .
”

Bill O’Reilly weighed in Thursday on former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich’s Wednesday exchange with Fox News panelists Melissa Francis and Marie Harf regarding George Soros’ funding of local district attorney candidates on “Outnumbered.”
“I’m not going to comment on the Fox News personnel there,” O’Reilly said before launching into a monologue in support of Gingrich’s assessment that, “the number one problem in almost all these cities is George Soros-elected, left-wing, anti-police, pro-criminal district attorneys who refuse to keep people locked up.” (RELATED: Newt Gingrich Says ‘George-Soros-Elected’ DA’s Responsible For Unrest)
Bill O’Reilly on Fox News’ Awkward George Soros Moment “Soros is using his billions of dollars to undermine the justice system in the United States—and you can’t discuss that?” pic.twitter.com/yfGHfP2T6D — No Spin News (@NoSpinNews) September 18, 2020
In the Wednesday exchange, “Outnumbered” co-host Melissa Francis responded to Gingrich’s assertion, saying “I’m not sure we need to bring George Soros into this,” she said.
Gingrich said, “why can’t we discuss the fact that millions of dollars he spent elected these people?”
Panelist Marie Harf interrupted the former Speaker. “No, he didn’t,” she said. “George Soros doesn’t need to be a part of this conversation.”
Awkward silence followed after Gingrich asked, “So, it’s verboten?”
“I’m going to tell you the truth right now, because Speaker Gingrich knows the truth,” said O’Reilly. “George Soros has donated $17 million to county races to get far left progressives into the district attorney’s office,” O’Reilly stated. “Now these are county races, so that’s an enormous amount of money,” O’Reilly continued, “Gingrich is absolutely correct… none of the people on the panel seemed to understand what Gingrich was talking about.”
Soros has given more than $8 million specifically to district attorney races from 2015 to 2017.
O’Reilly went on to connect the interaction to fears of anti-Semitism. “I think that’s a fair assessment, but the rule is if you invoke the name George Soros then you’re anti-Semitic because George Soros is Jewish,” O’Reilly said. “That’s what the ladies were responding to… [they] don’t want to be accused of being anti-Semitic.”
“Why are they buying into that?” O’Reilly asked. “This is a factual story. George Soros is using his billions of dollars to undermine the justice system in the United States,” he opined, “and, we have our stats to back it up and you can’t discuss that?”
“There’s something really, really wrong going on,” he concluded.
During Thursday’s program, “Outnumbered” co-host Harris Faulkner responded to the incident, saying it was “not smooth.” She acknowledged, “former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, who is beloved and needed to be allowed to speak with the openness and respect that this show is all about, was interrupted,” and went on to conclude that “we do not censor on this show.”


thedailycaller--2020-09-19--Watch The Moment Trump Found Out RGB Died

President Donald Trump said that he was “ sad to hear ” of late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg ’ s passing .
Trump , following campaign remarks in Minnesota , first learned of her death from the traveling press pool before boarding Air Force One .
( RELATED : Past Presidents React To Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg ’ s Death ) “ She just died ?
Wow .
I didn ’ t know that .
She led an amazing life , ” he told the pool .
“ What else can you say ?
She was an amazing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
She was an amazing woman who led an amazing life.
” “ I am actually sad to hear that .
I ’ m sad to hear that.
” He did not answer questions about a potential nomination to fill the vacancy left by Ginsburg ’ s passing .
The president released a lengthier statement during his trip back to Washington , DC .
“ Today , our Nation mourns the loss of a titan of the law , ” he wrote .
“ Renowned for her brilliant for her brilliant mind an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Justice Ginsburg demonstrated that one can disagree without being disagreeable toward one ’ s colleagues or different points of view.
” Trump stated that Ginsburg ’ s opinions — especially decisions “ regarding the legal equality of women and the disabled ” — “ have inspired all Americans , and generations of great legal minds.
” “ May her memory be a great and magnificent blessing to the world.
” Ginsburg passed away at the age of 87 due to complications from pancreatic cancer .
The news broke shortly after Trump took @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : Schumer , Waters Warn Republicans Not To Try To Fill Ginsburg ’ s Seat Before Election ) The White House lowered its flags to half-staff Friday evening in memory of the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg during the president ’ s speech , and the press office had not issued a formal statement by press time .
Flag at half mast at The White House after the passing of # RBG # RIPRGB pic.twitter.com/WTHR5faoIc This is a developing story and will be updated with new information as it becomes available @

President Donald Trump said that he was “sad to hear” of late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s passing.
Trump, following campaign remarks in Minnesota, first learned of her death from the traveling press pool before boarding Air Force One. (RELATED: Past Presidents React To Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Death)
“She just died? Wow. I didn’t know that. She led an amazing life,” he told the pool. “What else can you say? She was an amazing woman, whether you agree or not. She was an amazing woman who led an amazing life.”
“I am actually sad to hear that. I’m sad to hear that.”
He did not answer questions about a potential nomination to fill the vacancy left by Ginsburg’s passing.
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WATCH: Trump hears from a reporter that Justice Ginsburg has died. “She just died? Wow. I didn’t know that, you’re telling me now for the first time.” “She led an amazing life. What else can you say? She was an amazing woman…I’m sad to hear that.” pic.twitter.com/5Na3vHzP7f — Yahoo News (@YahooNews) September 19, 2020
The president released a lengthier statement during his trip back to Washington, DC.
“Today, our Nation mourns the loss of a titan of the law,” he wrote. “Renowned for her brilliant mind and her powerful dissents at the Supreme Court, Justice Ginsburg demonstrated that one can disagree without being disagreeable toward one’s colleagues or different points of view.”
Trump stated that Ginsburg’s opinions — especially decisions “regarding the legal equality of women and the disabled” — “have inspired all Americans, and generations of great legal minds.”
“May her memory be a great and magnificent blessing to the world.”
Statement from the President on the Passing of Supreme Court Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg pic.twitter.com/N2YkGVWLoF — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 19, 2020
Ginsburg passed away at the age of 87 due to complications from pancreatic cancer. The news broke shortly after Trump took the stage in Minnesota. (RELATED: Schumer, Waters Warn Republicans Not To Try To Fill Ginsburg’s Seat Before Election)
The White House lowered its flags to half-staff Friday evening in memory of the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg during the president’s speech, and the press office had not issued a formal statement by press time.
Flag at half mast at The White House after the passing of #RBG #RIPRGB pic.twitter.com/WTHR5faoIc
— Darryl Forges (@Darryl_Forges) September 19, 2020
This is a developing story and will be updated with new information as it becomes available.


