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Democrats ask Pence to skip Barrett vote over COVID-19 risk
The Associated Press ^ | October 26, 2020 | By LISA MASCARO

Posted on 10/26/2020 3:49:16 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer

WASHINGTON - A deeply torn Senate is set to confirm Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court, but Democratic leaders are asking Vice President Mike Pence to stay away from presiding over Monday’s session due to potential health risks after his aides tested positive for COVID-19.

But Democrats said in a letter to Pence on it’s “not a risk worth taking,” according to copy obtained by The Associated Press.

Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer and his leadership team wrote that not only would Pence’s presence violate Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines, “it also be a violation of common decency and courtesy.”

“Nothing about your presence in the Senate tomorrow can be considered essential,” the Democrats wrote. They warned of the risk not just to senators but the police, restaurant workers and others who keep the Capitol running.

Schumer, of New York, said the Trump administration’s drive to install Barrett during the coronavirus crisis shows “the Republican Party is willing to ignore the pandemic in order to rush this nominee forward.”

To underscore the potential health risks, Schumer urged his colleagues Sunday not to linger in the chamber but “cast your votes quickly and from a safe distance.” Some GOP senators tested positive for the coronavirus following a Rose Garden event with Trump to announce Barrett’s nomination, but they have since said they have been cleared by their doctors from quarantine.

By pushing for Barrett’s ascension so close to the Nov. 3 election, Trump and his Republican allies are counting on a campaign boost, in much the way they believe McConnell’s refusal to allow the Senate to consider Obama’s nominee in February 2016 created excitement for Trump among conservatives and evangelical Christians eager for a Republican president to replace the late Justice Antonin Scalia.

(Excerpt) Read more at apnews.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Indiana; US: New York
KEYWORDS: amyconeybarrett; chuckschumer; covid19; mikepence; newyork; scotus; upchuckschumer
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1 posted on 10/26/2020 3:49:16 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Ah-hem. To hell with you, democrats.


2 posted on 10/26/2020 3:50:45 AM PDT by Caipirabob (Communists...Socialists...Fascists & AntiFa...Democrats...Traitors... Who can tell the difference?)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

They are SHAMELESS!


3 posted on 10/26/2020 3:50:47 AM PDT by Ann Archy (Abortion....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Are the Democrats saying masks don’t work?


4 posted on 10/26/2020 3:52:47 AM PDT by skr (May God confound the enemy)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

If Pence wears a mask there should be no problem as masks are 100% effective (just ask fauci). / sarc


5 posted on 10/26/2020 3:53:36 AM PDT by where's_the_Outrage? (Drain the Swamp. Build the Wall.)
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To: skr

Exactly.


6 posted on 10/26/2020 3:54:14 AM PDT by lovesdogs
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

This is bio warfare.


7 posted on 10/26/2020 3:55:15 AM PDT by mewzilla (Break out the mustard seeds.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Schumer thinks we are all stupid and can’t see through his real intentions?


8 posted on 10/26/2020 3:56:48 AM PDT by no_go_lie
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

I guess they are saying don’t work


9 posted on 10/26/2020 3:57:02 AM PDT by Bulwinkle (Bulwinkke, a.k.a. Daffy Duck)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

I would rather spend the day in a COVID ward with no mask than spend a day under socialism. The far left is a real danger to normal, decent people.


10 posted on 10/26/2020 3:57:46 AM PDT by Pollster1 ("Governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed")
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

No complaints during the riots...can’t complain now.


11 posted on 10/26/2020 3:59:03 AM PDT by BookmanTheJanitor
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
Well, I’ve heard voting by mail is a great way to get your voice heard! Also over the interwebs, drive thru and zoom voting are easy, cheap and above all.....safe! 🙄
12 posted on 10/26/2020 3:59:34 AM PDT by Maskot (Put every dem/lib in prison........like yesterday!!!)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

What does Schumer know of decency and courtesy?


13 posted on 10/26/2020 4:01:13 AM PDT by Mashood
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Dems weren’t even going to attend to vote anyway, were they?


14 posted on 10/26/2020 4:01:42 AM PDT by a real Sheila (Love my golden retrievers!)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Could the rats be more obvious?


15 posted on 10/26/2020 4:02:29 AM PDT by Flick Lives (My work's illegal, but at least it's honest. - Capt. Malcolm Reynolds)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

What’s Chuck afraid of? The vaccine he got last December with Nancy should still be effective, unless he doesn’t trust the Chinese science...


16 posted on 10/26/2020 4:03:14 AM PDT by Dixie Yooper (Ephesians 6:11)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

The GOPe has completely ignored the Rat Children Party throughout the ACB confirmation process. Why start listening to these Drama Queens now. Elections have consequences as has Rat abuse of the Senate confirmation process for the last 30 years.


17 posted on 10/26/2020 4:03:26 AM PDT by No_Mas_Obama
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
I am sure suitable Coronavirus protective equipment cold be provided for the dims


18 posted on 10/26/2020 4:06:26 AM PDT by spokeshave (White Confederate statue kills black man......Another month of protests.... (HT to seawolf101))
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To: spokeshave

cold = could


19 posted on 10/26/2020 4:07:14 AM PDT by spokeshave (White Confederate statue kills black man......Another month of protests.... (HT to seawolf101))
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To: mewzilla

How many Democrats have you heard that got COVID? Just a handful. They are getting it and not reporting it. It’s all over the news when Republicans get it. Over 200 Dem Reps and no one getting COVID?


20 posted on 10/26/2020 4:09:15 AM PDT by Engedi
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