stopthatgirl7 to News • 10 months agoSenator Tuberville: No truce over military blockade on abortionwww.bbc.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square65fedilinkarrow-up1275arrow-down13file-text
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Military leaders claim Tommy Tuberville’s actions are a national security risk, but the senator is defiant.
minus-square@Earthwormjim91link19•10 months agoWell no, they could hold a cloture vote any time on every nominee. They need 67 senators to vote to end the filibuster. They haven’t forced cloture because enough republicans support him in the background and wouldn’t vote for it.
minus-squareDark ArclinkfedilinkEnglish11•10 months agoThey could also change the rules with a simple majority and do what needs done, but that’s going to be a last resort desperate measure.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish7•10 months agoIt funny/sad that allowing the Senate to function in the absence of a supermajority is seen as a desperate measure. Too me it seems like the only reasonable thing to do.
minus-squareDark ArclinkfedilinkEnglish2•10 months agoI agree, everything doesn’t need to be done by a super majority
Well no, they could hold a cloture vote any time on every nominee. They need 67 senators to vote to end the filibuster.
They haven’t forced cloture because enough republicans support him in the background and wouldn’t vote for it.
They could also change the rules with a simple majority and do what needs done, but that’s going to be a last resort desperate measure.
It funny/sad that allowing the Senate to function in the absence of a supermajority is seen as a desperate measure. Too me it seems like the only reasonable thing to do.
I agree, everything doesn’t need to be done by a super majority