thedailycaller--2020-09-20--Reviving The Conservative Heart Of Organized Labor

It is no coincidence that what finally broke the Soviet Union was a Catholic trade union — a group of shipyard workers , led by an electrician and motivated by a faith that their oppressors deemed an opiate .
Christianity and its sweeping social vision enlivened the workers in Gdansk and their entire nation and , a decade later , a totalitarian superpower claiming to speak on behalf of all workers around the world had vanished .
The forbidden revolution of workers bound together in solidarity around a shared vision of dignity , work , and the common good did @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to do : it ended communism and gained freedom for millions .
When we celebrate the triumph of Solidarnosc over Stalin ’ s heirs , we should never forget that the movement that toppled the Soviets started because a woman was unjustly fired .
It was a workers ’ movexment before it was a political movement .
The Cold War is receding into history , but conservatives rightly hold fast to its vital lessons .
One of those lessons is that the conservative mind and the conservative heart should take a keen interest @ @ @ @ @ @ @ unions — associations of workers who organize together for the purpose of achieving justice in the workplace — are not , and should not be considered , the exclusive domain of the political left .
Rather , the principles of a vital labor movement have more in common with the principles of the healthiest tenets of conservatism today .
The institutional representatives of the conservative movement ought to take organized labor seriously .
Labor and the Right Enthusiasm for a strong labor movement is anything but Marxist .
Labor in America — while @ @ @ @ @ @ @ intellectual and religious sources — has been pragmatic and should cast doubt on any narrative that places ideology at the center of its history , past or present .
It was not simply a matter of workers looking after their stomachs — there is plenty of concern and discussion about what constitutes life , liberty , and the pursuit of happiness in American labor history .
But in most cases , one finds less concern with Marx and a workers ’ revolution than with dignified work that provided for a well-stocked family kitchen @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Graduate students hired as union administrators in Washington might be interested in social constructs , but most moms with SEIU membership cards are more interested in a job that allows time to help with their kids ’ social studies .
( RELATED : America Needs Strong Families To Thrive .
That Means Strong Unions ) Even on purely theoretical grounds , thriving trade unions are a failure of the Marxist program .
Karl Marx saw trade unions as integral parts of a capitalist system to be “ dispensed with ” as soon as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and contrary to common conceptions , a thriving trade union movement with a sustained focus on improving the lives of working people is indicative of robust and mature democratic capitalism , not Marxism .
This is why communist countries such as China and Cuba will not tolerate free trade unions , even today .
The compromise , trust , integrity , and democratic character needed to make trade unions flourish are the very things that totalitarian regimes wish to suppress .
Unions are , in many ways , a quintessentially Tocquevillian association .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ support of liberty , emergent order , and association outside of the state , should see the spontaneous ordering and pre-political nature of organized labor as something in line with — not opposed to — their principles .
Trade unions can , in turn , bolster other social institutions — most notably the family .
Good education allows for good work , good work allows for good wages , good wages provide security to form a family , a stable family provides the best context in which to receive a good education , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and others note , labor unions have played , and still might play , an important role in providing Americans with the financial and social stability to proceed along that virtuous circle .
We know , for instance , that stable income from the state can function as a stabilizer on marriages — at least for men .
Why , if we care about restraining the role of the state , should we not look upstream to institutions that secure higher wages that might also help to stabilize marriages ?
We know that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ outcomes for children ’ s educational and economic prospects , but is increasingly the domain of the wealthy .
Why should it stay that way ?
Why not support institutions that give workers real input on their work schedules ?
Most conservatives today see matters quite differently .
The right-of-center ’ s conventional narrative about labor markets is one in which individuals — totally unconstrained by any other institution — form contracts with their employer in their personal interest and in response to the laws of supply and demand .
If trade unions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ employer failed in some way — either to recognize market forces or to address workers ’ demands — or else because unions have coerced workers into joining .
In a debate about Catholic social teaching on labor , Charles Baird encapsulated this perfectly when he said : “ Good jobs are union-free jobs.
” This conservative hostility is perhaps grounded in politics more so than ideology .
American labor unions have in practice been owned by — or , in a sense , are the owners of — the Democratic Party .
In @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s big unions spent hundreds of million of dollars , the majority of which went to the Left ’ s political causes , and Hillary Clinton received over 97 % of labor ’ s spending on the presidential race .
This , despite union households favoring Hillary Clinton over Donald Trump by only 8 points according to exit polls .
Among national politicians , only one Republican is among the top 20 recipients of labor ’ s contributions .
The relationship goes far beyond the cash .
Most of labor ’ s activism @ @ @ @ @ @ @ candidates to the proliferation of labor-funded community organizations — tilts left .
As a result , most people , both right and left , believe the principles of labor — its intellectual , even spiritual roots — to be fundamentally leftist .
The story goes something like this : Organized labor assumes that capital , usually in the form of the business corporation , is inherently exploitative .
Both assume an adversarial relationship between the worker and the employer in which collective bargaining is but a means of achieving a ceasefire that can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ out not just in constant martial metaphors — “ Fight for 15 !
, ” “ union busting !
” — but in the legal structures of labor relations .
The Wagner Act , created in the middle of the Great Depression , and which forms the backbone of American labor relations law , manifests an ideological belief that workers and owners are adversaries .
Other , more cooperative or communal structures of labor relations are , in most cases , explicitly prohibited .
Instead , the law requires that workers , their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ act in opposition as they organize and bargain to reach an agreement that maximizes workers ’ interests — even if it comes at a cost to the company or the economy ; even it means that labor uses the powers of the state to achieve those interests .
( RELATED : If You Want To Truly Understand How Corporate America Went Nuts , You Should Read This Piece ) So yes , the way trade unions work in America today is unquestionably a problem .
They force membership — either through the law @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with government .
One can ’ t deny that most of this behavior is a violation of what Pope St. John Paul II called “ the subjectivity of the individual.
” But none of this is inevitable .
The conservative tendency to reject labor outright , rather than inquire how such a vital institution might be better ordered , is neither appropriate nor conservative .
The vision of labor espoused by many conservatives ( and embodied in much right-to-work rhetoric and law ) leaves individuals to deal directly with companies and leaves the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ result has been an expansion of state authority into all sorts of areas — health and safety , wages , and even in some jurisdictions , scheduling .
Is this the conservative vision ?
In the Christian tradition , the subjectivity of the individual is not complete unless it is expressed socially .
Now put this conception of subjectivity alongside the high view of work rightly held by most conservatives and which was expressed so well by John Paul II : “ Human work has an ethical value of its own , which @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fact that the one who carries it out is a person , a conscious and free subject , that is to say a subject that decides about himself.
” The ethical nature of work implies that the worker is able to “ decide about himself ” in the workplace .
She is not simply a tool of the corporation , nor someone whose agency is subsumed by her ability to leave the workplace if she doesn ’ t care for it .
There is more to agency than the right to exit .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ help workers exercise this agency within , alongside , and sometimes against , the business corporation .
They also serve a key social function .
It ’ s not that unions will become social clubs ( having a drink at the union hall doesn ’ t really happen these days ) , but they do serve as institutions that provide a community of practice which , in our bifurcated society , can provide real meaning .
Knowing that your colleagues value your work and acknowledge your excellence is a type of more immediate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ could use more .
They might not vote the same way , but a plumber from the Bronx has plenty in common with a plumber from Boise .
( RELATED : New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy Announces Millionaires Tax As State Struggles With Pandemic Economy ) John Paul II ’ s caveat , “ always with a view to the common good , ” is key , and it is also what differentiates a conservative view of labor unions from socialist ones .
This view recognizes that there will be regular occasions during @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and will work , as Jacob Levy notes , “ to mitigate workplace power imbalances between managers and employees.
” But it also recognizes that both worker and boss are members of a community that will only thrive if the greater good is kept front of mind .
A renewed labor movement will have more in common with a renewed conservative movement than it does with the current left or right .
But it will also seek , find and engage with the voices within the existing labor movement that are calling for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and starting there .
Conservatives should actually live out the belief that the responses to a social problem are best led by voluntary organizations .
They should work to form worker associations that enable individuals and families to thrive and articulate the grounds on which to approach collective bargaining as well as the view of work and business that supports it .
In doing so , the conservative movement will come to better understand the existing limits of policy on organized labor in America and can begin to build support for reforms among @ @ @ @ @ @ @ preclude current politicians from starting the renewal on their own — they should !
— but structural change will be far more likely , and far more stable , if it starts from the ground up .
In all cases , the conservative movement should listen to the stories of actual workers and attempt , in classic American fashion , to meet those needs .
American conservatives are proud of America ’ s tradition of government of the people , by the people and for the people .
In the nation ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ opportunity to advance it .
This essay was adapted from “ Labor ’ s Conservative Heart ” originally published by American Compass .
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It is no coincidence that what finally broke the Soviet Union was a Catholic trade union — a group of shipyard workers, led by an electrician and motivated by a faith that their oppressors deemed an opiate.
Christianity and its sweeping social vision enlivened the workers in Gdansk and their entire nation and, a decade later, a totalitarian superpower claiming to speak on behalf of all workers around the world had vanished. The forbidden revolution of workers bound together in solidarity around a shared vision of dignity, work, and the common good did what tanks and armed divisions had failed to do: it ended communism and gained freedom for millions.
When we celebrate the triumph of Solidarnosc over Stalin’s heirs, we should never forget that the movement that toppled the Soviets started because a woman was unjustly fired. It was a workers’ movexment before it was a political movement.
The Cold War is receding into history, but conservatives rightly hold fast to its vital lessons. One of those lessons is that the conservative mind and the conservative heart should take a keen interest in a thriving labor movement.
Trade unions — associations of workers who organize together for the purpose of achieving justice in the workplace — are not, and should not be considered, the exclusive domain of the political left. Rather, the principles of a vital labor movement have more in common with the principles of the healthiest tenets of conservatism today. The institutional representatives of the conservative movement ought to take organized labor seriously.
Labor and the Right
Enthusiasm for a strong labor movement is anything but Marxist. Labor in America — while certainly influenced by a wide range of intellectual and religious sources — has been pragmatic and should cast doubt on any narrative that places ideology at the center of its history, past or present.
It was not simply a matter of workers looking after their stomachs — there is plenty of concern and discussion about what constitutes life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness in American labor history. But in most cases, one finds less concern with Marx and a workers’ revolution than with dignified work that provided for a well-stocked family kitchen. The same is true today. Graduate students hired as union administrators in Washington might be interested in social constructs, but most moms with SEIU membership cards are more interested in a job that allows time to help with their kids’ social studies. (RELATED: America Needs Strong Families To Thrive. That Means Strong Unions)
Even on purely theoretical grounds, thriving trade unions are a failure of the Marxist program. Karl Marx saw trade unions as integral parts of a capitalist system to be “dispensed with” as soon as capitalism was overthrown. By contrast, and contrary to common conceptions, a thriving trade union movement with a sustained focus on improving the lives of working people is indicative of robust and mature democratic capitalism, not Marxism. This is why communist countries such as China and Cuba will not tolerate free trade unions, even today. The compromise, trust, integrity, and democratic character needed to make trade unions flourish are the very things that totalitarian regimes wish to suppress.
Unions are, in many ways, a quintessentially Tocquevillian association. Conservatives, who pride themselves on their support of liberty, emergent order, and association outside of the state, should see the spontaneous ordering and pre-political nature of organized labor as something in line with — not opposed to — their principles.
Trade unions can, in turn, bolster other social institutions — most notably the family. Good education allows for good work, good work allows for good wages, good wages provide security to form a family, a stable family provides the best context in which to receive a good education, and so on. As Andrew Cherlin and others note, labor unions have played, and still might play, an important role in providing Americans with the financial and social stability to proceed along that virtuous circle.
We know, for instance, that stable income from the state can function as a stabilizer on marriages — at least for men. Why, if we care about restraining the role of the state, should we not look upstream to institutions that secure higher wages that might also help to stabilize marriages? We know that parenting with less stress leads to better outcomes for children’s educational and economic prospects, but is increasingly the domain of the wealthy. Why should it stay that way? Why not support institutions that give workers real input on their work schedules?
Labor and the Left
Most conservatives today see matters quite differently. The right-of-center’s conventional narrative about labor markets is one in which individuals — totally unconstrained by any other institution — form contracts with their employer in their personal interest and in response to the laws of supply and demand. If trade unions arise, it’s because an employer failed in some way — either to recognize market forces or to address workers’ demands — or else because unions have coerced workers into joining. In a debate about Catholic social teaching on labor, Charles Baird encapsulated this perfectly when he said: “Good jobs are union-free jobs.”
This conservative hostility is perhaps grounded in politics more so than ideology. American labor unions have in practice been owned by — or, in a sense, are the owners of — the Democratic Party. In the last presidential election, America’s big unions spent hundreds of million of dollars, the majority of which went to the Left’s political causes, and Hillary Clinton received over 97% of labor’s spending on the presidential race. This, despite union households favoring Hillary Clinton over Donald Trump by only 8 points according to exit polls. Among national politicians, only one Republican is among the top 20 recipients of labor’s contributions. The relationship goes far beyond the cash. Most of labor’s activism — from its on-the-ground support of Democratic candidates to the proliferation of labor-funded community organizations — tilts left.
As a result, most people, both right and left, believe the principles of labor — its intellectual, even spiritual roots — to be fundamentally leftist. The story goes something like this: Organized labor assumes that capital, usually in the form of the business corporation, is inherently exploitative. Both assume an adversarial relationship between the worker and the employer in which collective bargaining is but a means of achieving a ceasefire that can never yield lasting peace.
This plays out not just in constant martial metaphors — “Fight for 15!,” “union busting!” — but in the legal structures of labor relations.
The Wagner Act, created in the middle of the Great Depression, and which forms the backbone of American labor relations law, manifests an ideological belief that workers and owners are adversaries. Other, more cooperative or communal structures of labor relations are, in most cases, explicitly prohibited. Instead, the law requires that workers, their unions and the companies they work with act in opposition as they organize and bargain to reach an agreement that maximizes workers’ interests — even if it comes at a cost to the company or the economy; even it means that labor uses the powers of the state to achieve those interests. (RELATED: If You Want To Truly Understand How Corporate America Went Nuts, You Should Read This Piece)
A Better Future for Labor
So yes, the way trade unions work in America today is unquestionably a problem. They force membership — either through the law, through thuggery or through sweetheart deals with government. One can’t deny that most of this behavior is a violation of what Pope St. John Paul II called “the subjectivity of the individual.” But none of this is inevitable.
The conservative tendency to reject labor outright, rather than inquire how such a vital institution might be better ordered, is neither appropriate nor conservative. The vision of labor espoused by many conservatives (and embodied in much right-to-work rhetoric and law) leaves individuals to deal directly with companies and leaves the state to adjudicate between them. The result has been an expansion of state authority into all sorts of areas — health and safety, wages, and even in some jurisdictions, scheduling. Is this the conservative vision?
In the Christian tradition, the subjectivity of the individual is not complete unless it is expressed socially. Now put this conception of subjectivity alongside the high view of work rightly held by most conservatives and which was expressed so well by John Paul II: “Human work has an ethical value of its own, which clearly and directly remains linked to the fact that the one who carries it out is a person, a conscious and free subject, that is to say a subject that decides about himself.”
The ethical nature of work implies that the worker is able to “decide about himself” in the workplace. She is not simply a tool of the corporation, nor someone whose agency is subsumed by her ability to leave the workplace if she doesn’t care for it. There is more to agency than the right to exit. Trade unions, at their best, help workers exercise this agency within, alongside, and sometimes against, the business corporation.
They also serve a key social function. It’s not that unions will become social clubs (having a drink at the union hall doesn’t really happen these days), but they do serve as institutions that provide a community of practice which, in our bifurcated society, can provide real meaning. Knowing that your colleagues value your work and acknowledge your excellence is a type of more immediate and valuable social judgment of which America could use more. They might not vote the same way, but a plumber from the Bronx has plenty in common with a plumber from Boise. (RELATED: New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy Announces Millionaires Tax As State Struggles With Pandemic Economy)
John Paul II’s caveat, “always with a view to the common good,” is key, and it is also what differentiates a conservative view of labor unions from socialist ones. This view recognizes that there will be regular occasions during which employers and employees are at odds and will work, as Jacob Levy notes, “to mitigate workplace power imbalances between managers and employees.” But it also recognizes that both worker and boss are members of a community that will only thrive if the greater good is kept front of mind.
A renewed labor movement will have more in common with a renewed conservative movement than it does with the current left or right. But it will also seek, find and engage with the voices within the existing labor movement that are calling for something new — identifying points of agreement and starting there.
Conservatives should actually live out the belief that the responses to a social problem are best led by voluntary organizations. They should work to form worker associations that enable individuals and families to thrive and articulate the grounds on which to approach collective bargaining as well as the view of work and business that supports it. In doing so, the conservative movement will come to better understand the existing limits of policy on organized labor in America and can begin to build support for reforms among conservative voters. This doesn’t preclude current politicians from starting the renewal on their own — they should! — but structural change will be far more likely, and far more stable, if it starts from the ground up.
In all cases, the conservative movement should listen to the stories of actual workers and attempt, in classic American fashion, to meet those needs. American conservatives are proud of America’s tradition of government of the people, by the people and for the people. In the nation’s labor movement, they should see an opportunity to advance it.
This essay was adapted from “Labor’s Conservative Heart” originally published by American Compass.
Brian Dijkema is the Vice President of External Affairs with Cardus and an editor of Comment. He can be found on Twitter @BrianDijkema
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thedailycaller--2020-09-20--Flashback: Eisenhower Filled SCOTUS Seat By Recess Appointment One Month Before 1956 Election

