Posted on 10/04/2020 8:30:39 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
It’s not been a good 24 hours for Republicans.
First, Donald Trump tweeted he had tested positive for COVID-19. Then, in rapid succession, several other White House aides reported positive tests, including Kellyanne Conway and campaign manager Bill Stepien.
If that weren’t bad enough, three Republican senators have reported positive coronavirus tests in the last 24 hours, with the latest being Wisconsin Senator Ron Johnson. Previously, North Carolina’s Thom Tillis and Utah’s Mike Lee also tested positive. All of them will go into quarantine for at least two weeks.
What does that do to the timeline to confirm Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court?
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says Barrett’s nomination will go forward as scheduled.
McConnell, who was interviewed on Hugh Hewitt’s radio program, said the Senate Judiciary Committee will take additional precautions as it moves forward with the confirmation process for Barrett.
“The plan is for the nomination to come out of the committee on October the 22nd as Chairman Lindsey Graham has indicated, and we will be voting on the nominee very soon,” McConnell said. “I haven’t picked an exact point to bring the nomination up. But it is front and center for the American people. As we move ahead I will be more specific on the precise time on the Senate floor.”
Judiciary Committee hearings are scheduled to begin on October 12.
But if any of those senators who tested positive become ill, that could lengthen their quarantine indefinitely. Any delay would make confirming Barrett problematic. A vote delayed until after the election would be a crapshoot and McConnell knows it. With two GOP senators — Collins and Murkowski — already on record saying that they believe whoever is elected on November 3 should choose the nominee,
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What stops them from meeting via ZOOM??
No. Oct. 25 is the date he needs everyone there. He only needs JUDICIARY committee there by Oct. 14.
Bulllagna.
I’m speaking to the general concept.
Everyone is irrational about this virus. Including hospitals.
More doom and gloom nonsense.
Did you notice post #20?
I did. So?
Why does anyone even have to be in the room other than the person voting? Social distancing should be rather easy on the floor of the Senate
Like I said, irrational fear has been widespread.
So what if she’s a nurse. People hear the word “covid” and they simply panic.
This illness was vastly exaggerated by the Chinese as part of their information war against us.
You might want to consider changing your screen name.
DREAMING as usual!!
I understand it’s not easy to think you’ve been fooled by the Chinese.
But you must recognize the evidence.
Fear is the most effective way to control the masses.
This personal attack against me shows you’ve lost the debate.
Senator Ron Johnson can show up to vote on the Amy Coney Barrett confirmation.
LOL...a personal attack?? Perhaps open forums are not for you.
How many people do you know that have died from a cold?
Nutty that people are still making this claim even now.
There you go again.
Pay attention to the content of our discussion!
It was said yesterday that they can come in and vote from the upper level of chamber all by themselves putting NO ONE in danger!!They are going forward so these bastards better get used to it!! With the hearings being done virtually I think the circus feeling will be a whole lot less no general public there SCREAMING at the elevators, in the hallways, ect.
You mean the vast numbers of heart attack, stroke, diabetes and motor vehicle accident deaths that were attributed to coronavirus?
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