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The Vice President is the President of the Senate. If Mitch retains power... [View all]
joshcryer
Nov 2020
OP
True and if wielded correctly it could put the Republicans in a tight spot.
cstanleytech
Nov 2020
#75
Interesting. So the VP could in essence schedule a Senate Recess for Recess Appointments?
TheBlackAdder
Nov 2020
#8
But doesn't Schumer, for example, have some limited ability to bring up a vote?
bucolic_frolic
Nov 2020
#15
the senate has rules and the powers of the person presiding aren't all that great
unblock
Nov 2020
#11
So if the VP and minority party match, they have more say - bringing up legislation, votes
bucolic_frolic
Nov 2020
#13
They could dig deep on the money exchanges between Mitch and China and/or Russia, and/or SA, Turkey,
fwvinson
Nov 2020
#85
Trump is committing treason,human rights abuses and allowing deaths by ignoring the pandemic
questionseverything
Nov 2020
#76
Whether a Senator can be impeached or not is sort of an unsettled question...
PoliticAverse
Nov 2020
#68
Yeah really, zero chance of any Congress person being impeached presently. n/t
PoliticAverse
Nov 2020
#89
But she couldn't be overruled by a majority of the Senate if the Senate was 50-50.
TheRickles
Nov 2020
#26
They could change the rules but it would not overrule the President of the Senate's...
joshcryer
Nov 2020
#27
The Supreme Court will never take a case relating to an interpretation of the Senate's rules.
onenote
Nov 2020
#31
A majority of senators would decide the question. Nothing would be heavily debated in courts.
tritsofme
Nov 2020
#47
Senators can limit by rule the role of the presiding officer, and it would not be reviewable.
tritsofme
Nov 2020
#52
Moscow Mitch has shown rules are not laws, tradition and decorum are gone after him
uponit7771
Nov 2020
#77
Anything that is simply a custom or norm in favor of Republicans should be ignored
greenjar_01
Nov 2020
#54
Why does the Senate choose their President Pro tempore? Why couldn't the President
TryLogic
Nov 2020
#59
Because the Vice President doesn't show up as their Constitutionally given right to Preside?
joshcryer
Nov 2020
#63
Because they were both following tradition in decorum that no longer exist after Moscow Mitch
uponit7771
Nov 2020
#81
Moscow Mitch showed rules are'nt laws & will be changed & broken at will Constitution is law
uponit7771
Nov 2020
#82