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Deal with on a unanimous consent like this. we have unanimous consents that are much more different than that. this is a house bill that you've asked unanimous consent for. regular order could prevail, and the leader of this senate could put this bill under cloture and get his vote. he'll get his 60-plus votes, and normal procedure will occur. that is the normal way to deal with this bill. now just so you understand that not everybody, all americans, feel like my dear friend from maine and the majority leader of the senate, i'm going to read a

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I would too if i were them. >> 50, 50 say it should happen before or after the election. >> does kagan kill the argument? they gave you okayingen during a midterm year. >> mcconnell is the one -- we never saw anything like mcconnell did with garland. you are the strict construction ist >> you say read the constitution, the constitution doesn't say the senate advises and consents on a supreme court justice. except in an election year. mcconnell established that principle. it's a stain on the court, whoever gets on there there's going to be an asterisk now. that has to be made right. that was on...

Deliberations? >> well, of course then you'd have the possibility of a 4-4 split. and i don't think anyone wants that either. >> so your answer is no? that they should vote, even though their an appointee of a person who was under the investigation at the time if, in fact, it comes to that? >> well, look, it's an independent branch. it's not like a cabinet official that continues to serve in the administration. the white house selects the person, the senate advises and consents and then that person is entirely independent of the administration. i don't have huge concern about that. there is no...