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40 sats \ 3 replies \ @SimpleStacker 20 Nov 2024 \ parent \ on: Chaos in the Senate Yesterday Politics_And_Law

So, wait, do Republicans want to be present or absent? Politics is complicated.

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20 sats \ 2 replies \ @Enemy_of_the_state 20 Nov 2024

I think it’s a rubber stamp unless they have don’t have a quorum (not an expert, just spitballing here…)

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57 sats \ 1 reply \ @Rothbardian_fanatic 20 Nov 2024

I think they need to have a quorum. Therefore if they are not there, there can be no votes. One party can try as hard as they want to drive things through, but they need a quorum. Therefore quorum calls and Sargent-at-arms. They need to have at least 51 senators present for a quorum. I don’t think they are allowed to vote without the quorum. So, no rubber stamping without a quorum.

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40 sats \ 0 replies \ @Cje95 OP 20 Nov 2024

There were a couple of hearings going on which I think is what caused issues with a quorum because there often were not 51 Members in the chamber which allowed Republicans to question voting.

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