The Senate Judiciary Committee on Monday tied on a vote to recommend Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to be an associate Supreme Court justice, but Senate Democrats are expected to use a procedural motion to move her confirmation forward.
The vote went along party lines at 11-11.
The last time the committee deadlocked on advancing a Supreme Court nomination was in 1991, when now-Associate Justice Clarence Thomas came up for consideration.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., will move to discharge the nomination. A majority of senators will need to vote in support of the move to break the deadlock. The discharge process is even rarer than a tied committee vote. The last time a nominee required such maneuverings was in 1853, according to The Hill.
Jackson is unlikely to face a problem receiving a majority of votes, with Sen. Susan Collins of Maine being the only Republican senator to voice support for the judge.
Her nomination is expected to move forward after that point and she will likely face a confirmation vote by the end of this week.
Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., optimistically tweeted that Jackson "WILL be confirmed by Friday!"
Republicans have criticized Jackson's judicial record and history of opinions on pedophilia.
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We're looking at FORTY EFFIN YEARS of this nominee's decisions ruining this country as founded.
The 2022 elections may be our only opportunity to TELL these COMMUNISTS that we will not submit to their subjugation.
We must elect America 1st, pro liberty candidates to take the House and Senate in numbers sufficient to overcome the resident's Veto and take back the institutions defined in the Constitution of the United States of America.
Get involved, educate yourself, your friends, family and neighbors to DEFEAT THE COMMUNISTS that are working day and night to destroy this country.
What do you suggest Concerned? We stay home because nothing makes any difference?
Would that improve our situation if we just rolled over and played dead? Imagine an election where not a single conservative voted! Would that make things better for the country, would we feel better, would that increase our chances to change things for the better? Do we just give up hope too? We are all frustrated, and that should push us harder to get out and vote. Robert is correct!
ilona ever heard of Negative/Positive motivation? How about Reality Check? If so... then you'd understand my comment is offered as a "Friggin"... WAKE UP CALL! If the American Citizens don't pull their heads outta their behinds and demand our elected representatives immediately to change this insanity... Then the "Definition of Insanity becomes the norm and at that point nothing will make any difference aside a 2nd Revolution!
How can they deadlock if the committee is packed with devildemocommiecrats unless some are afraid of being cancelled by voters???????????
Sadly Sen Amy Klobuchar is right. The Pedophilia loving, Jackson will be confirmed. Just ask Romney, Collins, Murkowski, and Graham who have already said they are voting for her.
Schummer cleared her anyway and 3 RINOS - the usual suspects, Romney, Murkowski and Collins - are voting to confirm. Utah, Alaska and Maine voters you have to get rid of these reprobates.
Don't forget Lindsey Graham said he'd support her.
You're right, but the de:mock"rats and RINOS won't listen.
Probably more PEDOS politicians in the Senate then we are aware of.
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