In her final days, Ruth Bader Ginsburg asked that she not be replaced until after the election. But the process has already begun. Here's what happens next.
But there are no explicit rules that lay out how long the process is supposed to take. And Trump has gone further than many other presidents in, so that part of the process is already condensed.they have the power to fast-forward through already established timelinesUS President Donald Trump and US Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell control the nomination and confirmation process.
About an hour and a half after Ginsburg's death, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell issued a statement sayingNo Democrats are expected to vote in favour of a conservative judgeCrucially, Republican senators Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski have previouslyIf those Senators keep their words, and one more Republican decides to vote against the nomination, Vice-President Mike Pence will be forced to break the tie. If two more Republicans decide to vote against the nominee, they would be rejected.
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