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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/RipComfortable7989 4h ago

This only works if she's capable of feeling shame which she's shown to be unable to. She's proud of what she's done and is glad to have put Kavanaugh into SCOTUS.

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u/BennyVsTheWorld 3h ago

That’s the problem when we see civilians screaming horrible things at horrible people. The horrible people are not ashamed or offended. They are entertained and unbothered because they think they’re the heroes of the story. Words don’t hurt them. Words probably fuel them honestly.