President Dwight Eisenhower filled a vacant Supreme Court seat by recess appointment less than a month away from the 1956 presidential election .
Politico Magazine contributing editor Bill Scher noted Saturday that this is a potential option for President Donald Trump as he seeks to fill the seat made vacant by the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg .
Scher tweeted that “ Eisenhower installed [ William ] Brennan by recess appointment in Oct. ‘ 56 , less than 1 month before Election Day [ . ]
He did so for crude political reasons ; he wanted to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on to northeast states [ . ]
” Scher added , “ the Senate is scheduled to go into recess sometime after October 9 … .
Trump can then name a Justice , without hearings , without votes , and put him or her on the Court immediately.
” The only catch is that Trump , if reelected , will still have to formally nominate his choice in the New Year and the Senate will still have to confirm that decision .
( RELATED : Lindsey Graham Backs Trump ’ s Push To @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Friday at the age of 87 .
Trump indicated Saturday that he intends to nominate a replacement “ without delay ” and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has promised to deliver a vote on that nomination .
In February 2016 , The Washington Post raised the precedent of a recess appointment when a fact-check article discussed how the Republicans were then refusing to hold hearings for former President Barack Obama ’ s Supreme Court nominee , Merrick Garland .
The article noted that not only did Eisenhower successfully appoint Justice William Brennan to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ any partisan objection from the Democratic-controlled Senate , but Brennan was officially nominated and confirmed the following year when Eisenhower was inaugurated for his second term of office .
( RELATED : Schumer , Waters Warn Republicans Not To Try To Fill Ginsburg ’ s Seat Before Election ) According to the Post , Eisenhower appointed Brennan for the same reason as cited by Scher : Brennan was a Roman Catholic Democrat whom Eisenhower wanted to nominate to keep northern Catholics in the Republican president ’ s camp .
According to Scher , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a recess appointment but incentives as well .
“ A recess appointment may be the best base-juicing option .
He gets credit for stretching the rules to the limit in service of their interests , but can still dangle the carrot at rallies : you better show up and vote if you want to keep it !
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President Dwight Eisenhower filled a vacant Supreme Court seat by recess appointment less than a month away from the 1956 presidential election.
Politico Magazine contributing editor Bill Scher noted Saturday that this is a potential option for President Donald Trump as he seeks to fill the seat made vacant by the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
Scher tweeted that “Eisenhower installed [William] Brennan by recess appointment in Oct. ‘56, less than 1 month before Election Day[.] He did so for crude political reasons; he wanted to name a Catholic Democrat to help hold on to northeast states[.]”
…Eisenhower installed Brennan by recess appointment in Oct. ’56, less than 1 month before Election Day He did so for crude political reasons; he wanted to name a Catholic Democrat to help hold on to northeast states This is from the book “Justice Brennan: Liberal Champion”… pic.twitter.com/AULFyJilI0 — Bill Scher (@billscher) September 19, 2020
Scher added, “the Senate is scheduled to go into recess sometime after October 9 …. Trump can then name a Justice, without hearings, without votes, and put him or her on the Court immediately.”
…the Senate is scheduled to go into recess sometime after October 9 https://t.co/ZCfp9B9WXm Trump can then name a Justice, without hearings, without votes, and put him or her on the Court immediately… — Bill Scher (@billscher) September 19, 2020
The only catch is that Trump, if reelected, will still have to formally nominate his choice in the New Year and the Senate will still have to confirm that decision. (RELATED: Lindsey Graham Backs Trump’s Push To Fill Ginsburg Seat)
Ginsburg passed away Friday at the age of 87.
Trump indicated Saturday that he intends to nominate a replacement “without delay” and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has promised to deliver a vote on that nomination.
In February 2016, The Washington Post raised the precedent of a recess appointment when a fact-check article discussed how the Republicans were then refusing to hold hearings for former President Barack Obama’s Supreme Court nominee, Merrick Garland.
The article noted that not only did Eisenhower successfully appoint Justice William Brennan to the Supreme Court in October 1956 without any partisan objection from the Democratic-controlled Senate, but Brennan was officially nominated and confirmed the following year when Eisenhower was inaugurated for his second term of office. (RELATED: Schumer, Waters Warn Republicans Not To Try To Fill Ginsburg’s Seat Before Election)
According to the Post, Eisenhower appointed Brennan for the same reason as cited by Scher: Brennan was a Roman Catholic Democrat whom Eisenhower wanted to nominate to keep northern Catholics in the Republican president’s camp.
According to Scher, there are definite risks to Trump making a recess appointment but incentives as well.
“A recess appointment may be the best base-juicing option. He gets credit for stretching the rules to the limit in service of their interests, but can still dangle the carrot at rallies: you better show up and vote if you want to keep it!”


