Grassley Moves To Set Up Committee Vote On Kavanaugh Nomination
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Source: The Hill
By Jordain Carney, 3 hrs. ago.
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is moving to set up a Judiciary Committee vote on Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court nomination, likely next week. Grassley's office on Monday sent out an agenda for a business meeting the committee will have on Thursday. Kavanaugh's nomination is included as one of roughly two dozen judicial nominations that could get a vote.
The move means Kavanaugh's nomination could get a vote as soon as this week. But Democrats are expected to delay the vote until next week, meaning Kavanaugh's nomination will likely be taken up by the committee on Sept. 20.
Under committee rules, any one senator can delay a nomination by a week when it's on the agenda for the first time, as Kavanaugh's nomination will be on Thursday. Nominations are routinely held over for a week.
Grassley had previously indicated last Thursday that he would place Kavanaugh's nomination on the committee's agenda for Sept. 13. Grassley's notice on Monday formally sets in motion the Republican plan of getting Kavanaugh confirmed to the Supreme Court by October, when the justices will start their next term...More...
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Republicans hold the majority on the Judiciary Committee, so Kavanaugh is expected to easily clear the panel despite the heated 4-day hearing. A simple majority is then needed to get him confirmed by the full Senate.
To sink it, Dems. need to peel off at least 2 GOP senators & keep their entire caucus united. No Democrats have said they will support Kavanaugh, yet. But several red-state Democrats are viewed as potential yes votes. Democrats' best chance at picking up 2 GOP votes are likely GOP Sens. Susan Collins (ME) & Lisa Murkowski (AK).
Fred Guttenberg (L) father of 14-year-old Jaime, his daughter who was killed at the Parkland, FL massacre. At the hearings, Mr. Guttenberg attended as a guest of Sen. Diane Feinstein and was seated 3 rows behind Kavanaugh. During a break when he tried to reach out to BK as he does with other public figures, he was avoided. https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/brett-kavanaugh-fred-guttenberg-parkland-snub_us_5b8ecc9ee4b0162f4727a279
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"As Tuesday’s morning session ended, Guttenberg said he approached Kavanaugh for a handshake. “Put out my hand to introduce myself as Jaime Guttenberg’s dad,” he wrote on Twitter. “He pulled his hand back, turned his back to me and walked away. I guess he did not want to deal with the reality of gun violence.” Huff Post.
In his nomination speech, Kavanaugh spoke emotionally about his wife and two daughters, who were at the press conference. He described coaching his girls and taking them to sporting events. “I thank God every day for my family,” Kavanaugh said in the press conference.
https://heavy.com/news/2018/07/brett-kavanaugh-children-kids-daughter-m/
Dems will need such majorities to fix this clusterfuck, it will be decades. And then came climate change. It's not looking very good for the human race.
Vote like your life depends on it because it does.
