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1 posted on 09/25/2018 6:53:48 PM PDT by Jonty30
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An asterisk? Ah yes...the old Scarlet Letter Gambit. Nice try....effing losers.


2 posted on 09/25/2018 6:54:35 PM PDT by Bloody Sam Roberts (Get in the Spirit! The Spirit of '76!)
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Senators who vote present are counted towards a quorum, but only yea or nay votes are counted towards the result.


3 posted on 09/25/2018 6:57:19 PM PDT by Lurking Libertarian (Non sub homine, sed sub Deo et lege)
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Clarence Thomas wears his asterisk as a badge of honor. He’s a conservative hero and so will be Kavanaugh.


5 posted on 09/25/2018 6:58:13 PM PDT by tflabo
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If he gets 51 yea votes he’s in.

For fun...
Pertinent rules of the Judicial Committee (not the whole Senate):
1. Seven Members of the Committee, actually present, shall constitute a quorum for the purpose of discussing business. Nine Members of the Committee, including at least two Members of the minority, shall constitute a quorum for the purpose of transacting business. No bill, matter, or nomination shall be ordered reported from the Committee, however, unless a
majority of the Committee is actually present at the time such action is taken and a majority of those present support the action taken.

2. For the purpose of taking down sworn testimony, a quorum of the Committee and each Subcommittee thereof, now or hereafter appointed, shall consist of one Senator.

IV. BRINGING A MATTER TO A VOTE

The Chairman shall entertain a non-debatable motion to bring a matter before the Committee to a vote. If there is objection to bring the matter to a vote without further debate, a roll call vote of the Committee shall be taken, and debate shall be terminated if the motion to bring the matter to a vote without further debate passes with eleven votes in the affirmative, one of which must be cast by the minority.

However...
Senate Rule XXVI
3) The vote of any committee to report a measure or matter shall require the concurrence of a majority of the members of the committee who are present.


7 posted on 09/25/2018 7:01:08 PM PDT by mrsmith (Dumb sluts: Lifeblood of the Media, Backbone of the Democrat/RINO Party!)
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Trump should order a huge DOJ colonoscopy of the democRATs and the groups that support them just as they have been doing to the Republicans.
9 posted on 09/25/2018 7:08:08 PM PDT by MtnClimber (For photos of Colorado scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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They will all vote no. Their party is locked down on this nominee, totally invested in his defeat. No departure from party orders will be tolerated. The base would rebel.


10 posted on 09/25/2018 7:09:03 PM PDT by clintonh8r (Truth is hate speech to those who hate the truth.)
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Then the President should call a nationwide address and ask the people to remove Democratic Senators and congressmen from office. (He should do that anyway)


16 posted on 09/25/2018 7:13:26 PM PDT by samadams2000 (Get your houses in order.)
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It counts as no vote at all.


18 posted on 09/25/2018 7:15:59 PM PDT by Blood of Tyrants (Democratic socialism is when the majority of people vote to steal your property.)
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What happens if ALL DIMs resign tomorrow and self-admit to a lunatic asylum? Just wondering...
22 posted on 09/25/2018 7:22:07 PM PDT by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp?)
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What if during the time CBF used for stalling that her coaching team come up with last minute some kind of details of when and where (for example), coordinated with the willing press, during her testimony (yes under oath)?

Then Dems and media will cry that they need more time to ‘investigate’, and it is impossible for Grassley to proceed with the scheduled vote on Friday?


26 posted on 09/25/2018 7:34:52 PM PDT by Sir Napsalot (Pravda + Useful Idiots = USSR; Journ0List + Useful Idiots = DopeyChangey)
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They plan to impeach Kavanaugh, when they have enough votes. The vote (re. “asterisk”) would a protest move in that direction, if some of them vote that way.


34 posted on 09/25/2018 8:05:15 PM PDT by familyop ("Welcome to Costco. I love you." - -Costco greeter in the movie, "Idiocracy")
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And we will continue to pray.

God is bigger than the dems and their dirty tricks.

2016 proved that.

I would LOVE for some dems to break rank and vote the right thing.


38 posted on 09/25/2018 9:02:15 PM PDT by metmom ( ...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith......)
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Then Kavanaugh is in.

I’m wondering what if they don’t show up.


41 posted on 09/25/2018 10:05:59 PM PDT by bgill (CDC site, "We don't know how people are infected with Ebola.")
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Another DISintegrated mind of a sexist, EVIL, divide-and-conquer collectivist. A total embarrassment to the republic and the rule of law.


46 posted on 09/26/2018 12:13:19 AM PDT by PGalt
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A quorum is necessary, but unless they can prevent a quorum (doing so requires fully half of the Senate to be absent), only half-plus-one of the senators present need to vote for a bill.

A quorum call became an issue when McCain was unable to come to the Senate, because if every Democrat was absent, the Republicans would need 51 senators to pass legislation rather than being able to proceed with a majority of 50 out of 99. But apparently purposely fleeing a quorum call can get your ass dragged back to the Senate by the Capital Police! And they would only have to be able to find enough senators to meet a quorum!


50 posted on 09/26/2018 7:01:45 AM PDT by dangus ("The floor of Hell is paved with the skulls of bishops" -- St. Athanasius)
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