She will show up, the Dems will demand that the hearing be suspended, then when Grassley rules that the hearing will proceed and just when she is to be sworn in all the Dems will walk out in protest. Since the committee rules require at least on member of the minority for a quorum the hearing will be cancelled. All of this is, of course, predicated on whether or not Ford had submitted he written testimony prior to the hearing, (two days prior if my memory is correct). I’m not sure if she will submit her written testimony since it is submitted under penalty of perjury, If she doesn’t she can not be allowed to testify.
She should have had it in today. I assume Grassley would have said something had she missed the deadline.
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.
But................
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.
Also: a member of the Minority would have to be there to call for a quorum LOL!
Senate rules are nuts!