The Senate has 50 Repub votes and the Demons have 50 votes. (Sanders ,IND, always votes with the Dems).
If a Repub senator is too ill to vote in person he can not vote, making it 49-50.
If the Arizona gov appoints a senator, who must be a Republican, and he/she votes along the party lines the vote would again be 50-50.
That’s the difference. The vote must be cast in person.
thanks. that wasn’t my question, nor was it AZLiberty’s question which was to post #73
It was actually 51-47-2. Now 50-47-2 Angus King and Bernie caucus with Rats. So now 50-49.
Whether a “not voting” and a “no” vote could produce the same result depends on the senate makeup and assumes voting along party lines.
From a Repub perspective:
No vote vs. not voting
51-49 = 50-50 - no difference. (VP breaks tie)
50-49 = 50-49 - no difference.
McCain replacement back to 51-49 and replacement votes no = 50-50 - no difference.
course Collins and Murkowski could whack everything anyway.