update 12/3/18
The Loneliness of Tim Scott or how nearly the entire Republican mainstream, including its intellectual class, has either embraced voter suppression or turned a blind eye to it. https://t.co/8O19BudVN2
— b-boy bouiebaisse (@jbouie) December 3, 2018
update 11/29/18:
CNN: GOP Senator Tim Scott has decided to oppose the nomination of federal judge Thomas Farr, effectively ending his chance of being confirmed.
— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) November 29, 2018
The vote on Farr will be soon. He would be a terrible pick for a judge. Gutless Republicans will probably approve him.
Two highly-qualified women of color had their nominations blocked by the GOP to serve on the Eastern District Court in North Carolina. And now the GOP want to fill this vacancy with Thomas Farr, whose nomination represents a historic injustice to the people of NC. I will vote no. pic.twitter.com/fYHbvpSKZD
— Kamala Harris (@SenKamalaHarris) November 28, 2018
WOW, under immense pressure, SC Sen. Tim Scott votes yes to move forward on judicial nominee, supporting the president and not civil rights groups who say the nominee has a history of supporting voter suppression, including with minorities.
Unclear if he is a yes on final
— Lisa Desjardins (@LisaDNews) November 28, 2018
I've worked on judicial nominations in DC for 30+ years, and I've never seen a worst nominee than Thomas Farr.
— Ronald Klain (@RonaldKlain) November 27, 2018
North Carolinians deserve better than Thomas Farr. #StopFarr https://t.co/mDmDha8HWK
— The Democrats (@TheDemocrats) November 27, 2018
Sen. Scott on Farr nomination: “I don’t really have a good answer for you. I have no answer, actually”
— Burgess Everett (@burgessev) November 27, 2018
A vote for Thomas Farr this week is a vote in support of voter suppression. His confirmation for a life-long judgeship would be a travesty for American democracy. That is not an exaggeration. https://t.co/SvUb4I4WYU
— Cory Booker (@CoryBooker) November 27, 2018
Today, the Senate will vote on whether to advance one of Trump's most controversial court picks, Thomas Farr.
Farr helped draft NC's voter suppression law, defended racist gerrymandering + may have lied to senators about aiding Jesse Helms in disenfranchising black voters. https://t.co/5DBhsLwJ2f
— Jennifer Bendery (@jbendery) November 26, 2018
Thomas Farr’s record of hostility to voting rights & civil rights disqualifies him for a lifetime appointment as a judge. That’s why @staceyabrams and I are calling on every Senator who reveres our democracy to reject his nomination. https://t.co/3pAymqoCki
— Andrew Gillum (@AndrewGillum) November 27, 2018
Sen. Susan Collins told me she would support the district court nomination of Thomas Farr, saying she met with him and he alleviated her concerns, while also noting the American Bar Association’s position on him — a big boost for GOP with his nomination hanging by a thread
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) November 27, 2018
Here is a link to that previously unreleased DOJ "j-memo," obtained by the Post: https://t.co/988QicBPpK https://t.co/nEODdLl4c1
— Seung Min Kim (@seungminkim) November 28, 2018
Sad! 