Did Ron Johnson vote the way they spoke on the Supreme Court in May 2016?
Ron Johnson, U.S. Senator (R-WI) ·
Let the American people have a voice in the composition of the Supreme Court. Instead of a lame duck president and Senate nominating and confirming, a new president and Senate – elected by the people only a few months from now – should make that important decision. I can't think of a fairer or more democratic process.
Voted Yea, 26 Oct 2020
Johnson said in 2016 that a president and Senate elected a few months later should fill the seat. In 2020 he voted to confirm Barrett before the election.
In 2016 Johnson said a president and Senate elected a few months later should fill the seat rather than the sitting ones. In 2020 he voted to confirm Barrett before the election, saying the 2016 argument applied only under divided government.
Said vs. voted · Supreme Court
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Said one thing, voted another
What they said
- Date
- Where
- Statement after meeting Judge Merrick Garland, posted on ronjohnson.senate.gov.
How they voted
- Date
- Measure
- Nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court
- Question
- On the Nomination (Amy Coney Barrett)
- Vote
- Yea