US President Donald Trump will appoint a new Supreme Court judge this Saturday -
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US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he would announce from the White House on Saturday the name of a new judge to succeed Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the Supreme Court.
Donald Trump said Monday evening that he was considering five preselected magistrates to replace Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the progressive and feminist dean of the court who died Friday at 87 years of age from cancer.
Judges appointed for life
Among the favorites are Amy Coney Barrett, a 48-year-old Catholic, as well as a Cuban magistrate born in Florida, Barbara Lagoa, 52, has a typical Miami profile: born in Florida to parents with fled from the communist regime of Fidel Castro, she grew up in a bilingual and conservative family.
At 52, this could help him enter the Supreme Court of the United States.
The latter is "excellent, she's Hispanic, she's a great woman," he told Fox News.
"We love Florida," he added of this state which should play a key role in the outcome of the presidential election.
"I will announce my candidate for the Supreme Court on Saturday at the White House!"
The exact time remains to be determined, ”the Republican billionaire tweeted.
I will be announcing my Supreme Court Nominee on Saturday, at the White House!
Exact time TBA.
- Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 22, 2020
It is the United States Senate that must confirm, by simple majority, the Supreme Court justices appointed for life by the president.
Democrats wind up
Democrats are on the wind, arguing that we would have to wait for the November 3 election that will pit Donald Trump against Joe Biden before any vote and, if the former vice-president of Barack Obama wins, even wait for his takeover. functions in January 2021.
But the leader of the Republican majority in the Senate, Mitch McConnell, indicated on Friday evening that he intended to organize a vote to replace “RBG”.
He reiterated Monday that the Senate would vote "this year", without specifying a timetable.
It has a majority of 53 seats against 47.
Republicans cement their majority
Two moderate Republican senators felt that the Senate should not decide before the presidential election.
But on Tuesday, a leading critic of Donald Trump, Mitt Romney, told him he was not opposed, thus consolidating the majority of the party to proceed with this controversial vote.
A great critic of Donald Trump, Mitt Romney's opinion was eagerly awaited after two moderate Republicans felt that the upper house of Congress should not vote before the poll.
If a vote on the future candidate "arrives in the chamber of the Senate, I intend to vote on the basis of her qualifications", wrote the former presidential candidate.
If no other senator from the Conservative Party objects, it would give Republicans enough votes to proceed to a vote.
Even if they came to a 50-50 tie, they could have enough votes, thanks to the intervention of Vice-President Mike Pence who can decide in the event of a tie.
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