The confirmation of Supreme Court justice Amy Barrett was strongly opposed by Democrats resulting in a close vote of 52-48. Barrett was sworn in just days before the Presidential Election. The Dems opposed Barrett due to speculation that she would further Trump’s (or simply the Republican party’s) agenda. This fear was supported by the President’s comments that the group of justices he appointed while in office would make overturning Roe v. Wade - the law that legalized abortion in the U.S. - possible. Further, Dems cite 2016 when Republican Senate majority Leader Mitch McConnell blocked Obama’s supreme court nominee on the grounds that it was during an election cycle and the American people should have a voice. The choice to back Trump’s nominee is in clear contradiction to this reasoning.
Further speculation leads to the possibility of Trump refusing to accept election results if he loses on the basis of mail-in voter fraud. If this occurs, the Supreme Court is likely to be called upon to decide the results and Trump’s nominees could be more inclined to support him. In a single term, Trump has appointed more than a quarter of all federal judges and a third of Supreme Court justices.
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