Posted on 11/26/2018 2:13:34 PM PST by Cheerio
Democrat Kamala Harris could be kicked off the Senate Judiciary Committee as Senate Republicans consider reducing the size of the 21-member committee ahead of the transition to the new Congress.
Harris could be booted because the first-term senator is the Senate Judiciary Committee’s most junior member, Fox News reported. Predictably, Harris is fighting the move because it provides a high-profile stage for her showboating antics ahead of her rumored 2020 presidential run.
Democrats are negotiating with Republicans to keep the committee at 21 members, or are trying to convince a more-senior Democrat to step down so Harris could take their place.
Naturally, Democrats played the Race Card in a bid to keep Harris’ seat. Brian Fallon — the former press secretary for Hillary Clinton’s disastrous 2016 presidential campaign — puffed:
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They don't control the Senate for one thing.
Right after having lost suburban women in the mid-terms what better way to attract them back then taking steps meant solely to remove a woman from the Senate Judiciary Committee?
Duh - I must have been half asleep - thanks!
At least she still has her knees and back.
Republicans control the Senate.
If Dems take it back in ‘20 then yes they could increase to 21. But Harris wants to be on the stage now.
The major advantage to reducing membership to 20 would be that the split would be 11 to 9. The republicans would have a 2 vote majority so they would not face the situation where one rouge member could hold up a favorable report on a nominee. Think Flake in Kaveanue hearing.
This all boils down to paralleled
perceptions.
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