thedailycaller--2020-09-19--Trump Fans Chant ‘Fill That Seat!’ At North Carolina Rally

President Donald Trump ’ s supporters started chanting “ fill that seat ” during his rally in North Carolina on Saturday , roughly a day after Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg passed away , leaving a vacant court seat .
Trump and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell have confirmed their intentions to fill the seat before Election Day on November 3 .
Democrats have criticized the move , saying the Senate should wait on confirming a replacement until after the election .
Trump confirmed in North Carolina that his nominee will be a woman , saying earlier that he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ There have been 29 times a vacancy opened during an election year or prior to an inauguration .
Twenty-nine times , that ’ s a lot , ” Trump said .
“ Every single time , the sitting president made a nomination .
That included , did you ever hear of George Washington ?
Did you ever hear of Thomas Jefferson ?
Or how about the great Abraham Lincoln ?
” Trump ’ s top picks for the nomination are 7th Circuit Court Judge Amy Coney Barrett , 11th Circuit Court Judge @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Allison Rushing .
( RELATED : Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Dead At 87 ) “ From a constitutional standpoint , I think it ’ s the greatest list ever assembled , ” Trump said of his nominee shortlist .
“ I think we ’ ll have a very popular choice whoever that may be.
” McConnell and Republicans have a 53-47 majority in the Senate , meaning four Republicans must break ranks to prevent Trump ’ s nominee from going through .
If only three break ranks , the 50-50 tie @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Pence .
So far Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski and Maine Sen. Susan Collins have confirmed they will not support filling Ginsburg ’ s seat before the election , though it is unclear whether they would vote against the nominee outright or simply abstain .

