With President Trump (R) and Republican Senators diagnosed with COVID-19, all eyes are on the nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court. Since the announcement that the Senate would be voting on Judge Barrett as soon as possible, Democrats have pushed back, arguing that the Supreme Court confirmation hearing should be delayed until after the 2020 presidential election. Republicans need 51 votes to confirm Judge Barret, but with recent developments of Senators being diagnosed with COVID-19 and a string of new cases that the Supreme Court is set to hear, Democrats argue that those are even more reasons as to why the confirmation hearings should be delayed.
One Florida lawmaker that has voiced her opposition to the confirmation hearing is Florida Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D), who took to Twitter this morning to argue that “pre-existing health condition protections, consumer, LGBTQ, voting rights and climate change cases are all on the SCOTUS docket.” Moreover, “the American people deserve a say in how they’re decided,” so she urged her followers to “call your senators and demand” that there be no confirmation before the next. Inauguration next year.
Pre-existing health condition protections, consumer, LGBTQ, voting rights and climate change cases are all on the #SCOTUS docket. And the American people deserve a say in how they're decided. Call your senators and demand #NoConfirmationBeforeInauguration!https://t.co/htT1IkJvM0
— Debbie Wasserman Schultz (@DWStweets) October 4, 2020
The news comes at a time when former Vice President Joe Biden (D) is polling higher than President Trump in the sunshine state, and the President took to Twitter this morning to voice his own support for reforming healthcare while also noting that he supports protecting pre-existing health conditions.
BETTER & CHEAPER HEALTHCARE. VOTE!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 5, 2020
PROTECT PREEXISTING CONDITIONS. VOTE!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 5, 2020
Since the announcement of Judge Amy Coney Barrett as President Trump's nominee, Democrats have warned that she would be a dangerous addition to the Supreme Court. Vice President Biden was even questioned at the first presidential debate if he would pack the court with more Supreme Court Justices in response to the addition of Barrett, but he did not respond if he would do so.
