• Latest
  • Trending
  • All
  • News
  • Business
  • Lifestyle
U.S. Senator Grassley Says June 1 USMCA Start Date Problematic for Automakers

Sen. Chuck Grassley Tosses His Support Behind Filling SCOTUS Vacancy

September 22, 2020
STEPHEN MOORE: Why Is Trump Funding The World Bank And The IMF?

STEPHEN MOORE: Why Is Trump Funding The World Bank And The IMF?

June 12, 2025
Trump Rejects $15M Offer From Paramount Over ’60 Minutes’ Lawsuit: Report

Trump Toots His Own Horn: ‘I could have been a flutist’

June 12, 2025
Trump Seeking Military Costumes for Parade

Trump Seeking Military Costumes for Parade

June 12, 2025
‘No Great Big Grand Final Bargain’: Brit Hume Says Deal With China Still ‘Has A Long Way To Go’

‘No Great Big Grand Final Bargain’: Brit Hume Says Deal With China Still ‘Has A Long Way To Go’

June 11, 2025
‘Who’s Gonna Do Your Manicure?’: Jessica Tarlov Yells As Watters Presses On Deportations

‘Who’s Gonna Do Your Manicure?’: Jessica Tarlov Yells As Watters Presses On Deportations

June 11, 2025
Big Tech Whistles Along While World Rides Trump-Musk Rollercoaster

Big Tech Whistles Along While World Rides Trump-Musk Rollercoaster

June 11, 2025
Democrat Rep Goes On Unhinged Rant About Her Own Lady Parts

Democrat Rep Goes On Unhinged Rant About Her Own Lady Parts

June 11, 2025
Air Force Loses Appetite For Shiny Fighter Jet With Huge Price Tag

Air Force Loses Appetite For Shiny Fighter Jet With Huge Price Tag

June 11, 2025
State Department Authorizes Middle East Evacuations As Iran Speculation Swirls

State Department Authorizes Middle East Evacuations As Iran Speculation Swirls

June 11, 2025
Maxine Waters Blames Trump For LA Violence She Previously Claimed Wasn’t Even Happening

Maxine Waters Blames Trump For LA Violence She Previously Claimed Wasn’t Even Happening

June 11, 2025
FBI Admits What Its Fmr Director Wouldn’t Say About Biden’s Afghanistan Withdrawal

FBI Admits What Its Fmr Director Wouldn’t Say About Biden’s Afghanistan Withdrawal

June 11, 2025
EXCLUSIVE: ‘Right Thing To Do’: Thune Goes To Mat For Medicaid Reforms In ‘Big, Beautiful’ Bill

EXCLUSIVE: ‘Right Thing To Do’: Thune Goes To Mat For Medicaid Reforms In ‘Big, Beautiful’ Bill

June 11, 2025
  • Donald Trump
  • State of the Union
  • Elon Musk
  • Tariffs
  • Congress
  • Faith
  • Immigration
Thursday, June 12, 2025
  • Login
IJR
  • Politics
  • US News
  • Commentary
  • World News
  • Faith
  • Latest Polls
No Result
View All Result
IJR
No Result
View All Result
Home IJR

Sen. Chuck Grassley Tosses His Support Behind Filling SCOTUS Vacancy

by Alex Thomas
September 22, 2020 at 9:36 am
in IJR
247 5
0
U.S. Senator Grassley Says June 1 USMCA Start Date Problematic for Automakers

(Joshua Roberts/Reuters)

491
SHARES
1.4k
VIEWS
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) announced that he supports filling the Supreme Court seat left open with the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg before the 2020 election.

Grassley, who sits on the Senate Judiciary Committee said in a statement on Monday, “In 2016, with an open seat on the U.S. Supreme Court and a window into the type of justice he’d nominate, the American people elected Donald Trump president of the United States.”

He added, “In 2018, having witnessed President Trump appoint two justices to the Court, as well as the ugly tactics deployed by Senate Democrats during the confirmation process, the American people reaffirmed their support for the President by expanding the Republican majority in the Senate, the body tasked with evaluating the President’s nominees to the court.”

Grassley continued, “Over the years, and as recently as July, I’ve consistently said that taking up and evaluating a nominee in 2020 would be a decision for the current chairman of the Judiciary Committee and the Senate Majority Leader. Both have confirmed their intentions to move forward, so that’s what will happen. […]  In this case the people have spoken, putting power to appoint and confirm a nominee to the Supreme Court in one party.”

“While there was ambiguity about the American people’s will for the direction of the Supreme Court in 2016 under a divided government, there is no such ambiguity in 2020.”

But Democrats have spent the past few days resurfacing clips from 2016 in which Republicans defended blocking Merrick Garland, the judge that President Barack Obama nominated to the Supreme Court in 2016.

In April of 2016, Grassley said, “The American people should be afforded the opportunity to weigh in on this very important matter.”

He continued at the time, “Our side, meaning the Republican side, believes very strongly that the people deserve to be heard and they should be allowed to decide through their vote for the next president, the type of person that should be on the Supreme Court.”

See his past remarks below:

pic.twitter.com/yiAmCH2dOq

— Senate Democrats (@SenateDems) September 22, 2020

Grassley is not the only Republican Senator who defended keeping a court vacancy through the 2016 election but is now pushing to fill the vacancy less than two months before the 2020 presidential election.

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) also defended that decision, but when accused of hypocrisy, Graham quipped, “Being lectured by Democrats about how to handle judicial nominations is like an arsonist advising the Fire Department.”

Tags: Chuck GrassleyLindsey GrahamRuth Bader GinsburgSupreme Court
Share196Tweet123
Alex Thomas

Alex Thomas

Alex is a Washington DC based contributor. He is from Delaware and holds a degree in English from Salisbury University. Find him on Twitter @AlexThomasDC

Advertisements

Top Stories June 10th
Top Stories June 7th
Top Stories June 6th
Top Stories June 3rd
Top Stories May 30th
Top Stories May 29th
Top Stories May 24th
Top Stories May 23rd
Top Stories May 21st
Top Stories May 17th

Join Over 6M Subscribers

We’re organizing an online community to elevate trusted voices on all sides so that you can be fully informed.





IJR

    Copyright © 2024 IJR

Trusted Voices On All Sides

  • About Us
  • GDPR Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Service
  • Editorial Standards & Corrections Policy
  • Subscribe to IJR

Follow Us

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In
No Result
View All Result
  • Politics
  • US News
  • Commentary
  • World News
  • Faith
  • Latest Polls

    Copyright © 2024 IJR

Top Stories June 10th Top Stories June 7th Top Stories June 6th Top Stories June 3rd Top Stories May 30th Top Stories May 29th Top Stories May 24th Top Stories May 23rd Top Stories May 21st Top Stories May 17th