Another case of the Senate using the nuclear option?
The Senate Judiciary Committee is typically expected to “favorably report” nominees to the full Senate and that requires a majority of the Republican-controlled panel to give a thumbs-up.But that’s mere tradition, not a law or even a hard-and-fast rule!
The majority leader, here Mitch McConnell, has the power to put any nominee’s vote on the floor of the Senate at any time, provided he gives the other 99 lawmakers appropriate notice and at least 30 hours of debate time.
And Mitch McConnell is one angry majority leader as a result of the Progressives vile treatment of Judge Kavanaugh.
He swears that no matter what the committee does, there will be a Senate floor vote.
McConnell: Kavanaugh will get Senate floor vote no matter what
Senate majority leader says Brett Kavanaugh will get an up-or-down vote Kavanaugh is President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee Judiciary Committee would typically have to ‘favorably report’ a nominee first Mitch McConnell vowed to call the roll among all 100 senators no matter what Two women have publicly accused Kavanaugh of