Confirming Amy Coney Barrett as Justice of the Supreme Court

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This vote invokes cloture (ends debate) to confirm the nomination of Amy Coney Barrett as Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. The nomination is in response to the passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg who served for 27 years on the court. Barrett is an originalist and a textualist who previously clerked for the late-Antonin Scalia on the U.S. Supreme Court, and has a stellar record as a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. ACU supported the nomination of Barrett, an ardent defender of the Constitution and of the inherent rights of individuals. The Senate invoked cloture (ended debate) and advanced the nomination of Barrett on October 25, 2020 by a vote of 51-48. (The vote is double-weighted due to the crucial role she will play in upholding the Constitution as a lifetime member of the Supreme Court. Senator Harris [D-CA, ACUF Lifetime 4%], the Democratic vice-presidential nominee, was absent but recorded as opposing the ACU position due to her public statements opposing the nomination.)