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To: G Larry

You must not watch Fox News much. As of midnight, they have been on for two hours saying “In a 50-50 tie, the vote goes down.”

Along with lines about no vote by Chief Justice. And “50 votes is all the Republicans need.”

Unless no one on Fox knows what to hey are talking about, you will find out Friday that you were mistaken.


108 posted on 01/30/2020 8:46:04 PM PST by Bartholomew Roberts
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To: Bartholomew Roberts
hmmm....Just heard Fox guy at the Senate say 51 votes needed to call witnesses.

Posted in the chiron.

114 posted on 01/30/2020 8:48:10 PM PST by G Larry (There is no great virtue in bargaining with the Devil)
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To: Bartholomew Roberts

There is actually a really good article right now on drudge of what happens in a 50 50 tie. Good read. Basically rule is tie means fail unless the chief justicedecides to vote yes. Happened in the trial of andrew jackson.then a senator could object to roberts voting and take a senate vote on whether roberts could vote. In the jackson trial the senate tied on two votes on how to break the tie. Then the chief justice gave up and decided not to vote. Short story tie wins for trump.


206 posted on 01/30/2020 10:36:26 PM PST by Fla.Deporable
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