Clarence Thomas Blasts the Supreme Court’s Second Amendment Punt
Did You Catch Axios' Recent Headlines About the Boulder Terror Attack? Who's Running...
CNN's Panel on Antisemitism Was a Total Trainwreck
Reporter Gave a Laughable Reason for Why We Can't Trust Polls Now
I'm Not So Sure Bill Clinton Is the Person to Lead Point on...
CBS News' Margaret Brennan Got Wrecked By Scott Bessent and Marty Makary Over...
Here's What You Should Know About Mohamad Soliman
Jewish Americans Can No Longer Afford to Be Unarmed
Sanctuary States, Sleeper Cells, and a Nation on the Brink
Supreme Court Takes Up Key Election Law Case
White House Shuts Down One of the 'Most Disgusting Lies' Being Spread About...
Kat Cammack Calls for Federal Funds to Be Withheld From Universities
Two People Rescued After Plane Crashes Off the Coast of Connecticut
Marco Rubio Has a Warning for 'All Terrorists'
This Transgender Athlete Shared This Flippant Response After Dominating a Women's Race
Tipsheet

Sen. Blackburn Rips Judiciary Democrats' Boycott of Vote on Judge Barrett

AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite

Democrat members of the Senate Judiciary Committee boycotted Thursday morning’s vote, held by Chairman Lindsey Graham (R-SC), to advance Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s Supreme Court nomination to the floor of the Senate. 

Advertisement

GOP Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), as a member of the committee, ripped her Democratic colleagues’ political stunt. As only one of two female Republican members on the committee, Sen. Blackburn deemed Judge Barrett a “sharp, qualified legal superstar,” who answered every question that she could while before the Senate Judiciary Committee.

Sen. Blackburn said that Senate Democrats’ opposition to Judge Barrett can be attributed to bias against conservative women, and that they want “only certain women” to “have a seat at the table.”

“Throughout this process, Senate Democrats have proved my point several times over: the left believes that only certain women ought to have a seat of the table. They did it again today when they failed to show up to provide their advice and consent,” she said in a release. “It is discouraging to see the left advocate for diversity when at every opportunity they try to squash the voices of conservative women. This narrowmindedness needs to stop. All women deserve the opportunity to rise to the highest levels of their careers.”

Advertisement

 A boycott of the committee’s vote was not sufficient to stop Judge Barrett’s nomination from being advanced to the floor of the Senate, and Republicans on the committee followed Senate rules and protocol to hold the markup on Thursday morning. Judge Barrett is expected to receive a full vote on Monday.

Join the conversation as a VIP Member

Recommended

Trending on Townhall Videos

Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement