Republican efforts to fill Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s seat after her death are likely to move swiftly this week, with US President Donald Trump possibly nominating a replacement within days
Supreme Court nominations used to need 60 votes for confirmation if any senator objected, but McConnell changed Senate rules in 2017 to allow the confirmation of justices with 51 votes. He did so as Democrats threatened to filibuster Trump’s first nominee, Neil Gorsuch.That’s not yet clear. Republicans hold a 53-47 majority in the Senate, and so far Republican Senators Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski have both said they won’t support a confirmation vote before Election Day.
Asked whether Trump considered Ginsburg’s dying wish for her replacement to be named by the winner of the November presidential election, Short said the White House and nation mourn her loss “but the decision of when to nominate does not lie with her.”Yes, but it would require a breakneck pace. Supreme Court nominations have taken around 70 days to move through the Senate, and the last, for Brett Kavanaugh, took longer. Some nominations, like Ginsburg’s, have moved more quickly.
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden said on Sunday that the Senate shouldn’t act until there is a new president. “If Donald Trump wins the election, then the Senate should move on his selection and weigh the nominee he chooses fairly,” Biden said. The committee chairman, GOP Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, who faces his own tough reelection contest, has said he will support Trump “in any effort to move forward.” His committee could begin working on the nomination immediately after it is announced and even hold confirmation hearings in October, regardless of when the final vote happens.
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