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In reply to the discussion: US Senate unanimous in ‘vigorous support and unwavering commitment’ for Israel [View all]shaayecanaan
(6,068 posts)30. Then you need to read it again...
if there are only 5 senators in the chamber, and none of them object, then that is unanimous. But it is not 100 out of 100. It is only 5 out of 5.
You can watch the resolution being read to the chamber at c-span:-
http://www.c-spanvideo.org/videoLibrary/transcript/transcript.php?id=210943
The relevant passage is at 8:57:55 (hours, minutes, seconds)
There were about a dozen senators in the chamber earlier in the day for consideration of the Sportsmans Bill, but by the end of the session that had probably dwindled to a handful.
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US Senate unanimous in ‘vigorous support and unwavering commitment’ for Israel [View all]
Mosby
Nov 2012
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Nov 2012
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