President Donald Trump’s supporters started chanting “fill that seat” during his rally in North Carolina on Saturday, roughly a day after Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg passed away, leaving a vacant court seat.
Trump and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell have confirmed their intentions to fill the seat before Election Day on November 3. Democrats have criticized the move, saying the Senate should wait on confirming a replacement until after the election. Trump confirmed in North Carolina that his nominee will be a woman, saying earlier that he will announce a name next week.
“There have been 29 times a vacancy opened during an election year or prior to an inauguration. Twenty-nine times, that’s a lot,” Trump said. “Every single time, the sitting president made a nomination. That included, did you ever hear of George Washington? Did you ever hear of Thomas Jefferson? Or how about the great Abraham Lincoln?”
Crowd in North Carolina chants: “FILL THAT SEAT!” pic.twitter.com/RuOI6vpK9u — Team Trump (Text VOTE to 88022) (@TeamTrump) September 19, 2020
Trump’s top picks for the nomination are 7th Circuit Court Judge Amy Coney Barrett, 11th Circuit Court Judge Barbara Lagoa and 4th Circuit Court Judge Allison Rushing. (RELATED: Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Dead At 87)
“From a constitutional standpoint, I think it’s the greatest list ever assembled,” Trump said of his nominee shortlist. “I think we’ll have a very popular choice whoever that may be.”
McConnell and Republicans have a 53-47 majority in the Senate, meaning four Republicans must break ranks to prevent Trump’s nominee from going through. If only three break ranks, the 50-50 tie would be decided by Vice President Mike Pence.
So far Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski and Maine Sen. Susan Collins have confirmed they will not support filling Ginsburg’s seat before the election, though it is unclear whether they would vote against the nominee outright or simply abstain.


thedailycaller--2020-09-19--‘Most Likely A Woman’: Trump Expects To Announce SCOTUS Nominee ‘Next Week’

President Donald Trump expects to announce a Supreme Court nominee next week , and that nominee will “ most likely ” be a woman , he told reporters on Saturday .
Trump made the comments minutes prior to departing Washington , D.C. for a rally in North Carolina .
He also used to opportunity to criticize Republicans who have argued the Senate should wait to confirm a nominee until after the November 3 election .
Reports have suggested Trump ’ s top picks for the nomination are 7th Circuit Court Judge Amy Coney Barrett , 11th Circuit Court Judge Barbara @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Rushing .
“ From a constitutional standpoint , I think it ’ s the greatest list ever assembled , ” Trump said of his nominee shortlist .
“ I think we ’ ll have a very popular choice whoever that may be.
” Trump and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell have both confirmed their intention to move forward with filling Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg ’ s SCOTUS seat after she passed away Friday evening .
The move was met with outcry from Democrats pointing to Republicans ’ refusal to fill Justice Antonin Scalia @ @ @ @ @ @ @ election .
( RELATED : Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Dead At 87 ) McConnell and Republicans have a 53-47 majority in the Senate , meaning four Republicans must break ranks to prevent Trump ’ s nominee from going through .
If only three break ranks , the 50-50 tie would be decided by Vice President Mike Pence .
So far Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski and Maine Sen. Susan Collins have confirmed they will not support filling Ginsburg ’ s seat before the election , though it is unclear whether they would @ @ @ @ @ @ @ abstain .
“ Given the proximity of the presidential election , however , I do not believe that the Senate should vote on the nominee prior to the election , ” Collins said in a statement on Saturday .
“ In fairness to the American people , who will either be re-electing the president or selecting a new one , the decision on a lifetime appointment to the Supreme Court should be made by the president who is elected on November 3rd .
”

President Donald Trump expects to announce a Supreme Court nominee next week, and that nominee will “most likely” be a woman, he told reporters on Saturday.
Trump made the comments minutes prior to departing Washington, D.C. for a rally in North Carolina. He also used to opportunity to criticize Republicans who have argued the Senate should wait to confirm a nominee until after the November 3 election.
Reports have suggested Trump’s top picks for the nomination are 7th Circuit Court Judge Amy Coney Barrett, 11th Circuit Court Judge Barbara Lagoa and 4th Circuit Court Judge Allison Rushing.
“From a constitutional standpoint, I think it’s the greatest list ever assembled,” Trump said of his nominee shortlist. “I think we’ll have a very popular choice whoever that may be.”
Trump and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell have both confirmed their intention to move forward with filling Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s SCOTUS seat after she passed away Friday evening. The move was met with outcry from Democrats pointing to Republicans’ refusal to fill Justice Antonin Scalia’s seat prior to the 2016 election. (RELATED: Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Dead At 87)
McConnell and Republicans have a 53-47 majority in the Senate, meaning four Republicans must break ranks to prevent Trump’s nominee from going through. If only three break ranks, the 50-50 tie would be decided by Vice President Mike Pence.
So far Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski and Maine Sen. Susan Collins have confirmed they will not support filling Ginsburg’s seat before the election, though it is unclear whether they would vote against the nominee outright or simply abstain.
“Given the proximity of the presidential election, however, I do not believe that the Senate should vote on the nominee prior to the election,” Collins said in a statement on Saturday. “In fairness to the American people, who will either be re-electing the president or selecting a new one, the decision on a lifetime appointment to the Supreme Court should be made by the president who is elected on November 3rd.”


thedailycaller--2020-09-19--Democrats Threaten To Pack Court If Republicans Vote On Ginsburg Replacement This Year

