CONFIRMED! Senate Confirms Amy Coney Barrett to Supreme Court



Today was an exciting day on Capitol Hill.  After 30 hours of
debate - including a Sunday overnight session - the Senate
voted 52-48 to confirm Amy Coney Barrett as Associate Justice of the
United States Supreme Court.

Find out how your state's two senators voted below.

As my colleagues and I put it in our recent op-ed, Barrett is a
unicorn to the Left but the future to us.  A woman isn't
supposed to achieve great professional success

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and raise a large family, and a person of faith isn't supposed
to earn acclaim from legal scholars of every political persuasion and
land a seat on the highest court in the land, right? 
Wrong.  As Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham (R-SC)
said, Barrett has not "punch[ed] through a glass ceiling,
but a reinforced concrete barrier." Justice Amy Coney
Barrett personifies the extraordinary capability of a woman and the
hope of America at this pivotal time in our nation's history.

The addition of a young, originalist justice to the Supreme Court
indeed gives Americans of faith and pro-life values specific hope for
the potential undoing of Roe v. Wade.  Barrett's
confirmation also provides optimism for the future of religious
freedom in our country and the ability of people of faith to exercise
their deeply held beliefs without reprisal.

It is expected that Justice Barrett will sit on the bench next
Wednesday (the day after Election Day) to hear oral arguments in the
case of Fulton v. City of Philadelphia.  This landmark case
centers on two foster care moms - Sharonell Fulton and Toni
Simms-Busch - and the City of Philadelphia. In 2018, the city
ended its partnership with Catholic Social Services because the agency
would not bow to the city's demands to change its religious
practices and place children with same-sex couples.  Sharonell
and Toni are both single women of color who have been called to help
at-risk children break the cycle of foster care, but today their homes
sit empty.  They have fostered more than 45 kids between them,
and are more than willing to continue this heroic work if the agency
that aligns with their faith and values - Catholic Social
Services - is allowed to reopen with its mission intact.

In addition to the likelihood of the current Supreme Court affirming
laws to protect human life and religious liberty, there is also great
reason to hope the addition of Amy Coney Barrett will usher in a 
return to the Court's proper role of interpreting laws and the
Constitution as written.  If the judiciary fulfills its
Constitutional mandate instead of legislating from the bench,
pro-family, pro-life and pro-religious freedom Americans can expect to
be pleased with the outcome.

Even as we celebrate the positive potential outcomes of Justice
Barrett's confirmation, we remain cautious given the unknown
outcome of next week's election.  It is wise to acknowledge
that the significant gains made possible by the newest Supreme Court
justice could be undone if the next president of the United States
determines to "pack the court."  Joe Biden has said
we'll "find out after [he's] elected" what he
thinks about court packing.  He's also voiced his intention
to assemble a commission to research the issue.  These messages
provide no comfort to pro-life Americans who know Biden's
position on abortion includes support for codifying Roe v. Wade and if
given a chance, will appoint pro-abortion, activist judges.  The
threat this poses intensifies with the possibility of Democrat
leadership growing the number of justices on the Supreme Court with
the intention to make it a super-legislature. 

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Meanwhile, we know President Trump's record of federal court
nominations.  He has appointed more than 200 jurists -
including three Supreme Court justices - to the federal bench
who are committed to interpreting the law and Constitution
faithfully.  Appreciation is due to President Trump, Senate
Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Judiciary Committee Chairman
Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and all senators who have voted to confirm these
individuals - and Justice Amy Coney Barrett in particular.

As we look expectantly to the future of the federal judiciary, we do
so prayerfully and hopefully as Election 2020 nears.

