stopthatgirl7@kbin.social to News@lemmy.world · 2 年前Senator Tuberville: No truce over military blockade on abortionwww.bbc.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square58fedilinkarrow-up1265arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up1263arrow-down1external-linkSenator Tuberville: No truce over military blockade on abortionwww.bbc.co.ukstopthatgirl7@kbin.social to News@lemmy.world · 2 年前message-square58fedilinkfile-text
Military leaders claim Tommy Tuberville’s actions are a national security risk, but the senator is defiant.
minus-squareEarthwormjim91@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up18·2 年前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.
minus-squareDark Arc@social.packetloss.gglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·2 年前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.
minus-squarelolcatnip@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 年前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.
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.