• Democrats are threatening to pack the Supreme Court if Republicans fill the vacancy left by liberal Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg ’ s death on Friday .
• “ Congress would have to act and expanding the court would be the right place to start , ” House Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler wrote on Twitter .
• Ginsburg herself pushed back against the idea of packing the court when asked about it last year .
Prominent Democrats are threatening to expand the size of the Supreme Court to cancel out President Donald Trump ’ s court picks if @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Ginsburg ’ s replacement this year .
Left-wing activists have been pushing Democratic politicians to endorse court-packing since Justice Anthony Kennedy ’ s 2018 retirement cleared the way for Justice Brett Kavanaugh to join the high court .
Some congressional Democrats embraced the idea following Ginsburg ’ s death Friday night .
“ If Sen. McConnell and @ SenateGOP were to force through a nominee during the lame duck session—before a new Senate and President can take office—then the incoming Senate should immediately move to expand the Supreme Court , ” House Judiciary @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ Filling the SCOTUS vacancy during a lame duck session , after the American people have voted for new leadership , is undemocratic and a clear violation of the public trust in elected officials , ” added Nadler , a Democrat from New York .
“ Congress would have to act and expanding the court would be the right place to start , ” he said .
( RELATED : Prominent Democrats Keep Destroying Norms To Go After Trump ) “ If he holds a vote in 2020 , we pack the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Rep. Joe Kennedy tweeted on Saturday .
“ It ’ s that simple.
” Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer told his fellow Senate Democrats on Saturday that “ nothing is off the table for next year ” if Republicans move to fill the vacant seat , CBS News reported .
Democratic Connecticut Sen. Richard Blumenthal echoed Schumer ’ s rhetoric , tweeting Saturday : “ If Republicans recklessly & reprehensibly force a SCOTUS vote before the election—nothing is off the table.
” Conservatives on Saturday pushed back on the idea of expanding @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Tennessee Rep. Chuck Fleischmann warned that packing the court would be “ dangerous ” and undermine the court as an institution .
“ Court packing is a dangerous and shortsighted idea that will delegitimize our institutions — and that ’ s what the Dems are threatening to do if they don ’ t get their way , ” Fleischmann wrote in a tweet .
“ Packing the court would be a greater blow to norms , legitimacy , and our system of government than *anything* Trump has said or done , ” National @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Some liberal voices in the media have expressed support for packing the court .
“ So Democrats should threaten to pack the court , ” left-wing writer Jill Filopovic argued in a Washington Post op-ed Saturday .
“ And , if McConnell pushes through a new justice and then Joe Biden wins , they should follow through , ” she added .
“ One way for Democrats to make clear they will not tolerate Republicans trying to fill this seat in advance of the election would be for them to pledge that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and Senate in November , they will increase the size of the Supreme Court to 13 justices , ” University of California , Berkeley School of Law Dean Erwin Chemerinsky wrote in a Los Angeles Times op-ed Saturday .
“ Democrats have no choice but to implement structural reforms to the judiciary if they hope to prevent decades of rule by the alt-right in America , ” HuffPost reporter Zach Carter wrote in a June 2018 piece following Kennedy ’ s retirement .
“ At a minimum , that will mean expanding the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the next Democratic president .
Other reforms , including term limits to remove aging conservatives , may well be appropriate , ” he added .
But Ginsburg herself rejected packing the court when asked about it last year .
“ Nine seems to be a good number .
It ’ s been that way for a long time , ” she told NPR in July 2019 .
“ I think it was a bad idea when President Franklin Roosevelt tried to pack the court.
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Democrats are threatening to pack the Supreme Court if Republicans fill the vacancy left by liberal Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death on Friday.
“Congress would have to act and expanding the court would be the right place to start,” House Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler wrote on Twitter.
Ginsburg herself pushed back against the idea of packing the court when asked about it last year.
Prominent Democrats are threatening to expand the size of the Supreme Court to cancel out President Donald Trump’s court picks if Republicans vote on late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s replacement this year.
Left-wing activists have been pushing Democratic politicians to endorse court-packing since Justice Anthony Kennedy’s 2018 retirement cleared the way for Justice Brett Kavanaugh to join the high court. Some congressional Democrats embraced the idea following Ginsburg’s death Friday night.
“If Sen. McConnell and @SenateGOP were to force through a nominee during the lame duck session—before a new Senate and President can take office—then the incoming Senate should immediately move to expand the Supreme Court,” House Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler wrote on Twitter Saturday.
“Filling the SCOTUS vacancy during a lame duck session, after the American people have voted for new leadership, is undemocratic and a clear violation of the public trust in elected officials,” added Nadler, a Democrat from New York.
“Congress would have to act and expanding the court would be the right place to start,” he said. (RELATED: Prominent Democrats Keep Destroying Norms To Go After Trump)
Filling the SCOTUS vacancy during a lame duck session, after the American people have voted for new leadership, is undemocratic and a clear violation of the public trust in elected officials. Congress would have to act and expanding the court would be the right place to start. — Rep. Nadler (@RepJerryNadler) September 19, 2020
“If he holds a vote in 2020, we pack the court in 2021,” Democratic Mass. Rep. Joe Kennedy tweeted on Saturday. “It’s that simple.”
Democratic Mass. Sen. Ed Markey asserted in a tweet Friday night that if Republicans fill the Supreme Court vacancy, then “when Democrats control the Senate in the next Congress, we must abolish the filibuster and expand the Supreme Court.”
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer told his fellow Senate Democrats on Saturday that “nothing is off the table for next year” if Republicans move to fill the vacant seat, CBS News reported.
Democratic Connecticut Sen. Richard Blumenthal echoed Schumer’s rhetoric, tweeting Saturday: “If Republicans recklessly & reprehensibly force a SCOTUS vote before the election—nothing is off the table.”
Trump promised Saturday morning to nominate a new justice “without delay.”
.@GOP We were put in this position of power and importance to make decisions for the people who so proudly elected us, the most important of which has long been considered to be the selection of United States Supreme Court Justices. We have this obligation, without delay! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 19, 2020
Conservatives on Saturday pushed back on the idea of expanding and packing the Supreme Court.
Republican Tennessee Rep. Chuck Fleischmann warned that packing the court would be “dangerous” and undermine the court as an institution.
“Court packing is a dangerous and shortsighted idea that will delegitimize our institutions — and that’s what the Dems are threatening to do if they don’t get their way,” Fleischmann wrote in a tweet.
“Packing the court would be a greater blow to norms, legitimacy, and our system of government than *anything* Trump has said or done,” National Review editor Rich Lowry wrote on Twitter.
Some liberal voices in the media have expressed support for packing the court.
“So Democrats should threaten to pack the court,” left-wing writer Jill Filopovic argued in a Washington Post op-ed Saturday. “And, if McConnell pushes through a new justice and then Joe Biden wins, they should follow through,” she added.
“One way for Democrats to make clear they will not tolerate Republicans trying to fill this seat in advance of the election would be for them to pledge that, if they take the White House and Senate in November, they will increase the size of the Supreme Court to 13 justices,” University of California, Berkeley School of Law Dean Erwin Chemerinsky wrote in a Los Angeles Times op-ed Saturday.
“Democrats have no choice but to implement structural reforms to the judiciary if they hope to prevent decades of rule by the alt-right in America,” HuffPost reporter Zach Carter wrote in a June 2018 piece following Kennedy’s retirement.
“At a minimum, that will mean expanding the Supreme Court bench to 11 justices under the next Democratic president. Other reforms, including term limits to remove aging conservatives, may well be appropriate,” he added.
But Ginsburg herself rejected packing the court when asked about it last year.
“Nine seems to be a good number. It’s been that way for a long time,” she told NPR in July 2019. “I think it was a bad idea when President Franklin Roosevelt tried to pack the court.”
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thedailycaller--2020-09-19--US Military Deploys Armored Vehicles In Syria Following Clash With Russian Military Patrol

The U.S. Military will deploy reinforcements , including armored vehicles and fighter jet patrols , to Syria several weeks after an altercation between American and Russian ground patrol units , the U.S. Central Command announced Friday .
Around 100 troops will join over 500 U.S. service members in northeast Syria , Capt .
Bill Urban of U.S. Central Command said in a statement , near Dayrick , Syria , where seven Americans were injured on Aug. 25 in a collision with Russian vehicles .
“ These actions are a clear demonstration of U.S. resolve to defend Coalition forces in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and to ensure that they are able to continue their Defeat-ISIS mission without interference , ” Urban said .
“ The United States does not seek conflict with any other nation in Syria , but will defend Coalition forces if necessary , ” he added .
Video of the Aug. 25 altercation between Russian and American patrols shows cars speeding through a field before a Russian vehicle ran into an American vehicle .
Two Russian helicopters flew low over the Americans , and U.S. airpower was not present , the New York Times @ @ @ @ @ @ @ patrol ] were in an area they were not supposed to be , ” Gen. Kenneth F. McKenzie Jr. , head of U.S. Central Command , told reporters Sept. 9 .
“ They were not in an area that they had received permission to go to .
And their actions were frankly reckless at the tactical level.
” The incident violated an agreement reached in December 2019 to avoid conflict on the ground , the Times reported .
( RELATED : Russia Is Building Up Its Military Presence On Its Shared Border With @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on what caused the crash , the Times reported .
Russian officials said the American patrol attempted to block the Russian patrol , while McKenzie said that the Russian patrol was not authorized to be in the area .
“ And what saved the situation was the very good judgment of small unit U.S. Army commanders on the ground .
And I ’ m just glad I got those kind of people out there making decisions , ” McKenzie said .
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The U.S. Military will deploy reinforcements, including armored vehicles and fighter jet patrols, to Syria several weeks after an altercation between American and Russian ground patrol units, the U.S. Central Command announced Friday.
Around 100 troops will join over 500 U.S. service members in northeast Syria, Capt. Bill Urban of U.S. Central Command said in a statement, near Dayrick, Syria, where seven Americans were injured on Aug. 25 in a collision with Russian vehicles.
“These actions are a clear demonstration of U.S. resolve to defend Coalition forces in the (Eastern Syria Security Area), and to ensure that they are able to continue their Defeat-ISIS mission without interference,” Urban said.
“The United States does not seek conflict with any other nation in Syria, but will defend Coalition forces if necessary,” he added.
Video of the Aug. 25 altercation between Russian and American patrols shows cars speeding through a field before a Russian vehicle ran into an American vehicle. Two Russian helicopters flew low over the Americans, and U.S. airpower was not present, the New York Times reported.
“They [the Russian patrol] were in an area they were not supposed to be,” Gen. Kenneth F. McKenzie Jr., head of U.S. Central Command, told reporters Sept. 9. “They were not in an area that they had received permission to go to. And their actions were frankly reckless at the tactical level.”
A longer video of the confrontation. US forces appear to be blocking a road and then attempt to block the path of the Russian patrol when they drive through the field. An American MaxxPro MRAP appears to collide with a Russian Typhoon-K MRAP. 319/https://t.co/iCliZSYVY9 pic.twitter.com/xZTtN6l0Ib — Rob Lee (@RALee85) August 26, 2020
The incident violated an agreement reached in December 2019 to avoid conflict on the ground, the Times reported. (RELATED: Russia Is Building Up Its Military Presence On Its Shared Border With China)
American and Russian officials disagreed on what caused the crash, the Times reported. Russian officials said the American patrol attempted to block the Russian patrol, while McKenzie said that the Russian patrol was not authorized to be in the area.
“And what saved the situation was the very good judgment of small unit U.S. Army commanders on the ground. And I’m just glad I got those kind of people out there making decisions,” McKenzie said.
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thedailycaller--2020-09-19--BREAKING: Susan Collins Does Not Support Confirming Ginsburg Replacement Before Election Day

