Democrats Plan To Boycott Senate Committee Vote On Barrett Nomination

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Source: NPR

Senate Democrats say they plan to boycott Thursday's scheduled vote on the nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court.

"Throughout the hearings last week, committee Democrats demonstrated the damage a Justice Barrett would do – to health care, reproductive freedoms, the ability to vote, and other core rights that Americans cherish," Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee said in a statement announcing their boycott. "We will not grant this process any further legitimacy by participating in a committee markup of this nomination just twelve days before the culmination of an election that is already underway."

Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham rejected the Democratic assertion that at least two minority members were needed to proceed with the nomination.

"I will move forward," he said Wednesday evening. "She deserves a vote."

Read more: https://www.npr.org/2020/10/21/926351649/democrats-plan-to-boycott-senate-committee-vote-on-barrett-nomination

[AlexSFCA]

1. Will Feinstein show up anyway?

[VarryOn]

4. After Schumer lined her out, I bet not! Nt

[onetexan]

6. i wonder what the hell she was thinking!

[Hoyt]

2. That'll show them. Although, I get wanting to do something.

[unblock]

3. But garland didn't deserve a vote for some completely unknown reason....

[BigmanPigman]

5. Good for Schumer.

Call him tomorrow to encourage and thank him. [phone]. US Senate

Call the GOP senators and Mitch too...give then Hell..."NO VOTE FOR YOUR REELECTION!"

[cstanleytech]

7. Only way the GOP might be able to save themselves in the long run from a huge loss

due to the Democrats increasing SCOTUS to 13 or more is to kill her nomination.
Of course they cannot simply do that because they fear the wrath of Trump voters however if they truly want to do it they could have 4 to 5 of their Senators not running for office this time call out with claims of contracting the Coronavirus or potentially coming into contact with someone that "might" have had it so they cannot show up due to fears of spreading it to others.

[yaesu]

8. I wonder, if Dems refused to work with the fascists on temporary funding the gov that may have

stop the fascists cold as far as filling this seat as there would be no congress to vote, shit, lost opportunity.

[cstanleytech]

9. Considering the GOP gave the middle finger on providing assistance to people they caused

economic hardship on due to the GOPs response to the coronavirus I kind of doubt they would blink at the funding thing before an election if they truly want to try and corrupt SCOTUS completely.

[brooklynite]

10. I don't understand the Democrats' argument

Assuming all Republicans show up, they have a quorum and a majority vote.

[BumRushDaShow]

12. To send a message to our base (which also goes into the Congressional record)

In place of the Democratic senators, aides had placed 10 large portraits of people who benefited from the Affordable Care Act in their seats. Each person was someone that the Democratic senators spoke about at Barrett’s confirmation hearing last week, which senators centered around the issue of health care and the future of Obamacare.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/10/22/amy-coney-barrett-nomination-vote-live-updates/#link-AOVU4RLDCBHV3FRYL6A7QS5KHY

[BumRushDaShow]

11. Just saw that they had the vote with Democrats boycotting

Republican-led committee approves Barrett nomination
By Seung Min Kim

The Senate Judiciary Committee advanced the nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court with solely Republican support Thursday, as Democrats boycotted the vote in protest of what they viewed as an illegitimate confirmation process. The vote was 12-to-zero, with no Democrats present to officially register their objections. The Democratic senators, along with Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.), will hold a news conference later Thursday morning.

“That was their choice,” Committee Chairman Lindsey O. Graham (R-S.C.) said. “It will be my choice to vote the nominee out of committee. We’re not going to allow them to take over the committee.” In place of the Democratic senators, aides had placed 10 large portraits of people who benefited from the Affordable Care Act in their seats. Each person was someone that the Democratic senators spoke about at Barrett’s confirmation hearing last week, which senators centered around the issue of health care and the future of Obamacare.

Democrats are sure to accuse Graham of breaking committee rules to hold the vote, since the panel generally requires two members of the minority to be present to conduct committee business.

But Republican aides said if a majority of the entire committee is present – which, on Thursday, they were – that means the Judiciary Committee can go ahead, under longstanding precedents. There have been more than a half dozen instances, including under Democratic control, since 2006 when the committee has conducted business without two members of the minority being there.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/10/22/amy-coney-barrett-nomination-vote-live-updates/#link-AOVU4RLDCBHV3FRYL6A7QS5KHY