Alito Confirmed 58-42
Today the Senate took up the question of the nomination of Judge Samuel Alito to become the 105th Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court replacing Justice Sandra Day-O’Connor. The Senate voted to approve the nomination by a vote of 58-42.
Democrats voting in the majority were, Senators Byrd, Conrad, Johnson, and Nelson (NE). Republican voting in the minority - Chafee. And the Senate’s only Independent, Spineless Jeffords voted in the minority.
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