Late flight snags Jackson’s committee vote

[mystery-ak]

 Late flight snags Jackson’s committee vote
by Jordain Carney - 04/04/22 1:35 PM ET

A Democratic senator’s flight snafu is delaying a committee vote on Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Supreme Court nomination.

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) took the panel into a break as it waits for Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) to make it back to Washington, D.C.

“Due to a passenger medical emergency, Senator Padilla’s flight was turned back and returned to LAX, delaying his arrival to Washington. He boarded the first available flight this morning and will arrive this afternoon,” a Padilla spokesperson said.

Jackson’s nomination is expected to get a tied vote in committee. That doesn’t sink the nomination, but it will require Democrats to take an extra step to discharge her nomination to the full Senate.

But in order to get the tied committee vote, Democrats need Padilla to be present. The committee is evenly split 11-11.

“We have a problem,” Durbin said, referring to Padilla’s flight delay.

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https://thehill.com/news/senate/3258536-late-flight-snags-jacksons-committee-vote/

[Cyber Liberty]

Republicans need to deny Quorum for this vote.  But...will they, and can they keep all the Republicans out of the room?  Collins is not on the Judiciary Committee, but Sasse and Cornyn are.

[Kamaji]

Republicans need to deny Quorum for this vote.  But...will they, and can they keep all the Republicans out of the room?  Collins is not on the Judiciary Committee, but Sasse and Cornyn are.

Fingers crossed.

[jmyrlefuller]

Update:
Since the committee deadlocked 11-11, the Senate voted to "discharge" the committee, basically bypassing the committee and bringing her vote to the floor directly.
https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2022-04-04/senate-panel-judge-ketanji-brown-jacksons-supreme-court-nomination

[Kamaji]

Update:
Since the committee deadlocked 11-11, the Senate voted to "discharge" the committee, basically bypassing the committee and bringing her vote to the floor directly.
https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2022-04-04/senate-panel-judge-ketanji-brown-jacksons-supreme-court-nomination

So the Supreme Court will have its first Groomer Justice.  What a shame. 

[Cyber Liberty]

Murk's up for reelection this year.....

[Smokin Joe]

So the Supreme Court will have its first Groomer Justice.  What a shame.

That only leaves impeachment for some egregious misdeed.