U.S. Supreme Court Judge Trump Nominates Conservatives on the Issue of Presidential Election September 27, 18:07
The appointment of a judge in the US Supreme Court has emerged as a major issue in the upcoming presidential election in November.
President Trump has nominated the third conservative judge since he took office, emphasizing the results, while opposition and Democratic parties have been fiercely opposed, calling for a change of government due to concerns over the conservativeness of the Supreme Court. ..
President Trump announced at a press conference at the White House on the 26th that he had appointed a conservative Judge Barrett to replace the liberal Judge Ginsburg of the Supreme Court, who died this month.
President Trump has nominated conservative lawyers to replace the judge who died the year before and the judge who retired in 2018 since taking office in 2017, and has been approved by Congress. This is the third person to be nominated.
After the announcement, President Trump visited one of the fierce battle states of the presidential election, eastern Pennsylvania, to hold a rally for supporters, and at the beginning, "She is our third nomination. The third judge of the Supreme Court. The conservativeness of the Federal Supreme Court was a major achievement during his tenure.
In addition, he argued that if the Democratic Party lost power, a radical left-wing judge would be appointed, deprived of the right to own a gun and promoted abortion, and appealed for his support for reelection. ..
In response, the opposition Democratic Party leader, Floor Leader Schumer, opposed the nomination of Judge Barrett and expressed his willingness to prevent parliamentary approval.
In addition, the Democratic Party's presidential candidate Biden's camp said that if the Supreme Court becomes more conservative, the medical insurance system, which is becoming more important due to the spread of the new coronavirus infection, will jeopardize the survival of Obamacare and the right to abortion. I have stated.
The Biden camp seems to want to emphasize this sense of crisis and appeal for the need for a change of government, which will lead to the rallying of liberals, and the federal Supreme Court judge who has emerged as a major issue in the presidential election approaching about a month later. The two camps are in fierce conflict over the personnel affairs of.
Multiple polls Many presidential winners should nominate
Opinion polls in the United States have argued that the new Supreme Court judge should be nominated by the winner of the November presidential election.
Of these, in a poll conducted by ABC Television and The Washington Post, 57% of respondents said the winner of the presidential election should be nominated, and 38 that President Trump should nominate before the election. It stayed at%.
By political party, 80% of Republican supporters said President Trump should nominate before the election, while 90% of Democratic supporters and 61% of independents were in the election. The winner replied that he should nominate.
Meanwhile, the white Christian evangelicals, who are also the support base of President Trump, say that 71% of people should be nominated by President Trump before the election.
The personnel affairs of the Supreme Court judge, who is a life-long system, is of great interest to the public and is one of the issues in the presidential election.
According to the ABC TV and Washington Post polls, 25% of respondents cited the economy, 17% the new coronavirus, and 15% medical insurance as the most important issues in the presidential election, with 11 Supreme Court judges. It is the 6th in%.
On the other hand, in a poll conducted last month by the Pew Research Center, a research institute, many respondents said that they were the judges of the Supreme Court after economics and medical insurance.
Expectations for approval before President Trump's election
President Trump, who appointed Mr Barrett as the new Supreme Court judge, told reporters that he expected to be approved by the Senate before the presidential election on November 3.
"Mr. Barrett is a great judge, a great professor, and has a good reputation," President Trump said.
He said, "The approval process will proceed quickly. It will end before the election." He hopes that the approval process will proceed in the Senate next month and will be approved before the vote in the presidential election on November 3. Was shown.
Meanwhile, President Trump once again distrusted the postal ballot, claiming that his vote was found to be abandoned in one of the fierce battle states, eastern Pennsylvania, regarding the postal ballot that has begun in some states. Was shown.
On top of that, the media pointed out that he refused a peaceful transition in the event of an election defeat, saying, "I want a peaceful transition, but it is not a legal process. It must not be. "
Intense controversy at the hearing before the election
Following President Trump's nomination, the House of Parliament's Judiciary Committee has issued a statement stating that it will hold a nomination approval hearing starting next month.
The hearing will last three to four days.
Regarding Mr. Barrett, when President Trump nominated him as a judge of the Federal Court of Appeals, which is the High Court three years ago, the procedure for approval of the nomination was carried out in the Senate, but at this time, part of the opposition and Democratic Party. Also agreed, and was approved by the majority.
However, this time, Democratic Party leader Schumer's floor leader has announced that he will unite as a party to block approval, and Senator Harris, a Democratic vice presidential candidate, is also a member of the judicial committee. A fierce controversy is expected at the hearing before.
Democratic Party "Unity in Opposition"
In the Senate, the leader of the opposition Democratic Party, Floor Leader Schumer, told reporters that he wanted to unite as a party and block Mr. Barrett's approval.
