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In reply to the discussion: Dear Senator Dianne Feinstein: This is not about you. [View all]onenote
(42,830 posts)You can't, because there haven't been any. Indeed, 14 nominees were confirmed from the end of February until the Senate went on recess on March 31. Feinstein wasn't there to vote for them. But guess what, in every instance, at least two and as many as four other Democrats weren't available to vote either. Yet, the confirmations passed.
There are nearly 20 nominations that were approved by the Judiciary Committee before Feinstein became ill but that haven't been put to the Senate for a vote. That's not her fault.
She is entitled to the same opportunity to return from her illness as other members are being given or have been given in the past. If she can't return in a relatively short time frame, and if her spot on Judiciary Committee can't be filled temporarily, then she should consider stepping down. But for now, her absence has not had a material impact on the confirmation of judicial appointments.