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She has a point

Sec. 1975. Establishment of Commission

(a) Generally
There is established the United States Commission on Civil Rights (hereinafter in this chapter referred to as the ''Commission'').

(b) Membership
The Commission shall be composed of 8 members. Not more than 4 of the members shall at any one time be of the same political party. The initial membership of the Commission shall be the members of the United States Commission on Civil Rights on September 30, 1994. Thereafter vacancies in the membership of the Commission shall continue to be appointed as follows:
- (1) 4 members of the Commission shall be appointed by the
  President.
- (2) 2 members of the Commission shall be appointed by the
  President pro tempore of the Senate, upon the recommendations of
  the majority leader and the minority leader, and of the members
  appointed not more than one shall be appointed from the same
  political party.
- (3) 2 members of the Commission shall be appointed by the
  Speaker of the House of Representatives upon the recommendations
  of the majority leader and the minority leader, and of the
  members appointed not more than one shall be appointed from the
  same political party.

(c) Terms
The term of office of each member of the Commission shall be 6 years. The term of each member of the Commission in the initial membership of the Commission shall expire on the date such term would have expired as of September 30, 1994.

(d) Chairperson
- (1) Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3), the individuals serving as Chairperson and Vice Chairperson of the United States Commission on Civil Rights on September 30, 1994 shall initially fill those roles on the Commission.
- (2) Thereafter the President may, with the concurrence of a majority of the Commission's members, designate a Chairperson or Vice Chairperson, as the case may be, from among the Commission's members.
- (3) The President shall, with the concurrence of a majority of the Commission's members, fill a vacancy by designating a Chairperson or Vice Chairperson, as the case may be, from among the Commission's members.
- (4) The Vice Chairperson shall act in place of the Chairperson in the absence of the Chairperson.

(e) Removal of members
The President may remove a member of the Commission only for neglect of duty or malfeasance in office.

(f) Quorum
5 members of the Commission constitute a quorum of the Commission

The Commission shall be composed of 8 members. Not more than 4 of the members shall at any one time be of the same political party.

What is the breakout of party affiliation of the commission now? They voted 5-3 to keep the new member off; were all 5 of those Demoncrats? Then one of them should be GONE!

Actually, heretofore, when a member leaves for any reason, other than the end of the term, the person appointed to fill the term ONLY serves until the term is up. It's not the person, it's the term.