In this, Floor Leader Schumer emphasized that "the medical insurance system is in serious danger", saying that Mr. Barrett opposes the medical insurance system introduced by the former Obama administration, the so-called "Obama Care".
He also pointed out that the right to abortion and LGBTQ = sexual minority rights, which the Democratic Party attaches great importance to, may be impaired.
"The Democratic Party is united in opposition. Presidential candidate Biden and the House of Representatives are united and opposed," he said. He will do everything in his power to prevent Barrett's approval and provide medical insurance for the November elections. We are poised to appeal for support, emphasizing that the survival of the system is at stake.
Republican precedent shows rush to approve before elections
Following President Trump's nomination, the next focus will be on the approval process in the US Senate.
The appointment of a Supreme Court judge is approved by a majority of the 100-seat Senate.
The Senate is the majority, with the ruling and Republican parties occupying 53 seats, and the party leadership intends to seek approval before the presidential election.
At this point, however, two lawmakers, Collins in Maine and Macauski in Alaska, have expressed their intention to oppose pre-election approval, and several lawmakers have not made clear.
The Republican Party is planning to hold a hearing at the Judiciary Committee of the Senate from next month for approval, but the opposition and Democratic Party are expected to intensify the offensive and further rebellion of Republican members amid expected fierce controversy. I'm ready to invite you.
Judges of the Supreme Court of the United States are lifelong and have had a long-term impact on U.S. judicial decisions, so the ruling and opposition parties have been in conflict and caused a great deal of controversy even before the last 2016 presidential election. ..
At that time, a conservative judge died, and then President Obama appointed a centrist judge to replace him, but at that time, the majority Republicans in the Senate said they were preparing for the presidential election. I didn't go into the substantive approval process for a reason.
But the Republicans have now turned their precedents and rushed to approve them before the election, and the Democrats have been fiercely opposed to it, which is a major issue for the November presidential election.
If Mr. Barrett's nomination is approved, the conservative advantage will be prolonged
The US Supreme Court will make the final judicial decision on issues that divide society, such as abortion, same-sex marriage, and the pros and cons of gun control.
The composition of conservative and liberal judges is important because the decision is made by a majority vote of nine judges.
Before Judge Ginsburg died, there were five conservatives and four liberals, but if Barrett succeeds Ginsberg, there will be six conservatives and three liberals. Conservatives may become even more dominant and conservative values may be more strongly reflected in future judicial decisions.
Because the Supreme Court judges are lifelong, they have a long-term influence on judicial decisions, and the President of the Time appoints a replacement only if the judge dies or retires himself.
After taking office in 2017, President Trump made a liberal decision to replace the conservative judge who died the previous year, the conservative Judge Gorsuch, who was 49 at the time, in 2018 while being conservative. Following the retirement of the judge, he nominated a conservative judge, Cabanot, who was 53 at the time, and both have been approved by the Senate in favor of the majority.
This is the third time President Trump has nominated a federal Supreme Court judge, and if the 48-year-old Barrett's nomination is approved, it could be a long-term conservative dominance with a generational change of judges.
Expert "Maybe we can develop a court battle to settle the presidential election in an advantageous way"
Regarding the aim of President Trump of the United States to appoint a conservative judge to replace the deceased liberal judge of the Supreme Court, Professor Yasushi Watanabe of Keio University said, "For President Trump, he will increase his cohesiveness and maintain it. It was an opportunity to dig up the votes of the faction. Only one month before the presidential election, it was possible to divert public attention from the problem of the new corona virus, and the presidential election was decided by the Supreme Court. It may be possible to develop a legal battle in an advantageous manner when it is entrusted to the United States. "
Regarding the reason why the personnel of the Federal Supreme Court is attracting a lot of attention in the United States, "The president's term is eight years at the longest, but the federal Supreme Court is a life-long system that divides American society into 20 and 30 years. We often make final decisions on important issues, which are more influential than the president. "
On top of that, "In the medium to long term, there is a great concern for the Democratic Party that Mr. Barrett, who is negative about abortion and Obamacare, may reverse the hands of the clock that American society has carved so far. Isn't it strong? "
Furthermore, regarding the impact of Mr. Barrett's nomination on the presidential election, even if President Trump is defeated, the Supreme Court's decision is important if he does not accept the result of the election as fraudulent and brings it into a court battle. "The addition of one conservative judge is very significant for President Trump," he said.
On the other hand, regarding the future appearance of the Democratic Party, Professor Watanabe said, "In opinion polls, the majority of the voices say that the procedure should be done after the election, and the Democratic Party has no choice but to boost the anti-Trump momentum." is.
"The current public opinion in the United States is divided into two groups, Republican supporters and Democratic supporters, and there are not many floating people who have not decided their attitude, so it is possible that they will have a decisive advantage in either. Is hard to think of. "