China News Service, October 22. According to foreign media reports, on the 22nd local time, the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee approved the nomination of U.S. President Trump for the conservative Supreme Court judge Amy Barrett for the Senate on the 26th. The final confirmation of Barrett's nomination laid the foundation.
Data Map: On September 26, local time, US President Trump announced at the White House that Amy Coney Barrett (Amy Coney Barrett) was nominated as Supreme Court Justice.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Chen Mengtong
On September 26, local time, US President Trump announced at the White House that Barrett was nominated to serve as Supreme Court Justice to fill the vacancy created after the death of American liberal Justice Ginsberg.
If Barrett is elected, it will strengthen the conservative power of the U.S. Supreme Court, giving the conservatives an advantage of six over three judges.
From October 23, the Senate will conduct a procedural vote on Barrett’s appointment, and it is expected that a final vote on Barrett’s appointment will be held on the 26th.
Ten Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee boycotted the vote.
They said Barrett would cause damage to "healthcare, reproductive freedom, voting power, and other core rights that Americans cherish," and that the vote was too close to the November 3 election.
Barrett, 48, is considered a conservative judge.
She has publicly opposed "Obamacare", abortion, etc., and is conservative on issues such as immigration and gun control.
But at the nomination hearing held last week, she was cautious when faced with questions from Democrats. The Financial Times called her "not leaking."
Trump said that he hopes that the justices can take office in time to deal with any disputes that may arise after the November 3 election.