Collins breaks ranks with Republican leaders over Supreme Court nominee
http://www.pressherald.com/2016/02/22/collins-breaks-ranks-with-republican-leaders-over-supreme-court-nominee/
U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, broke ranks with Republican leaders on Monday, telling CNN that President Obamas nominee to fill a vacancy on the U.S. Supreme Court should be given a hearing.
Collins, a moderate, was joined by another Republican senator, Mark Kirk of Illinois, who told CNN the nominee should not only get a hearing, but a vote.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky has stated publicly that Obama should not name a replacement for Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, who died Feb. 13 at the age of 79. McConnell, who has vowed to block any nomination, said the next president should get to choose Scalias replacement. Scalia was widely viewed as a staunch and influential conservative justice....
It is the duty of the Senate, under the Constitution, to give our advice and give our consent or withhold our consent, she told the cable news outlet. I believe we should follow the regular order and give careful consideration to any nominee that the president may send to the Senate.
That's three: Collins, Kirk, and Tillis (NC). Drip... drip... drip...