Republican Maine Sen. Susan Collins does not support voting to confirm a Supreme Court justice to replace Ruth Bader Ginsburg until after Election Day , she announced in a statement Saturday .
Collins is among the most vulnerable Republican senators going into Election Day , trailing her Democratic opponent by five points .
President Donald Trump and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell have both confirmed they intend to move forward with replacing Ginsburg , who passed away Friday evening , before the election on November 3 .
Collins and Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski are so far the only Republicans to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ move .
( RELATED : Ruth Bader Ginsburg Has Been Undergoing Cancer Treatment Since May ) “ In order for the American people to have faith in their elected officials , we must act fairly and consistently–no matter which political party is in power , ” Collins wrote .
“ President Trump has the constitutional authority to make a nomination to fill the Supreme court vacancy , and I would have no objection to the Senate Judiciary Committee ’ s beginning the process for reviewing his nominee ’ s credentials.
” “ Given @ @ @ @ @ @ @ however , I do not believe that the Senate should vote on the nominee prior to the election , ” she added .
“ In fairness to the American people , who will either be re-electing the president or selecting a new one , the decision on a lifetime appointment to the Supreme Court should be made by the president who is elected on November 3rd.
” ( RELATED : REPORT : Here Are The Women At The Top Of Trump ’ s List To Replace Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg ) Trump said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ forward with the nomination , and McConnell said as much Friday night .
“ We were put in this position of power and importance to make decisions for the people who so proudly elected us , the most important of which has long been considered to be the selection of United States Supreme Court Justices , ” Trump tweeted , tagging the Republican Party in his tweet .
“ We have this obligation , without delay , ” he added .
McConnell and Republicans currently hold a 53-47 majority in the Senate , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Murkowski will vote against Trump ’ s nominee outright or merely abstain .

Republican Maine Sen. Susan Collins does not support voting to confirm a Supreme Court justice to replace Ruth Bader Ginsburg until after Election Day, she announced in a statement Saturday.
Collins is among the most vulnerable Republican senators going into Election Day, trailing her Democratic opponent by five points.
President Donald Trump and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell have both confirmed they intend to move forward with replacing Ginsburg, who passed away Friday evening, before the election on November 3. Collins and Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski are so far the only Republicans to confirm they won’t support the move. (RELATED: Ruth Bader Ginsburg Has Been Undergoing Cancer Treatment Since May)
“In order for the American people to have faith in their elected officials, we must act fairly and consistently–no matter which political party is in power,” Collins wrote. “President Trump has the constitutional authority to make a nomination to fill the Supreme court vacancy, and I would have no objection to the Senate Judiciary Committee’s beginning the process for reviewing his nominee’s credentials.”
“Given the proximity of the presidential election, however, I do not believe that the Senate should vote on the nominee prior to the election,” she added. “In fairness to the American people, who will either be re-electing the president or selecting a new one, the decision on a lifetime appointment to the Supreme Court should be made by the president who is elected on November 3rd.” (RELATED: REPORT: Here Are The Women At The Top Of Trump’s List To Replace Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg)
My statement on the Supreme Court vacancy: pic.twitter.com/jvYyDN5gG4 — Sen. Susan Collins (@SenatorCollins) September 19, 2020
Trump said Saturday morning that he’s pressing forward with the nomination, and McConnell said as much Friday night.
“We were put in this position of power and importance to make decisions for the people who so proudly elected us, the most important of which has long been considered to be the selection of United States Supreme Court Justices,” Trump tweeted, tagging the Republican Party in his tweet.
“We have this obligation, without delay,” he added.
McConnell and Republicans currently hold a 53-47 majority in the Senate, and it is unclear whether Collins and Murkowski will vote against Trump’s nominee outright or merely abstain.


thedailycaller--2020-09-19--Law Enforcement Intercepted Poison Package Addressed To President Trump

Law enforcement officials intercepted a package earlier this week that was addressed to President Donald Trump and contained the poison @ @ @ @ @ detected during the screening process that all White House mail goes through at an offsite @ @ @ @ @ Two tests were run to confirm the presence of ricin .
( RELATED : ‘ @ @ @ @ @ ’ : Trump Walks Right Back Into Briefing After Shooting Disrupts Remarks ) Ricin is @ @ @ @ @ the castor bean that causes intestinal distress and bleeding , then organ failure and eventually @ @ @ @ @ previously used in terror plots because it is relatively stable and can be deployed in @ @ @ @ @ acid , pellet or mist .
The U.S. Secret Service and the FBI have launched @ @ @ @ @ to track the source of the package .
Ricin was previously used in an attempt @ @ @ @ @ president — and Pentagon officials — just before the 2018 midterm elections .

Law enforcement officials intercepted a package earlier this week that was addressed to President Donald Trump and contained the poison ricin.
BREAKING NEWS:
A package containing the poison ricin and addressed to President Donald Trump was intercepted by law enforcement earlier this week, according to two law enforcement officials. @evanperez reportshttps://t.co/X4vi5mPdNk — CNN NationalSecurity (@NatSecCNN) September 19, 2020
The poison was detected during the screening process that all White House mail goes through at an offsite facility prior to delivery. Two tests were run to confirm the presence of ricin. (RELATED: ‘Do I Seem Rattled?’: Trump Walks Right Back Into Briefing After Shooting Disrupts Remarks)
WATCH:
Ricin is a toxic compound derived from the castor bean that causes intestinal distress and bleeding, then organ failure and eventually death. It has been previously used in terror plots because it is relatively stable and can be deployed in numerous forms: powder, acid, pellet or mist.
The U.S. Secret Service and the FBI have launched an investigation in an effort to track the source of the package.
Ricin was previously used in an attempt to mail poison to the president — and Pentagon officials — just before the 2018 midterm elections.


thedailycaller--2020-09-19--‘A True Hero’: Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Alma Maters Mourn Her Death

