Two senators, more than most others, championed and defended a Supreme Court justice who perjured himself. They should be first in line to stand up and demand Brett Kavanaugh be impeached and removed from the Supreme Court. They are similarly responsible for Gorsuch and Barrett. They need to be fixing this — not bellyaching about being “deceived”.
Susan Collins said during Kavanaugh’s confirmation hearings:
“To my knowledge, Judge Kavanaugh is the first Supreme Court nominee to express the view that precedent is not merely a practice and tradition, but rooted in Article III of our Constitution itself. He said decisions become part of our legal framework with the passage of time and that honoring precedent is essential to maintaining public confidence.”
Joe Manchin now excuses his gullibility by saying:
“I trusted Justice Gorsuch and Justice Kavanaugh when they testified under oath that they also believed Roe v. Wade was settled legal precedent and I am alarmed they chose to reject the stability the ruling has provided for two generations of Americans.”
These two idiots assuaged fears about Kavanaugh, Gorsuch, and Barrett, and each time they were dead wrong. They went out on a limb (if they weren’t just bald-faced lying) and convinced many that that these candidates wouldn’t be bulls in the china shop. They were wrong.
These senators are responsible now for the total disruptions they helped create. If they weren’t lying, they are unbelievably stupid. Either way, their actions are responsible for a huge theft of rights and freedoms in this country. And either way, Manchin and Collins do not deserve to be senators. These are grievous “mistakes” that will cost lives, ruin lives, and force many into poverty and even near slavery by removing women’s options.
Collins and Manchin need to step up or be removed themselves. They, more than most others, did this to the country. They should be the first to step up to fix it.
Manchin and Collins got played by Trump & Moscow Mitch.
No amount of pearl clutching by Collins, and navel gazing by Manchin can let them off the hook - THEY are why this ruling happened, they ignored all the warnings, red flags, and yet they drove that train wreck into the chasm with their eyes wide open.