Calm before storm? How Senate could change after Barrett confirmation.

Posted on AllSides October 15th, 2020
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US Senate, Supreme Court Confirmation Hearings, Amy Coney Barrett

Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s Supreme Court nomination hearings have been respectful. But they could represent a new, more intense phase of the Senate’s partisan struggle over seating judges, politeness notwithstanding.

The last time a Supreme Court nominee came before the Senate Judiciary Committee, it was open warfare in the hearing room, as nominee Brett Kavanaugh faced last-minute allegations of sexual assault.

“Boy, y’all want power. God, I hope you never get it,” Sen. Lindsey Graham raged at Democrats over their treatment of the nominee two years ago.

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