Posted on 05/13/2026 11:33:46 AM PDT by aimhigh
"Yes, the Vice President, acting as the President of the Senate, has the constitutional authority to influence filibuster rules, primarily by making rulings that allow the Senate to change procedures with a simple majority rather than the typical 60-vote threshold. This authority is exercised by interpreting or challenging existing rules as unconstitutional, a power used historically to eliminate filibusters for executive and judicial nominees."
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Constitutional Authority: As President of the Senate, the Vice President can issue advisory opinions. They can rule that the 60-vote filibuster rule for legislation is unconstitutional (e.g., violating "equal suffrage").
Historical Precedent: Vice Presidents Richard Nixon (1957), Hubert Humphrey, and Nelson Rockefeller all affirmed that a simple majority can change Senate rules.
Overruling Parliamentarian: The Vice President can disregard advice from the Senate Parliamentarian to force a vote on a rule change.
Limits on Power: While the Vice President can make these rulings, the Senate majority can still overrule the presiding officer through a direct vote. However, if the Vice President works in tandem with a simple majority in the Senate, they can successfully change the rules.
Shhh! don’t tell Schmucky Schemer!.................
The question now is: Why doesn’t Vance change the rule so the SAVE act can pass?
wonder I have anything to do with AI, I first say, “ OK, give me this information in one paragraph and make it simple. You don’t need to praise me or tell me how smart I am. I don’t need any chitchat, just give me the answer. Most importantly, give me the correct answer. I don’t wanna ask you 12 times and tell you that it’s wrong. Use your most updated information. Don’t search for something 12 years ago. I want you to look today..”
when trying to ask a question of AI, that’s always a good start at least
yeahbutt....
....if you chitchat with them, they will kill you last.
> a simple majority can change Senate rules <
That’s the key point right there. The article seems to imply that the vice president can change Senate rules on his own. He can’t. But a simple Senate majority can.
Would a GOP simple majority ever eliminate the filibuster?
No. That would go against the time-honored etiquette of the Senate.
Would the next Democrat simple majority eliminate the filibuster?
Oh, yeah. In an instant.
Vane cannot initiate a rule change.
YES!!! THIS!!!!
just gotta speak their lingo—
beep-boop
see?
The Senate can appeal the ruling of the Chair and overrule it pretty easily.
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