Republican-led committee approves Barrett nomination

[brooklynite]

Source: Washington Post

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.



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[Ferrets are Cool]

1. Bastards

[Bayard]

2. Any chance of a few rethuglicans voting against her?

[Jose Garcia]

3. Yes, but not enough to stop the nomination

[melm00se]

5. You never know, you might get lucky.

[Baclava]

4. Final confirmation vote on the full Senate floor on Monday, looks like a done deal

Unless there are more defections

[nwliberalkiwi]

6. The New Judge

The Repug whore moves down the street.