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In a statement obtained by Newsweek, Collins addressed controversial comments made by GOP senators during last week's hearings on Jackson's nomination. While not addressing the senators directly, she condemned their attempts to shift the confirmation process "away from what [is] appropriate for evaluating" a candidate for the Supreme Court.
"In my view, the role the Constitution clearly assigns to the Senate is to examine the experience, qualifications, and integrity of the nominee," Collins wrote. "It is not to assess whether a nominee reflects the ideology of an individual Senator or would rule exactly as an individual Senator would want."
I do not always agree with the senator from Maine, but she hit the nail on the head.
Too many partisans are going beyond “advise and consent” in determining whether a nominee belongs on the SC.
Thoughts?
"In my view, the role the Constitution clearly assigns to the Senate is to examine the experience, qualifications, and integrity of the nominee," Collins wrote. "It is not to assess whether a nominee reflects the ideology of an individual Senator or would rule exactly as an individual Senator would want."
Susan Collins Criticizes Questioning of Ketanji Brown Jackson by Senators
"The role the Constitution clearly assigns to the Senate is to examine the experience, qualifications, and integrity" of nominees, the Maine GOP senator said.
www.newsweek.com
I do not always agree with the senator from Maine, but she hit the nail on the head.
Too many partisans are going beyond “advise and consent” in determining whether a nominee belongs on the SC.
Thoughts?
