How can the Dims elected a Majority Leader if Johnson Can’t Vote?
And is there precedent for the party to gain Majority Status in a new Congress with an incapacitated Senator that is necessary to achieve that majority?
I just have to think that, if you have had brain surgery, you would certainly be resting.
51 Dems/49 Pubs. If Johnson can't vote, 50 Dems/49 Pubs. Should he be replaced with a Republican, the number would be 50/50 from each party. Given the number of RINOs, the left still holds a majority even if the party affiliation is evenly split.
" There is ample precedent for senators to continue to hold office while incapacitated .."
The media wants us to believe that all incapacitations are equal.
A brain injury possibly affecting memory and cognition is not comparable to someone bedridden with two broken legs.
As long as there is any likelihood that Tim Johnson may recover, they will probably handle his absence by pairing him with a Republican senator. That's standard procedure, I believe.
50-49
It will be interesting to watch that. My guess is a RINO would help the dems out and do the right "bipartisan" thing and vote for Johnson. :-)
Doesn't 50-49 win where you live?
It is a sad way to gain a seat. Poor guy. (obligatory post so that dim lurkers can't say we are as sick as they).
It just struck me kinda sideways...can one go jogging instead "resting" while in a critical condition?
Yeah...I know it is weird, but hey, my wife said I'm weird!
If Senator Johnson dies will the dems have a memorial for the senator or for their lost majority?