Monday night’s confirmation in a 52-48 vote of Federal Appellate Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court is the capstone of those efforts, giving conservatives the 6-3 majority they have long sought. That confirmation — which comes as both Trump and many of his allies in the Senate face potential potential defeat in an election that is just days away — highlights how effective the Republican takeover of the judicial branch has been.
“For the first time in more than 80 years, we will have a true conservative majority on the Supreme Court,” said Mike Davis, who runs the Article 3 Project, a group that advocates for conservative justice. Echoing a favorite Trump theme, Davis hopes that Barrett will “protect everyday Americans from government overreach and mob rule.”