Sincerely,

Amanda Banks
Director, External Relations

 

 

 

Here's how your state's 2 Senators voted on confirming
Justice Amy Coney Barrett:

Alabama
Vote
Montana
Vote

Jones, Doug - D
 N
Daines, Steve - R
Y

Shelby, Richard - R
Y
Tester, Jon - D
N

Alaska
 
Nebraska
 

Murkowski, Lisa - R
Y
Fischer, Deb - D
N

Sullivan, Dan - R
Y
Sasse, Ben - R
Y

Arizona
 
Nevada
 

McSally, Martha - R
Y
Cortez Masto, Catherine - D
N

Sinema, Krysten - D
N
Rosen, Jacky - D
N

Arkansas
 
New Hampshire
 

Boozman, John - R
Y
Hassan, Margaret Wood - D   
N

Cotton, Tom - R
Y
Shaheen, Jeanne - D
N

California
 
New Jersey
 

Feinstein, Dianne - D
N
Booker, Cory - D
N

Harris, Kamala - D
N
Menendez, Bob - D
N

Colorado
 
New Mexico
 

Bennet, Michael - D
N
Heinrich, Martin - D
N

Gardner, Cory - R
Y
Udall, Tom - D
N

Connecticut
 
New York
 

Blumenthal, Richard - D        
N
Gillibrand, Kirsten - D
N

Murphy, Christopher - D
N
Schumer, Charles - D
N

Delaware
 
North Carolina
 

Carper, Thomas - D
N
Burr, Richard - R
Y

Coons, Christopher - D
N
Tillis, Thom - R
Y

Florida
 
North Dakota
 

Rubio, Marco - R
 Y
Cramer, Kevin - R
Y

Scott, Rick - R
Y
Hoeven, John - R
Y

 Georgia
 
Ohio
 

Loeffler, Kelly - R
Y
Brown Sherrod - D
N

Perdue, David - R
Y
Portman, Rob - R
Y

Hawaii
 
Oklahoma
 

Hirono, Mazie - D
N
Inhofe, James - R
Y

Schatz, Brian - D
N
Lankford, James - R
Y

Idaho
 
Oregon
 

Crapo, Mike - R
Y
Merkley, Jeff - D
N

Risch, James - R
Y
Wyden, Ron - D
N

Illinois
 
Pennsylvania
 

Duckworth, Tammy - D
N
Casey, Robert - D
N 

Durbin, Richard - D
N
Toomey, Patrick - R
Y

Indiana
 
Rhode Island
 

Braun, Mike - R
Y
Reed, Jack - R
Y

Young, Todd - R
Y
Whitehouse, Sheldon - D
N

Iowa
 
South Carolina
 

Ernst, Joni - R
Y
Graham, Lindsey - R
Y

Grassley, Chuck - R
Y
Scott, Tim - R
Y

Kansas
 
South Dakota
 

Moran, Jerry - R
Y
Rounds, Mike - R
Y

Robert, Pat - R
Y
Thune, John - R
Y

Kentucky
 
Tennessee
 

McConnell, Mitch - R
Y
Alexander, Lamar - R
Y

Paul, Rand - R
Y
Blackburn, Marsha - R
Y

 Louisiana
 
Texas
 

Cassidy, Bill - R
Y
Cornyn, John - R
Y

Kennedy, John - R
Y
Cruz, Ted - R
Y

Maine
 
Utah
 

Collins, Susan - R
N
Lee, Mike - R
Y

King, Angus - I
N
Romney, Mitt - R
Y

Maryland
 
Vermont
 

Cardin, Benjamin - D
N
Leahy, Patrick - D
N

Van Hollen, Chris - D
N
Sander, Bernie - I
N

Massachusetts
 
Virginia
 

Markey, Edward - D
N
Kaine, Tom - D
N

Warren, Elizabeth - D
N
Warner, Mark - D
N

Michigan
 
Washington
 

Peters, Gary - D
N
Cantwell, Maria - D
N

Stabenow, Debbie - D
N
Murray, Patty - D
N 

Minnesota
 
West Virginia
 

Klobuchar, Amy - D
N
Capito, Shelly Moore - R
Y

Smith, Tina - D
N
Manchin, Joe - D
N

Mississippi
 
Wisconsin
 

Hyde-Smith, Cindy - R
Y
Baldwin, Tammy - D
N 

Wicker, Roger - R
Y
Johnson, Ron - R
Y

Missouri
 
Wyoming
 

Blunt, Roy - R
Y
Barasso, John - R
Y

Hawley, Josh - R
Y
Enzi, Michael - R
Y



 
 

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