Susan Collins Defends Her Vote Against Barrett’s Confirmation To the Supreme Court

Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) is not backing down from her vote against ⚖️Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett’s confirmation to the highest court in the land.

Fox News’ Martha MacCallum pressed Collins during Monday night’s interview on if she had known she was ahead in the Maine Senate race if she would have supported Barrett. Collins defeated her Democratic challenger in a race where she was considered one of the most vulnerable incumbents.

However, Collins responded, “It would have made no difference to me in how I voted.”

She added, “I said before Ruth Bader Ginsburg died that I felt that we had established a precedent four years ago and to be fair that we should not confirm a ⚖️Supreme Court justice prior to the election, particularly when it was so close to the election.”

The Maine senator noted that is not a comment on Barrett’s “qualifications,” “temperament,” or “experience.”

“It was a matter of fairness and playing by the same rules and being consistent.”

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