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[NewJerseyDem]

However, nothing could actually pass the committee without at least one republican's support. For instance, we couldn't get the president's judicial nominees through the Judiciary Committee unless we could convince a republican, probably Arlen Specter if he is still around, to support that nomination. We would have an advantage but it isn't complete control like if we had 51 senators. The democrats could try to offer a deal to get Lincoln Chafee to switch parties like Jim Jeffords did and then we would have 51 senators.