Some US senators claim that they need 60 votes to overturn the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision which reversed Roe. They don’t. They can do it with a simple majority.
- None of the justices who voted to overturn Roe got 60 votes in their confirmation hearings when they were appointed to the court.
- If you add up all of the confirmation votes by senators for justices who favored keeping Roe, it totals more votes than those from senators who voted for justices who opposed Roe.
Right now, there are 55 senators who claim to be pro-choice. They could overturn the SCOTUS decision today if they wanted to.
NEWS FLASH: They don’t want to overturn the SCOTUS decision and make abortion legal.
They are lying to you.
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Senators voting for SCOTUS nominee at confirmation:
Votes for justices who support Roe
87
78
68
63
total = 296
Votes for justices who oppose Roe
52
58
54
50
52
total = 266
@Pat What the hell are you talking about?
I think it's clear what I'm talking about. What are you talking about?
