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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWhy dont the US Senate Republican a$$hole$ like McConnell,Gra$$ley,and Hatch schedule
the Kavanaugh confirmation vote late November/early December after the elections and before the new Congress starts?
That way FBI investigates the allegations against Kavanaugh, Dr. Ford and Kavaugh testifies in front of the Judiciary committee,and the lameduck Republican controlled US Senate can vote to confirm Kavanaugh.
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Why dont the US Senate Republican a$$hole$ like McConnell,Gra$$ley,and Hatch schedule (Original Post)
nkpolitics1212
Sep 2018
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Because there is more Kavanaugh dirt to come, and they want him locked in before it hits the fan.
Midnight Writer
Sep 2018
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lapfog_1
(29,199 posts)1. they are afraid of losing the Senate in November
and it would be the height of hypocrisy to then hold a lame duck session of the Senate to ram through an unpopular choice for SCOTUS
unblock
(52,208 posts)3. first, they don't give a rat's behind about hypocrisy.
second, mcturtle has already said that it's only the *presidential* election that matters, a conveniently self-serving rationale to support his historic power grab.
MattP
(3,304 posts)2. The archive will be done with his records in October that scares them
ProudLib72
(17,984 posts)4. I agree with senator Hirono
We forestall another Rump pick. In two year's time, we put Garland on the bench.
Midnight Writer
(21,753 posts)5. Because there is more Kavanaugh dirt to come, and they want him locked in before it hits the fan.