[Bonaparte]

"The only way we can ensure that something like this does not happen in the future is to have ideological diversity on the committees."

That's why this will happen over and over. They'd rather die than put a conservative on the committee.

[rmlew]

That's why this will happen over and over. They'd rather die than put a conservative on the committee.

Not quite.
We need to pressure and embarras them. They will budge, but only if the alternative is worse.