Did John Thune vote the way they spoke on the Supreme Court in March 2016?
John Thune, U.S. Senator (R-SD) ·
The American people deserve to have their voices heard on the nomination of the next Supreme Court justice, who could fundamentally alter the direction of the Supreme Court for a generation. Since the next presidential election is already underway, the next president should make this lifetime appointment to the Supreme Court.
Voted Yea, 26 Oct 2020
Thune said in 2016 that with the presidential election under way, the next president should fill the seat. In 2020, with the election under way, he voted to confirm Barrett.
In 2016 Thune said that because the presidential election was underway, the next president should fill the seat; that statement also described the Senate majority as a check on President Obama. In 2020 he said Americans had sent a Republican president and a Republican Senate to Washington, and he voted to confirm Barrett while the presidential election was underway.
Said vs. voted · Supreme Court
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Said one thing, voted another
What they said
- Date
- Where
- Statement after President Obama nominated Merrick Garland, posted on thune.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