Reminder: Republicans need to show up to the vote or there won't be a quorum. No quorum = no vote = no going to the Senate floor unless you have 60 votes or 50+VP+☢️. (See Sarah Bloom Raskin/Banking.)
https://twitter.com/LisaDNews/status/1506767451555610631
Democrats boycotted vote on Barrett, so then-Chairman Lindsey Graham nuked the *committee's* special quorum rule. But the *Senate's* majority-quorum rule is different, and can't be changed in committee.
R senators have been saying they won't do this, fwiw.
FYI, changing Senate rules would likely require Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema, both (D-Don't Like Nuke Option to Change Senate Rules).
This is all an artifact of an evenly divided Senate. It's rare for there to be a 50-50 Senate, and the negotiated organizing agreement gave each party equal representation on committees. But a Senate committee quorum requires 1/2 + 1.
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