Wash Note explains What is About to Happen: When 10-8 vote is a 9-9 vote

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http://www.thewashingtonnote.com/

May 12, 2005
by Steve Clemons

Explaining What is About to Happen: When a 10-8 Vote is REALLY 9-9

Senator Lugar is not going to allow a vote on John Bolton in the Committee. We will get no 9-9 tie because Lugar won't allow a loss, or stalemate.

What will happen shortly is that Lugar will move that the committee report the nomination to the floor without recommendation. That nomination will pass 10-8, on a party line vote.

According to a source close to the action, "A lot of people misunderstand what a "neutral recommendation" means. It does not mean that the vote was tied. It means literally that a motion is made that the nomination be sent to the floor without recommendation. The Committee could also theoretically report the nomination to the floor with a negative recommendation."

Unfortunately, it appears that Voinovich, although he will vote no on the floor, is not insisting that the committee report out the nomination with a negative recommendation.

more..he predicts a great fight ahead