Questions tagged [senate]
Use for questions related to any legislative body referred to as a "Senate". Combine with the appropriate country tag. A senate is a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or chamber of a bicameral legislature or parliament.
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Why would voting no on legislation to allow for it to be reintroduced be beneficial?
The US Senate introduced a pair of bills which failed to get past the filibuster 60-vote threshold.
In this article and this one, it was indicated that the Senate Majority Leader, changed his vote ...
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Are the threats made by members of the USA's Senate to the International Criminal Court chief prosecutor an abuse of power?
A number of United States senators have signed a letter accusing the International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor, Karim Khan, of politicised attack on Israel as an excuse for issuing arrest ...
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Is there a site where I can check on what Congressperson voted for which bill?
Often, I want to check on how a Congressperson voted on a particular bill, and I see people with the information on who voted for what bill, so I got wondering...is there a site where I can access all ...
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If POTUS doesn't name a candidate to fill a SCOTUS vacancy, can the Senate fill the seat?
If the President doesn't name a candidate to fill a Supreme Court vacancy, can the Senate fill the seat, anyway?
If Biden were to win re-election, the Republicans take the Senate, and a Supreme Court ...
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Did SCOTUS have the authority to rule on McConnell's refusal to allow Obama to fill a SCOTUS vacancy?
In 2016, the death of Justice Scalia created an opening in the Supreme Court. Senate Majority Leader McConnell announced he would not grant a hearing for any candidate proposed by then-President Obama....
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Why are Republicans more likely to support keeping the filibuster than Democrats in the U.S.?
Most Democrats say they'd end it, as a general matter, according to a
CBS News poll from Jan. 2022. Two-thirds of Republicans say they'd
keep it.
But the partisan split appears strongly connected to ...
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What is the meaning of "acting" for position like South Asia director in the NSC? Do non-acting appointments for that have to confirmed by the Senate?
In relation to "Mr. Stuart Seldowitz, Acting Director for South Asia, NSC": what does "acting" there mean in terms of the length of Seldowitz's tenure in that job? Did he have to ...
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Is it legal in the US to offer a candidate money to drop off a senate race to run against another candidate?
Hill Harper just tweeted this:
I didn’t intend for a private phone call to turn public. But now that
it has, here’s the truth.
One of AIPAC’s biggest donors offered $20m if I dropped out of the
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Can the California governor appoint a non-resident as Senator?
Dianne Feinstein, longtime California senator, passed away last week. There is still some time left on Feinstein's term, so Gavin Newsome (CA governor) has appointed Laphonza Butler to fill the ...
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Who are all of the "Democrats in Menendez’s chamber" and for that matter, what exactly is a "chamber" in this context?
CNN's September 23, 2023 Rep. Andy Kim announces he’ll run against NJ Sen. Bob Menendez in wake of his indictment includes the following passage:
Many New Jersey Democrats swiftly called for the ...
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Why do some US senators, like Joe Biden, Mitch McConnell, Dianne Feinstein, etc., last for so long in the Senate?
Is it because they are so good, there is no one better than them and therefore people keep voting for them for decades? Or is it because their respective party deliberately does not put forward anyone ...
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How is Senator Tuberville able to block all military promotions?
It has been widely reported that Alabama Senator Tommy Tuberville is somehow single-handedly holding up all military nominations and promotions in the US Senate:
AP: Why a single senator is blocking ...
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Motion to reconsider a definitive decision
In the United States Senate (and other bodies) there's a thing called the motion to reconsider, which is about taking a second vote on a matter the body has already voted on. In the Senate it's part ...
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What exactly does one do and not do as an independent US senator who "caucuses with the Democrats"?
Politico's June 15, 2023 ‘Blood on your hands’: Duckworth blasts Sinema for pilot training proposal contains the following sentence:
Sinema, who caucuses with the Democrats, did not immediately have ...
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Can a discharge petition be used to advance judicial nominations during Senator Feinstein's absence?
Democrats hold a thin 11–10 majority in the Senate Judiciary Committee. Senator Dianne Feinstein is currently absent from the Senate due to health issues. Without her vote, the committee is deadlocked ...
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