Can @joshchafetz explain why this is sohttps://twitter.com/mkraju/status/826463109586026497 …
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So if Dems are mad enough to boycott comm meeting, they surely have the votes to deny cloture on the motion to force out of comm.
.@joshchafetz So options would be either recess appt (Dems cannot stop recesses) or McConnell going nuclearish and changing these rules
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Additional twist: quorum is a matter of comm rules, not Sen rules. Comm could change by majority vote - but only w/ a quorum.
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I assume also whole senate could do something nuclearish to force change in committee rules w/o comm quorum?
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Sure. If they're willing to go *full* nuclear - not just noms, but motions, resolutions, bills, & cameral rules.
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I'm not at all sure there are 50 R votes for that, though, esp. when Trump can use a recess appt.
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Can dems object to recess, or is that Maj Ldr prerogative? In other words, can they block recess appt?
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No. Motion to adjourn is nondebatable, so carried by simple majority.
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There's a debate whether a motion to discharge is subject to 60-vote threshold. https://fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/IN10468.pdf …
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That CRS report says the discharge res is debatable. Motion to enter exec session is not. 1/x
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So long as actual res is debatable, need cloture. Res isn't the nom, so cloture still at 3/5 under the rules.
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Got it.
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Democrats need to show Democratic voters they will fight
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They would actually go into a recess for the first time in 8 yrs, judging by how many opportunities they gave Obama
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