It's untrue that Sen. Feinstein's temporary absence is blocking a 'Clarence Thomas' subpoena

[bigtree]

..besides the fact that the Senate is in recess:

from New Republic:

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse didn’t rule out a subpoena but told The New Republic the question was premature.

“I think that if you’re doing an investigation or making an inquiry, you build the case first. You don’t just grab your big witness and not have prepared. That’s just like, super bad trial practice,” laughed the Rhode Island Democrat. “First, you build your case.”

“I would leave it to the chairman to announce our course of action,” said Chris Coons, a Delaware Democrat on the committee. Coons was upstaged moments later in the Senate tunnels by Mazie Hirono, who was more committal. “We are going to have a hearing on the Supreme Court not having a code of ethics,” the Hawaii Democrat revealed to The New Republic. Hirono wouldn’t say if Thomas would be subpoenaed to testify. “I am not sure whether that is in the offing,” she said.
https://newrepublic.com/article/172068/senate-judiciary-committee-clarence-thomas-subpoena

...why in hell is this being held against the ailing senator when a committee hearing hasn't even begun, much less issued a subpoena of Thomas?

[ColinC]

1. Good point

The judiciary committee is not the only relevant committee in this case.

[chowder66]

2. Because some people have become addicted to outrage and can't wait for more information.

[Fiendish Thingy]

3. It would take a floor vote, wouldn't it?

Feinstein’s absence would remove one vote, and if Manchin and Sinema vote no, that’s the ballgame.

[bigtree]

5. there isn't even a hearing scheduled

...so enough with the false issues surrounding her absence.

She's out temporarily, so the attacks on her for a hearing AND a subpoena that doesn't exist is beyond the pale. Absolutely phony nonsense.

[Fiendish Thingy]

8. My point is, if/when it gets to a floor vote

The absence of Her single vote doesn’t kill the subpoena.

[Just A Box Of Rain]

10. +1

The entire campaign against Feinstein is based on weak propositions and bassless claims.

The long knives are definitely out.

[Hekate]

4. Consider who it is who wants her gone

[In It to Win It]

6. I thought they were only pondering having Roberts testify, no?

[bigtree]

7. badly worded to emphasize Thomas, like the articles conflating accountability for his scandal

...with the Senator's absence.

I'll try italics.

[W_HAMILTON]

9. Oh, you know why.

And it's the same reason why all these calls for Feinstein to resign only began to snowball about two seconds after another Democratic Senator (Fetterman) finally announced his return to the Senate.

[2naSalit]

11. Piling on.

She looks vulnerable so the knives are out.

[Hekate]

12. Strom Thurmond was a Senator until age 100. Robert Byrd until 92. Ted Kennedy missed months...

…before dying of a brain tumor at age 77.

Where was the yammering for them to resign “for the good of their constituents” or for any other reason?