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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThis is the biggest bunch of bullshit I've ever seen...
...Flake is just trying to save face. He got no reassurances that there will be an FBI investigation, nor can he.
manor321
(3,344 posts)It gives opportunity for something to save us.
dagnuguy
(20 posts)Flake is a POS
ADX
(1,622 posts)peekaloo
(22,977 posts)Stallion
(6,473 posts)ADX
(1,622 posts)...They're all going to end up voting for this scumbag anyway, they're just trying to appear as if they actually give a fuck. McConnell could say no, the FBI could say no, the shit could never happen, but in the meantime, these three will say "Well, we tried but..."
I'll believe differently when I see differently but I'm not holding my breath.
gulliver
(13,168 posts)I thought they might pull this. I would be surprised if they insist on a vote without the investigation.
scheming daemons
(25,487 posts)Alhena
(3,029 posts)ADX
(1,622 posts)...or if pertinent witnesses refuse to cooperate. A week isn't a lot of time to issue and enforce subpoenas, etc.
I wish I had a good feeling about this but I don't. It's a ploy...
MineralMan
(146,248 posts)It doesn't look like he has any agreement for anything. It's a yes vote on the question before the committee. They can just ignore the rest of the discussion and take it straight to a vote. Unless the question was changed, it is what it was.
Senate Rules. Robert's Rules of Order. The motion is the motion. Unless it is changed, it remains what it was.