"In my view, the role under the Constitution assigned to the Senate is to look at the credentials, experience and qualifications of the nominee. It is not to assess whether a nominee reflects the individual ideology of a senator or would vote exactly as an individual senator would want."
If Collins votes for Jackson, The Times reported, Vice President Kamala Harris would not have to cast the tie breaking vote - an "Unprecedented outcome that some saw as potentially damaging to the court's standing," the outlet reported.
The Maine senator also told The Times that Jackson had assured her that she would "Forever stay out of" the issue of packing the court.
When Collins voted against Barrett in 2020, she said that the vote did not have to do with Barrett's character.
"Because this vote is occurring prior to the election, I will vote against the nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett," she said in a statement.
"To be clear, my vote does not reflect any conclusion that I have reached about Judge Barrett's qualifications to serve on the Supreme Court."
"What I have concentrated on is being fair and consistent, and I do not think it is fair nor consistent to have a Senate confirmation vote prior to the election," Collins added, a sentiment widely expressed by Democrats at the time.
Wednesday, March 30, 2022
GOP Maine Senator Who Opposed Barrett Confirmation Says She Supports Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson
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