Today, Senate Democrats spent hours pressing Amy Coney Barrett on health care, abortion and her potential role in a 2020 presidential election dispute.
Progressives have been urging Democrats to show a fiery, united opposition to this entire process, framing Trump’s Supreme Court pick as an illegitimate nominee in an illegitimate confirmation hearing.
“We need a bit of a reality check that this isn’t normal right now,” she said. "We shouldn’t be doing this. We should be passing coronavirus relief.” huffpost.com/entry/amy-cone…
Republican had their own list of tough questions for Barrett.
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Today is the last day of the 2020 Census count. The Supreme Court rejected a lower court's order to extend the count after serious delays because of COVID.
This makes it easier for Trump to not count lots of people, esp minorities + tribes. This is what he's been trying to do.
This is easily the most damaging development this week outta the Trump admin.
This final stage of the census count is the only stage being cut short. It's the most crucial part for reaching "hard-to-count populations." Which largely happen to be... communities of color.
Non-English speakers + low-income people are among the hardest people to count.
They rely on census takers coming to their homes in this final stage of the count to do “nonresponse follow-ups" b/c they didn't respond via the internet, by phone or mail.
Good morning! ☕️ Senators' time is up for Qs with Amy Coney Barrett and the Judiciary committee will vote to send her nomination to the Senate floor on Oct. 22 at 1 pm.
Also this exchange happened last night, so... yeah.
Day 3 of Amy Coney Barrett's confirmation hearing.
Dianne Feinstein opens, again, with family talk.
"I'm delighted to see your family here again. I hope they feel that very special sense of pride in you.... I was thinking of my children and grandchild."
Progressives have been fuming at Dems like Feinstein for treating this situation as business as usual.
“It’s becoming increasingly clear that Democrats are not doing enough to show that this is an illegitimate process w/ an illegitimate nominee." huffpost.com/entry/democrat…
Barrett, again, won't say whether a president can unilaterally delay an election.
Dianne Feinstein's first question to Amy Coney Barrett in her confirmation hearing: I was wondering if you could introduce us to your children and family.
Feinstein: Do you agree with Antonin Scalia's view that Roe v Wade was wrongly decided?
Barrett: I can't pre-commit or say, "yes, I'm going in with some agenda," because I'm not.
Back to praising Barrett on family stuff.
"You've got a lovely family. You understand all the implications of family life," said Feinstein. "I'm proud of you for that."
Oh my god Kamala Harris is virtually attending the Judiciary Committee hearing and for some reason, for the first 20 secs, her video didn't work and her voice was echoing throughout the room like the voice of God. 😂
Her video works now.
"This hearing should have been postponed," says Harris. "The decision to hold this hearing now is reckless and places facilities' workers, janitorial staff and congressional aides and Capitol Police at risk."