{"id":1247717,"date":"2022-01-27T14:37:52","date_gmt":"2022-01-27T19:37:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1247717"},"modified":"2022-01-27T14:37:54","modified_gmt":"2022-01-27T19:37:54","slug":"manchin-says-hed-vote-to-confirm-a-justice-more-liberal-than-he-is","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/manchin-says-hed-vote-to-confirm-a-justice-more-liberal-than-he-is\/","title":{"rendered":"Manchin Says He\u2019d Vote To Confirm A Justice More Liberal Than He Is"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmanchin-says-hed-vote-to-confirm-a-justice-more-liberal-than-he-is%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1247717&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<p>West Virginia Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin said Thursday that he was open to confirming a Supreme Court justice that was more liberal than he is to succeed Justice Stephen Breyer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhoever [President Joe Biden] puts up will have experience and we\u2019ll be able to judge them off that,\u201d Manchin told West Virginia MetroNews\u2019 Hoppy Kercheval. \u201cBut as far as just the philosophical beliefs, no, that will not prohibit me from supporting somebody.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Justice Stephen Breyer will formally announce his retirement from the Supreme Court. Manchin supported 2 of the 3 nominees from Donald Trump. Manchin talks about whether or not he will support President Biden\u2019s nominee to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HoppyKercheval?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@HoppyKercheval<\/a>. WATCH: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yCFQ3nm85Y\">https:\/\/t.co\/yCFQ3nm85Y<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HHp8Mrom7Y\">pic.twitter.com\/HHp8Mrom7Y<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 MetroNews (@WVMetroNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WVMetroNews\/status\/1486722129311588360?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 27, 2022<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Though there was some speculation as to whether Manchin would potentially derail a Biden nominee he thought to be too far to the left, he and Arizona Democratic Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, another centrist, have by-and-large supported the president\u2019s judicial picks thus far, unlike some of his other priorities. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/12\/20\/joe-manchin-fires-back-after-gloves-off-statement-opposition-bidens-spending-package\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: \u2018They Know The Real Reason\u2019: Manchin Fires Back At The White House After Gloves-Off Statement Criticizes His Opposition To BBB)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>With Manchin\u2019s support, Republicans are largely powerless to stop whomever Biden picks from getting confirmed, assuming every other Democrat votes in favor as well. Since Breyer is part of the court\u2019s liberal wing, any new liberal justice would likely not alter the court\u2019s 6-3 makeup.<\/p>\n<p>While Manchin did not vote to confirm Justice Amy Coney Barrett, he voted for both Justices Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh. Manchin told Kercheval Thursday that he thought it was \u201chypocritical\u201d for then-Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to grant Barrett a confirmation hearing just days before the 2020 presidential election after denying the same to Merrick Garland months before the election in 2016.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf we\u2019re going to have a rule, then have a rule of civility that we agree and stick by it, but no one did,\u201d Manchin said.<\/p>\n<p>Breyer officially announced his retirement Thursday at the White House, and Biden said that he would announce a new nominee <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/01\/27\/joe-biden-supreme-court-pick-february-black-woman\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">by the end of February<\/a> while reaffirming his commitment to <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/01\/26\/joe-biden-supreme-court-nominee-black-woman\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">select a black woman<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Content created by The Daily Caller News Foundation is available without charge to any eligible news publisher that can provide a large audience. For licensing opportunities of our original content, please contact <a href=\"mailto:licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org\">licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>West Virginia Democratic Sen. 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