– I think we can continue. Our biggest enemy is obviously the coronavirus. We must ensure that everyone stays healthy and able to do our job.
That’s what Republican Senate Leader Mitch McConnell said in a U.S. radio program Friday.
According to Reuters, McConnell believes that there is nothing in the way for the Senate to confirm Amy Coney Barrett as the new Supreme Court judge. This despite that President Donald Trump has tested positive for covid-19.
The news has created increased concern that more people in the US state apparatus may be infected.
According to White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, Trump has only mild symptoms and the president will continue to do his job.
– Full speed ahead
The Senate Legal Committee is scheduled to begin hearings on Barrett’s nomination to the Supreme Court on October 12.
– I think we can continue. Our biggest enemy is obviously the coronavirus. We must ensure that everyone stays healthy and able to do our job, says Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell.
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– It is full speed ahead. This is what committee chair Lindsey Graham told Reuters.
According to Graham, the Senate’s plan was the first thing Trump asked on Friday morning.
It is Trump who has nominated Amy Coney Barret as the new Supreme Court justice.
She was tested for covid-19 after being in contact with the president last Saturday. Her test was negative.
Must be approved by the Senate
The nomination is Trump’s third to the US Supreme Court.
By choosing Barrett, an already conservative right will go even further to the right. Because Supreme Court justices sit for life and decide on highly political issues, Trump can thus help shape American politics for many decades to come.
If Barrett is approved by the Senate, it will give the Conservatives in the Supreme Court a majority of 6-3.
Appointing Supreme Court justices is considered the most important legacy of a presidency.
On Saturday, there is one month left until the US election on November 3. This means that time is short if the Republican majority is to get its candidate approved before election day.
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