The Senate voted to appoint Justice Amy Connie Barrett to the Supreme Court. She became the third Conservative candidate nominated by President Trump since 2016 to be approved — and secured a Republican majority of 6-3.
In a 4-vote vote, only one Republican voted against Barrett, who is known for her conservative views on issues like abortion and same-sex marriage: Senator Susan Collins of Maine.
Barrett's hasty approval just eight days before the presidential election has already drew fierce criticism against Republicans — in particular, given their refusal to consider the candidacy of Merrick Garland, nominated by Barack Obama in 2016, 11 months before the election.
According to polls, most Americans would prefer that the Supreme Court vacancy, which appeared after the death of Judge Ruth Bader Ginsburg, be filled after the elections.
“My biggest wish,” Ginsburg supposedly told her granddaughter a few days before her death, “is that I won't be replaced until a new president is appointed.”
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden called the appointment «hasty and unprecedented.» Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer, in turn, added that by voting ahead of the election, the Republican majority «kills all credibility.»
