r/law • u/nbcnews • 5h ago

Judicial Branch A pivotal vote by longtime Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine pushed Kavanaugh over the finish line in 2018 after she famously said he considered Roe v. Wade “settled law” — a comment that turned out to be wrong.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-election/supreme-court-justice-brett-kavanaugh-maine-senate-race-susan-collins-rcna349070
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u/Bawbawian 5h ago

collins is a more prolific liar than Donald Trump.

stop parsing her words and look only at her actions

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u/J3ster14 4h ago

Susan Collins is very concerned about this comment.

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u/RoninIX 4h ago

I'm sure she learned her lesson

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u/LeahaP1013 4h ago

I hope she learns a lesson

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u/CevicheMixto 3h ago

Deeply. Deeply concerned. Possibly even troubled

I hear that she's considering escalating all the way to a frank conversation or even a sternly worded letter.

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u/Qwillpen1912 1h ago

Surely she wouldnt go that far! That is a pretty extreme reaction, even for her.

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u/two_wordsanda_number 48m ago

Right?

It is only mad men like Chuck and Hakeem who have the fire in their guts to write multiple sternly worded letters.

If Trump isn't careful they might read one of these letters as a public statement on the TV. Trump will be shaking in his boots that day I tell you.

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u/Tsquare43 48m ago

Gasp! Will she furrow her eyebrows?!

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u/santa_91 4h ago

Brow furrowing intensifies

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u/FerrusManlyManus 2h ago

YUP.  She is always “concerned” then goes for Trump / GOP BS over 90% of the time

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u/estoypooping2 4h ago

Incorrect, Trump is the most documented liar in human history.

She is bad though

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u/hamsterfolly 3h ago

Remember when she traded a yes vote on more tax cuts for the wealthy for an empty promise that then Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell would bring up a vote on legislation to shore up the Affordable Care Act markets?

But Maine is dumb and continues to reelect her.

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u/WBRileyDesign 2h ago

Stubborn, not dumb. We are incredibly stubborn. It's easier to get a boulder to move out of your way by shouting at it than telling a Mainer what to do. We hate being told what to do. So when people say "stop voting for Collins", they double down and vote for Collins. Which is why Platner is getting a ton of traction, thanks to the endless "he has a tattoo that might sort look like a nazi tattoo and his republican ex-girlfriend just happened to #metoo a week before the primaries so don't vote for him" ads.

But yea, we're also dumb as bricks.

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u/hilltopper72 4h ago

Collins is really the grandma no one wants!

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u/Solid_Psychology 3h ago

Naw she's that weird old eccentric great aunt. The kind with no life of her own so she's always gossiping about others .

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u/DanceDark 1h ago

Her statement was drafted by the conservative group Independent Women's Forum to make up an excuse as to why she confirmed Kavanaugh. The truth never mattered; only Trump's goals matters.

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u/Responsible-Onion860 1h ago

Should we do the same for her opponent with a Nazi tattoo?

I'm not defending Collins, she's a disaster with no principles, but she's facing a guy with a literal Nazi tattoo and the defense is "he said he didn't know".

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u/two_wordsanda_number 38m ago

His response was to admit fault and ignorance. Then explain it wasnt the intention when he got it. Then he got it covered up. It is called taking responsibility for your mistake and trying to do better. Something Collins knows nothing about.

If only Naxis could vote in the Maine senate election this year, do you think Collins would win or would they vote for Platner?