Schumer says Democrats won't give GOP quorum to advance Barrett nomination

[mystery-ak]

Schumer says Democrats won't give GOP quorum to advance Barrett nomination

Schumer called the Barrett confirmation effort 'illegitimate, dangerous and unpopular'

By Tyler Olson | Fox News

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer on Sunday night promised that Democrats will not "supply quorum" for votes to advance Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett's confirmation effort, essentially meaning that Democrats will boycott the votes in an attempt to stall the confirmation ahead of the election.

Schumer made the comments during a Sunday night press conference in which he also demanded Barrett recuse herself from any cases involving the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and the presidential election. Schumer called the Barrett confirmation process "illegitimate, dangerous and unpopular," Sunday as Democrats ramp up their rhetoric ahead of the Senate Judiciary Committee hearings on Barrett that start Monday.

Chad Pergram
@ChadPergram
1) Schumer on Senate GOPers trying to get Barrett out of Judiciary Cmte on October 22: "We will talk about when the actual vote occurs in committee and on the floor, Democrats will not..supply the quorum. Period."
5:30 PM · Oct 11, 2020

Chad Pergram
@ChadPergram
2) A quorum is necessary to conduct business in the cmte. Tills/Lee should be out of quarantine by then after testing positive. Mbrs may vote by proxy. But a proxy vote can not be the deciding vote.
5:30 PM · Oct 11, 2020

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[Wingnut]

Further down in the piece:

"There are ways around this. Most notably, the Senate can vote on a discharge resolution that would remove the responsibility of considering the Barrett nomination from the committee, allowing Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., to call the nomination for a full vote. The committee itself could also change its rules to get rid of the requirement that two Democrats be present,..."

[mystery-ak]

Further down in the piece:

"There are ways around this. Most notably, the Senate can vote on a discharge resolution that would remove the responsibility of considering the Barrett nomination from the committee, allowing Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., to call the nomination for a full vote. The committee itself could also change its rules to get rid of the requirement that two Democrats be present,..."

Mitch can take it to the Senate floor for a vote..bypass the committee..but will he?

[skeeter]

Again, the rat describes his own party - 'illegitimate, dangerous and unpopular'.

'Cept they're far more popular than they should be.