Former Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg ’ s alma maters mourned her death on Friday , calling her “ a true hero ” and “ a trailblazing and dauntless professor and advocate.
” Ginsburg died Friday at 87 years old from metastatic pancreas cancer complications , according to a Supreme Court press release .
Ginsburg died at home with her family .
( RELATED : Watch The Moment Trump Found Out RBG Died ) “ We are heartbroken by the news that Justice Ginsburg has died , ” Gillian Lester , dean and professor of law said , according @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the late justice .
Ginsburg “ was the first female tenured professor at Columbia Law School , ” where she had attended for her last year of law school , according to the article .
“ Since 1958 , when she arrived at Columbia Law School for her 3L year , Justice Ginsburg made an indelible impact at every turn—first as a star student , then as a trailblazing and dauntless professor and advocate , and finally as a devoted alumna .
In Columbia Law School ’ s long and venerable history , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an individual who more singularly elevated our collective aspirations , ” Lester said .
Ginsburg went to Harvard Law School before transferring to Columbia Law School , according to Harvard Law Today .
“ Justice Ginsburg personified the best of what it meant to be a judge .
She brought a deep intellectual and personal integrity to everything she did , ” John F. Manning , dean and professor of law said , according to Harvard Law Today .
Manning praised Ginsburg for her work as a justice and a lawyer and said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ courageous human being .
We have lost a giant.
” Ginsburg attended Cornell University as an undergraduate from 1950 to 1954 , according to the Cornell Chronicle .
Cornell University President Martha E. Pollack said in a statement : “ Ruth Bader Ginsburg was a true hero and a giant of American jurisprudence .
A relentless champion of equity , she dedicated her life to innumerable , honorable causes , always fighting for what was right.
” “ While the nation mourns her passing , we can find solace in the indelible imprint @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on the lives of each of us who found inspiration from her actions and who will carry her spirit with us long into the future , ” Pollack said .
Columbia Law School and Harvard Law School did not immediately respond to the Daily Caller News Foundation ’ s requests for further comment .
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Former Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s alma maters mourned her death on Friday, calling her “a true hero” and “a trailblazing and dauntless professor and advocate.”
Ginsburg died Friday at 87 years old from metastatic pancreas cancer complications, according to a Supreme Court press release. Ginsburg died at home with her family. (RELATED: Watch The Moment Trump Found Out RBG Died)
“We are heartbroken by the news that Justice Ginsburg has died,” Gillian Lester, dean and professor of law said, according to a Columbia Law School article memorializing the late justice.
Ginsburg “was the first female tenured professor at Columbia Law School,” where she had attended for her last year of law school, according to the article.
The Columbia Law School community mourns the loss of legendary legal visionary Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg ’59, our first female tenured professor and the second woman to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court. pic.twitter.com/N8rAT97WBE — Columbia Law School (@ColumbiaLaw) September 19, 2020
“Since 1958, when she arrived at Columbia Law School for her 3L year, Justice Ginsburg made an indelible impact at every turn—first as a star student, then as a trailblazing and dauntless professor and advocate, and finally as a devoted alumna. In Columbia Law School’s long and venerable history, I am hard pressed to think of an individual who more singularly elevated our collective aspirations,” Lester said.
Ginsburg went to Harvard Law School before transferring to Columbia Law School, according to Harvard Law Today.
“Justice Ginsburg personified the best of what it meant to be a judge. She brought a deep intellectual and personal integrity to everything she did,” John F. Manning, dean and professor of law said, according to Harvard Law Today.
Manning praised Ginsburg for her work as a justice and a lawyer and said, “She was an inspiring and courageous human being. We have lost a giant.”
Ginsburg attended Cornell University as an undergraduate from 1950 to 1954, according to the Cornell Chronicle.
Cornell University President Martha E. Pollack said in a statement: “Ruth Bader Ginsburg was a true hero and a giant of American jurisprudence. A relentless champion of equity, she dedicated her life to innumerable, honorable causes, always fighting for what was right.”
“While the nation mourns her passing, we can find solace in the indelible imprint that she leaves on American society and on the lives of each of us who found inspiration from her actions and who will carry her spirit with us long into the future,” Pollack said. Columbia Law School and Harvard Law School did not immediately respond to the Daily Caller News Foundation’s requests for further comment.
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thedailycaller--2020-09-19--Lindsey Graham Backs Trump’s Push To Fill Ginsburg Seat

Republican South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham will support President Donald Trump ’ s push to fill Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg ’ s Supreme Court seat before election day , he announced Saturday .
Graham ’ s statement was hit with criticism because of his comments in 2016 saying a SCOTUS justice should never be appointed in an election year .
At the time he said his opponents should “ use my words against me ” if he ever reversed his position .
Graham now argues the situation has changed following the tactics Democrats resorted to in the battle to confirm @ @ @ @ @ @ @ biggest changes regarding the Senate and judicial confirmations that have occurred in the last decade have come from Democrats , ” Graham said on Twitter .
“ Harry Reid changed the rules to allow a simple majority vote for Circuit Court nominees dealing out the minority .
Chuck Schumer and his friends in the liberal media conspired to destroy the life of Brett Kavanaugh and hold that Supreme Court seat open.
” “ In light of these two events , I will support President Donald Trump in any effort to move forward regarding @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Justice Ginsburg , ” he added .
Graham joins a number of Republican senators who have publicly backed Trump and Majority Leader Mitch McConnell ’ s push for a confirmation .
Many politicians on both sides of the aisle find themselves saying the exact opposite of what they argued regarding election-year SCOTUS nominations in 2016 .
( RELATED : Schumer , Waters Warn Republicans Not To Try To Fill Ginsburg ’ s Seat Before Election ) Democrats have had their words thrown back at them as well , with Senate Minority Leader @ @ @ @ @ @ @ move forward with President Barack Obama ’ s nomination of Merrick Garland , but now urging Republicans to hold off until after the election .
So far only one Republican , Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski , has confirmed after Ginsburg ’ s death that she won ’ t support nominating a replacement until after the election .
She has not said she will vote against such an attempt , only that she would not vote at all .

Republican South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham will support President Donald Trump’s push to fill Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Supreme Court seat before election day, he announced Saturday.
Graham’s statement was hit with criticism because of his comments in 2016 saying a SCOTUS justice should never be appointed in an election year. At the time he said his opponents should “use my words against me” if he ever reversed his position.
Graham now argues the situation has changed following the tactics Democrats resorted to in the battle to confirm Justice Brett Kavanaugh.
“The two biggest changes regarding the Senate and judicial confirmations that have occurred in the last decade have come from Democrats,” Graham said on Twitter. “Harry Reid changed the rules to allow a simple majority vote for Circuit Court nominees dealing out the minority. Chuck Schumer and his friends in the liberal media conspired to destroy the life of Brett Kavanaugh and hold that Supreme Court seat open.”
“In light of these two events, I will support President Donald Trump in any effort to move forward regarding the recent vacancy created by the passing of Justice Ginsburg,” he added.
The two biggest changes regarding the Senate and judicial confirmations that have occurred in the last decade have come from Democrats. #1 — Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) September 19, 2020
* Harry Reid changed the rules to allow a simple majority vote for Circuit Court nominees dealing out the minority. * Chuck Schumer and his friends in the liberal media conspired to destroy the life of Brett Kavanaugh and hold that Supreme Court seat open. #2 — Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) September 19, 2020
In light of these two events, I will support President @realDonaldTrump in any effort to move forward regarding the recent vacancy created by the passing of Justice Ginsburg. #3 — Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) September 19, 2020
Graham joins a number of Republican senators who have publicly backed Trump and Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s push for a confirmation. Many politicians on both sides of the aisle find themselves saying the exact opposite of what they argued regarding election-year SCOTUS nominations in 2016. (RELATED: Schumer, Waters Warn Republicans Not To Try To Fill Ginsburg’s Seat Before Election)
“I want you to use my words against me. If there’s a Republican president in 2016 and a vacancy occurs in the last year of the first term, you can say Lindsey Graham said let’s let the next president, whoever it might be, make that nomination.” pic.twitter.com/quD1K5j9pz — Vanita Gupta (@vanitaguptaCR) September 19, 2020
Democrats have had their words thrown back at them as well, with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer urging Republicans in 2016 to move forward with President Barack Obama’s nomination of Merrick Garland, but now urging Republicans to hold off until after the election.
So far only one Republican, Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski, has confirmed after Ginsburg’s death that she won’t support nominating a replacement until after the election. She has not said she will vote against such an attempt, only that she would not vote at all.