First, let us back up to Saturday, when Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Lindsey Graham pulled up some video from January 2019 and said that heâs âdead set on confirmingâ President Trumpâs nominee to fill the seat vacated by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
I stand by what I said in Jan. 2019: Harry Reid & Chuck Schumer changed Senate rules to try and stack the courts for Obama. Now it’s coming back to haunt them as I predicted. I’m dead set on confirming @realDonaldTrumpâs nominee. If you stand with me: https://t.co/MYF6qgyjdI pic.twitter.com/lsejlSs0QQ
â Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) September 19, 2020
That was good to hear, and on Monday, Graham sent a letter to his Democratic colleagues on the Judiciary Committee telling them that he now has a different view of the judicial confirmation process after seeing how Brett Kavanaugh was treated during his confirmation hearings.
NEW: Lindsey Graham letter:
“After the treatment of Justice Kavanaugh I now have a different view of the judicial-confirmation process.” pic.twitter.com/o3vlYuY1E2
â Henry Rodgers (@henryrodgersdc) September 21, 2020
âCompare the treatment of Robert Bork, Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, and Brett Kavanaugh to that of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Sonia Sotomayor, and Elena Kagan, and itâs clear that there is already one set of rules for a Republican president and one set of rules for a Democrat president,â he writes.
https://t.co/kcLDA2mrgv pic.twitter.com/V5Shjtzrcb
â Dan Bongino (@dbongino) September 21, 2020
2.0 is back, baby! pic.twitter.com/bmECximjEJ
â MAGADTðºð¸ (@draintheCAswamp) September 21, 2020
â Cheryle Larocque (@capecodsand) September 21, 2020
Corn Pop was a bad dude
â 772Media (@772Media) September 21, 2020
This is the last chance for republicans to show theyâre worth a damn and willing to fight for their country. Theyâve been weak for too long letting dems get away with anything and everything. pic.twitter.com/pBu3URfW28
â Zac Frost (@Frosty0311) September 21, 2020
Iâm pretty sure the Dems will print that letter so they can rip it up like Pelosi did.
â Patrick Dangerfield (@dangerfield53) September 21, 2020
Itâs sad that the lap dog media @CNN @MSNBC @CBSNews wonât call Democrats out for their treatment of judicial nominees over the years, and that itâs the #POTUS job to appoint. Remember #Obama, elections have consequences.
â Dave Heinz (@DHeinz75) September 21, 2020
No hearing
Just vote
â wombat (@the_wombat_08) September 21, 2020
100000% agree⦠Just VOTE!!
â Fill That Seat !!! Senate VOTE now!! (@stevostocks) September 21, 2020
Lets get it done! Confirm by Friday
â Sam ðºð¸ (@CensoredTwice) September 21, 2020
â Kambree (@KamVTV) September 21, 2020
So if Collins, Murkowski & Romney wuss out â Pence can cast the tie breaker now that Graham is holding the line.
â Terry LEO (Ret) (@editor_wp) September 21, 2020
â Iâm your Huckleberry (@MrDMummery) September 21, 2020
President nominates on Saturday.
Senate discusses on Monday.
Senate votes on Tuesday.
Judge swears in on Wednesday.
It’s constitutional.
Ta-da!@realDonaldTrump @LindseyGrahamSC @JudicialWatchâ Barry Carroll (@barrcarr) September 21, 2020
The red pill tastes sweet.
â REPLACE RBG NOW! (@dan_covfefe) September 21, 2020
Starting to like this guy again. Start to get some teeth behind all that barking. Keep it rolling Senator Graham
â Vote for Culp2020 (@Ryanprince33) September 21, 2020
He could have just said, “Suck it”.
â David Cecala (@knoxdave7728) September 21, 2020
This is Lindseyâs chance to shine and secure his re-election⦠pic.twitter.com/QvvEad07Al
â Todd Lyon (@ToddLyon8) September 21, 2020
â Stephanie Slater (@bslater551) September 21, 2020
This is what I like to see from the @gop
â Sebg1111 (@sebg11111) September 21, 2020
Good job Lindsey, youâre finally coming around.
â Lyman (@Lyman__B) September 21, 2020
Good to have Lindsey Graham 2.0 back at such a crucial time.
Related:
âHeâs rightâ! Trump gives odds on Dems moving forward with a SCOTUS nomination if the roles were reversed https://t.co/n7c6EQC3UN
â Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) September 21, 2020
