Election 2020
If Barrett is confirmed, her vote on cases involving health care, abortion, immigration, gun control and many other issues could prove decisive.
The Senate minority is grappling with how much legitimacy to give to the GOP drive to rapidly confirm President Trump’s expected Supreme Court nominee, Amy Coney Barrett, before the November election.
Despite polling showing public opinion is against them moving forward, as well as their own opposition to filling a vacancy in an election year in 2016, Republicans are proceeding with a vote. Here is the confirmation process Barrett will face in the Senate.
If Amy Coney Barrett is confirmed, it will likely mean a lower bar for laws that restrict abortion. It will bring higher scrutiny of gun regulation. The Affordable Care Act is on the docket again. And whether the public continues to see the court as the government’s most functional branch is on the line as well.
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