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After intense, irrational [[liberal]] opposition to her confirmation for the Seventh Circuit, which included [[Dem]] [[Senator]] [[Dianne Feinstein]] questioning her religious beliefs,<ref name="Amy Barrett info"/> the [[U.S. Senate]] voted 55–43 to confirm Barrett on October 31, 2017,<ref>[https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=115&session=1&vote=00255 U.S. Senate: U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 115th Congress - 1st Session]</ref> with [[Joe Donnelly]], [[Tim Kaine]], and [[Joe Manchin]] being the only [[Democrats]] who voted for her.

After intense, irrational [[liberal]] opposition to her confirmation for the Seventh Circuit, which included [[Dem]] [[Senator]] [[Dianne Feinstein]] questioning her religious beliefs,<ref name="Amy Barrett info"/> the [[U.S. Senate]] voted 55–43 to confirm Barrett on October 31, 2017,<ref>[https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=115&session=1&vote=00255 U.S. Senate: U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 115th Congress - 1st Session]</ref> with [[Joe Donnelly]], [[Tim Kaine]], and [[Joe Manchin]] being the only [[Democrats]] who voted for her.

[[Susan B. Anthony]] List described Judge Barrett's confirmation as a [[pro-life]] victory: "Judge Amy Barrett’s confirmation is a victory for the pro-life movement as well as for the fundamental freedom of all Americans to live out their faith in the public square,” said SBA List President Marjorie Dannenfelser. “In spite of her exemplary qualifications, Judge Barrett was subject to outrageous personal attacks for her Catholic faith from pro-abortion Senators during her confirmation hearing. Those attacks have no place in America, let alone Congress, in the 21st century.”<ref>https://www.sba-list.org/newsroom/press-releases/pro-life-victory-judge-amy-barrett-confirmed</ref>

[[Susan B. Anthony]] List described Judge Barrett's confirmation as a [[pro-life]] victory:

 

{{quotebox-float|"Judge Amy Barrett’s confirmation is a victory for the pro-life movement as well as for the fundamental freedom of all Americans to live out their faith in the public square,” said SBA List President Marjorie Dannenfelser. “In spite of her exemplary qualifications, Judge Barrett was subject to outrageous personal attacks for her Catholic faith from pro-abortion Senators during her confirmation hearing. Those attacks have no place in America, let alone Congress, in the 21st century.”<ref>https://www.sba-list.org/newsroom/press-releases/pro-life-victory-judge-amy-barrett-confirmed</ref>}}

Axios reported a "scoop" that [[President Trump]] is "saving" Judge Barrett to be [[Ruth Ginsburg|Ginsburg]]'s replacement.<ref>[https://www.axios.com/supreme-court-trump-judge-amy-barrett-ruth-bader-ginsburg-11d25276-a92e-4094-8958-eb2d197707c8.html Scoop: Trump "saving" Judge Amy Barrett for Ruth Bader Ginsburg seat]</ref> As he was deliberating last year over replacing Supreme Court Justice [[Anthony Kennedy]], Trump told confidants he had big plans for Judge Amy Coney Barrett.

Axios reported a "scoop" that [[President Trump]] is "saving" Judge Barrett to be [[Ruth Ginsburg|Ginsburg]]'s replacement.<ref>[https://www.axios.com/supreme-court-trump-judge-amy-barrett-ruth-bader-ginsburg-11d25276-a92e-4094-8958-eb2d197707c8.html Scoop: Trump "saving" Judge Amy Barrett for Ruth Bader Ginsburg seat]</ref> As he was deliberating last year over replacing Supreme Court Justice [[Anthony Kennedy]], Trump told confidants he had big plans for Judge Amy Coney Barrett.