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That's what this vote is about. From your cite: Leahy said earlier in the week that Mukasey did not appear to have the 10 votes needed to send his nomination to the Senate floor.
The full Senate then votes YEA or NAY to confirm or not confirm him.
And if the citizens of CA and NY have trouble with the way their senators, who sit on this committee, intend to vote, they'd better pipe up and gripe TO THEIR SENATORS, not complain that the chairman isn't WATERBOARDING them into voting the "correct" way.
The Judiciary Committee is a vetting committee in this process. They determine if the guy is even minimally/borderline qualified, and the full Senate advises and consents to the appointment.
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