Grassley Threatens Kavanaugh Vote on Monday

[babylonsister]

https://politicalwire.com/2018/09/21/grassley-threatens-kavanaugh-vote-on-monday/

Grassley Threatens Kavanaugh Vote on Monday
September 21, 2018 at 7:01 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Charles Grassley (R-IA) told the lawyers for accuser Christine Blasey Ford that the panel “has been extremely accommodating to your client” but will schedule a vote on Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court on Monday if they do not respond by 10 p.m. ET, the Washington Post reports.

Grassley said the panel is willing to move Monday’s scheduled hearing to Wednesday, but “we are unwilling to accommodate your unreasonable demands. Outside counsel may not dictate the terms under which committee business will be conducted.”

[elleng]

1. The Panel is not the Senate.

[babylonsister]

6. Does the whole Senate get to vote on any of this? I

thought it was just this committee.

[elleng]

11. Whole Senate.

https://www.senate.gov/pagelayout/reference/nominations/Nominations.htm

[babylonsister]

15. Thanks!!

[elleng]

16. HEY, b'sis!

JUST noticed it was YOU I responded to! SORRY! MISS YOU!

[babylonsister]

20. ...

[forthemiddle]

9. He would have never sent the letter

If the votes weren’t there.
They are giving her one last chance to testify.
The ball is now in her court.
But if the votes weren’t there, he wouldn’t make this demand.

[Hekate]

25. Sorry, but that (as Senator Hirono has said) is bull, forthemiddle

[triron]

2. Grassley is a pig.

[Golden Raisin]

18. Insult to pork.

[DeminPennswoods]

3. Grassley's in no position to make demands

but I guess he doesn't realize it yet.

[enough]

5. Why not? He can call a vote at any time. NT

[DeminPennswoods]

7. He can, but it's political suicide for the GOP

nt

[qazplm135]

10. he absolutely is in a position to make demands

at this point, if he calls her bluff, she's got to go forward as is...or he's nominated.

[DeminPennswoods]

13. If he does, the political blowback will be severe

nt

[qazplm135]

23. They don't care

It's already going to hell for them.

[enough]

4. They are really running the table at this point. What the hell is the rush?

If they succeed in this farce that there is some deadline or hurry, we’ve lost it.

[B2G]

14. Both sides know there are deadlines.

Specifically, the SC is supposed to be seated on Oct. 1 and then there are the midterms.

[bdamomma]

8. Grassley

is a POS flexing muscle Grassley, does it make you feel more like a man?? Who's leaning on you??? McConnell or tRump's thugs.

You ass.

[dem4decades]

12. I really wish she'd go on 60 Minutes and tell her story.

Those assholes are going to vote that pig into the Court, might as well greet her story out without being abused by those men.

Or go to the hearing after she tells her story, and let them ask away and just tell them they are inappropriate questions they are asking

[budkin]

17. I dare that shriveled up mofo

It would just increase the size of the blue wave that is heading their way already.

[Kajun Gal]

19. Grassley sucks.

[BannonsLiver]

21. Go for it Chuckles

That’ll help ensure Somebody with a D in front of their name will be sitting in that committee chairman seat this time next year.

[Baitball Blogger]

22. That would be a huge mistake.

[Garrett78]

24. Grassley admits to not being sensitive to sexual assault victims.

“We reserve the option to have female staff attorneys, who are sensitive to the particulars of Dr. Ford’s allegations and are experienced investigators, question both witnesses,” he said.

[Alhena]

26. Not subpoeanaing Judge is outrageous

On what planet is the lone third party witness to the event not someone you should put under cross-examination?

[Hekate]

27. I think he sees the votes slipping away. On the one hand, he is bullying Dr. Ford; otoh...

...on the other hand, there is news out tonight that every woman connected with this hearing, meaning female Senators and all their female staffers, are being viciously trolled via phone and email. Susan Collins, though not on the committee, spoke out to say she was "appalled" at Trump's tweet-attack on Dr. Ford -- and now she and her staffers are also being threatened with bodily harm.

I expect Lisa Murkowski began to get the same treatment the very moment she stated she "would not vote" until a real hearing was held.

As of this evening, I finally have some doubts about whether the GOP can cram this rapist through all the way to SCOTUS. Way to go, sexist pigs.