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The crazies have already called for Kavanaugh to be impeached (before he has even been confirmed) It's the same playbook as they used against Trump https://www.vox.com/2018/9/27/17910524/supreme-court-impeach-impeachment-brett-kavanaugh
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Amazing “orchestration” of words... Flake speaks making it “sound” like he wants an amendment. Dems jump all over it. Grassley has them vote first, then will talk about it. He lets them talk then drops the hammer on the 2 hour time limit. Afterwards you can hear him say it was a “(ladies and) gentleman’s agreement” look that up! Brilliant!
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I think this was about getting a quorum. You need 7 members to discuss business. you need 9 members (including 2 from the minority party) to conduct business. To pass a bill or nomination out of the committee, you need a majority of the members. 21/2 = 10.5, so 11 members, two of which must be from the minority party. The threatened Democrat walkout would have prevented transacting committee business whether or not it was a nomination. The judiciary committee can't impose more FBI investigations on the Senate as a whole or make passing the nomination out contingent on more FBI investigations. Flake's promise seemed like a gambit to get the quorum, but not actually be an enforceable promise. it depends on whether Flake is a deciding vote on the Senate floor.
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McConnell will decide. If he has the votes he will go to the full Senate. Also, Pence can break a tie.