Kinda irritating.
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The committee didn't report, instead the full Senate voted to discharge the committee of its responsibility to report. That discharge was the 53-47 procedural vote with Collins Murkowski Romney defecting from party line. This does not mean they will vote the same way for confirmation itself, which has not been voted yet, but it is telling. There is still hope the worst can be avoided but white hats had better have a good idea on this one because all our calls do not have the power to sway reprobate souls, only God does.
How was the full committee able to vote to discharge? Wasn't it in violation of Senate Rules?
The full Senate has the power to take the matter back from the committee by procedural majority vote (51+) to discharge, even if the committee (by deadlock) chooses not to report it back.
Please point me to the Senate Rule that supports this. I ask sincerely to help my understanding of the rules.
https://www.rules.senate.gov/rules-of-the-senate
I found the validity of motion to discharge in XVII 4.(a).
In general parliamentary procedure, the whole always has power to retake a subject from the part.