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To: WilliamIII

A supermajority is required by the Constitution for certain specific actions. For all other actions, the Senate and House rules decide whether a simple or supermajority is required. Senate and House rules can be changed by the Senate and House, respectively.


27 posted on 01/20/2018 1:36:44 PM PST by Carl Vehse
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To: Carl Vehse

Simply put, though, 60 votes is not mentioned in the Constitution. Supermajorities are specified for Amendments and Impeachment, not for the ordinary passing of bills.


37 posted on 01/20/2018 1:50:01 PM PST by Nabber
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