again, no understanding, no one bothers to read the facts in previous posts.
The committee will no longer be 10-9 GOP. With the added majority, the committee ratios change. The new Judiciary committee will be 11-9 or 10-8.
Specter's vote will not matter, but he will not oppose the President's nominees anyway.
If the ratio is 11-9 and one of the 11 votes with the 9, we have a tie.
If the ratio is 10-8 and one of the 10 votes with the 8, we have a tie.
Except for when the Senate was split 50-50 and a special rule was agreed upon by Lott and Daschle, a tie results in NO action, i.e. the nomination does not go to the floor.
Or am I not understanding something that you understand?