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This is an illegitimate appointment as the vote to advance her to the full senate was illegitimate. The next Senate should remove her on those grounds alone. Graham screwed up when he held a vote in violation of his own committees rules.
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@davej7458 clearly you don't understand what illegitimate means.
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You know the GOP rushed her onto the court because they know they will not have the votes to even keep control of the Senate. There was no other reason to hold an illegitimate vote in the committee breaking the committee rules. She should be removed by the next Senate on those grounds alone. Graham and Mitch McConnell broke the senate rules to get her appointed that shows how scared they are. It also shows you they are fascists who believe the ends justify the means.
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@onestepaway3232 Seven Members of the Committee, actually present, shall constitute a quorum for the purpose of discussing business. Nine Members of the Committee, including at least two Members of the minority, shall constitute a quorum for the purpose of transacting business. Senate.gov › judiciary › about › rules Committee Rules - Senate Judiciary Committee The senate can not vote on a nominee until after the judiciary committee holds a vote to advance the nominee to the full senate which requires a quorum that Graham didn't have so his vote to advance her to the Senate was illegitimate making the Senate vote to appoint her to the court the fruit of the poisoned tree.
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@onestepaway3232 you can feel free to try and find the rule that the Democratic party violated by not attending the vote. But you will find there are non requiring that senators show up for votes. So they didn't break the rules. It is a valid method of delaying a vote same as Mitch McConnell used to make sure Obama didn't fill court appointments including a supreme court nominee. As far as I am concerned turnabout is fair play the Democratic party didn't do anything that Mitch McConnell hasn't already done.
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@onestepaway3232 I didn't write the rules and choose to run my committee by them. Take it up with the majority leadership who wrote the rules.
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@onestepaway3232 it is telling that you think it is impossible to get enough support from the other party to get 2 members to show up for a vote though. It proves that you believe the majority should have full control of the Senate
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@onestepaway3232 so you are not the law and order party after all. Got it the rules shouldn't apply when it gets in the way of the fascist authoritarian power grab.
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