What he says: “It’s the most important decision I’ve made in my public career,” McConnell said in Kentucky on Wednesday, according to Bloomberg. The senator also described the Supreme Court’s opinion as “a huge step in the right direction”.
McConnell said the refusal to consider Merrick Garland’s candidacy led President Trump to put Judge Neil Gorsos on the bench, the first of three Trump nominees to give the Supreme Court a 6-3 Conservative majority. All of the judges appointed by Trump – Gorsos, Brett Cavanaugh and Amy Connie Barrett – agreed with the court, which was drafted by Judge Samuel Alito, to overthrow Rowe.
Hurry up: McConnell, when Garland was nominated, urged Senate Republicans not to consider Obama’s choice. He then extended the so-called “nuclear option” to get rid of the thread to confirm Supreme Court candidates in 2018.
Gorsos, Cavanaugh and Barrett were confirmed by a simple majority.
