The Senate is nearing the final vote on the nomination of the Supreme Court of Kavanaugh

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The Senate is nearing the final vote on the nomination of the Supreme Court of Kavanaugh







WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Brett Kavanaugh, the beleaguered US Supreme Court nominee presented by President Donald Trump, was ready to win Senate confirmation on Saturday, resisting accusations of sexual misconduct and criticism of his character and temperament. 

After weeks of intense debate that has taken over the nation, the judge of the conservative appellate court on Friday obtained the votes of support of two centrist senators, without leaving a clear path in the Senate for Kavanaugh's opponents to block it. . 

A final confirmation vote was established around 3:30 p.m. (1930 GMT) on Saturday. 

In the midst of stricter security than usual, hundreds of protesters against Kavanaugh gathered on the grounds of the Capitol and the Supreme Court. They chanted, "Vote them!" Vote for them! "And he carried signs that include" I'm a survivor, not a troublemaker! " 

A house near the Washington residence of Republican Senator Susan Collins hoisted the flag of her home state, Maine, to protest her support for Kavanaugh. 

As the day progressed, the protesters in front of the Supreme Court passed the security barriers and headed to the eastern front of the US Capitol, where several dozen climbed outside stairs, only to be removed by police.  

If the Senate approves Kavanaugh as seems likely, Trump would get a clear victory in his campaign to cement the Conservative rule of the superior court, a bitter result for Democrats who could not get their own Liberal candidate confirmed due to Republican delay tactics. in 2016. 

With divisive cases on abortion rights, immigration, transgender rights and commercial regulations directed at the court, Kavanaugh would probably give the Conservatives the advantage. 

His confirmation would also allow Trump to embark on the campaign trail before the November 6 legislative elections, boasting that he has kept his 2016 pledge to shape a more conservative US judiciary.  

Ending a tense day on Friday, Collins of Maine declared in the Senate: "I will vote to confirm Judge Kavanaugh." 

She praised his judicial record and argued that there was no corroboration of an accusation of sexual assault made against her by psychology professor Christine Blasey Ford. Two other women also accused Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct decades ago. Kavanaugh has denied all the accusations. 









FILE PHOTO: Brett Kavanaugh, candidate for the Supreme Court of the United States, arrives for his confirmation hearing of the Senate Judiciary Committee in Washington, USA. UU., September 27, 2018. REUTERS / Mary F. Calvert / Stock Photo



One of those women, Debbie Ramirez, a classmate of Kavanaugh's at Yale University in the 1980s, issued a statement Saturday saying that while watching the debate in the Senate, "I feel like I'm back in Yale, where Half the room is laughing. " and looking the other way. "Only this time, instead of college drunks, it is the senators of the United States who deliberately ignore their behavior," he said. 

Moments after Collins promised to back Kavanaugh, Democratic senator Joe Manchin, who is in a tough race for re-election in West Virginia, where Trump is popular, also declared his support, leaving little doubt about a Republican victory. 

The senators then endured a rare all-night session to satisfy the 30-hour debate requirement after Friday's vote. 

When the debate entered its final hours, the divisions between the Republicans and the Democrats grew. 

Republican Sen. Deb Fischer described Kavanaugh as "one of the most judicious and preeminent judges in our nation." Accusations of sexual assault, Fischer said, led the Senate confirmation process to "a shameful spectacle and a detriment to all involved," adding that there was no evidence that Kavanaugh was the perpetrator. 

    Democratic Senator Edward Markey responded that Kavanaugh has been a "rubber stamp for an extreme right-wing agenda." Referring to the judge's sworn response to Ford's testimony, Markey said: "We hear anger, we hear belligerence, we listen to evasiveness, we hear disrespect." 









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Senate Republicans, with the exception of Lisa Murkowski, supported Kavanaugh in a movement that could resonate, particularly with women voters, in midterm elections to determine control of the Senate and the House of Representatives. 

Even before the charges of sexual assault appeared, Democrats in the Republican-controlled Senate were fighting hard to stop Kavanaugh, saying his conservative judicial philosophy could push back abortion rights, gay rights and protections. for immigrants. They also questioned the veracity of some of the testimonies of their Judicial Committee. 





Report of Amanda Becker, Richard Cowan and David Morgan; Edited by Matthew Lewis and Alistair Bell





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