Posted on 09/28/2018 8:07:18 AM PDT by yesthatjallen
Four Democratic members of the Senate Judiciary Committee walked out of the hearing room in protest after Republicans decided along party lines to schedule a “time certain” vote on Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh for 1:30 p.m.
Sens. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) and Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) walked out of the room, causing a burst of activity from photographers in the well of the hearing room who captured the moment.
“I strongly object. This is just totally ridiculous. What a railroad job. My answer is no, no, no!” Hirono yelled out shortly before leaving the room.
Harris declined to vote, staying silent to protest Republicans handling of the nomination, as did Booker.
A clearly frustrated Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), the chairman of the Judiciary Committee, rebuked the photographers for standing up to snap shots of the Democratic protest, obstructing the view of the audience, and threatened to kick them out.
“I’m sure a lot of people are irritated right now,” Grassley said as he wrapped up his comments.
He also reproached Harris for remaining silent during the roll call scheduling a vote on Kavanaugh.
“It breaks our rules and customs,” Grassley said.
The panel is expected to approve Kavanaugh's confirmation on Friday given the support of a key Republican, Sen. Jeff Flake (Ariz.).
The Democrats who walked out held what they said was an impromptu press conference outside the committee room.
“This is about raw power. You’re seeing that in displayed in this hearing this morning, you’ve been seeing it from the process in the beginning,” Harris said.
Hironi said Kavanaugh’s opening statement was too partisan to be a Supreme Court justice.
“I have never heard a Supreme Court justice come out and say there is a vast left-wing conspiracy to undermine his nomination,” she said.
She also said Democrats had not coordinated the walkout.
“We did not coordinate walking out. You know we feel this in here,” he said pointing to her heart.
Good. That means only 48 votes needed.
The walk out strategy didn’t work in WI or TX.
It won’t work here either.
Wahhhhhhhhh! Someone has wet pants.
Petulant brats.
Liar . . . Harris has no heart
“I have never heard a Supreme Court justice come out and say there is a vast left-wing conspiracy to undermine his nomination”
Truth hurts.
“Supreme Court Justice”—I guess it’s a done deal, then.
Great!
Neither does Hironi
That was a pre-planned walkout ... they went right to where the cameras and mics were waiting for them.
Where they going Mexico or Canada ? LOL
Sleazeballs to the end, the democrats.
Well.....Bye.
“I have never heard a Supreme Court justice come out and say there is a vast left-wing conspiracy to undermine his nomination,” she said.”
Yeah, he told the truth. Scandalous!
#walkaway
#stayaway
The FBI needs to be watching these for me thinks they may have some nefarious ties.
Did Hirono walk out, or did she slither?
Elections have consequences.
The Democrat Thug Party
Lock out the depraved bastards.
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