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Has Someone Taken Over Fetterman's Office Because He Can't Do What Was Just Announced
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| 3/2/23
| Matt Vespa
Posted on 03/02/2023 1:56:47 PM PST by Revel
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To: Paleo Conservative
He can co-sponsor legislation, but he can’t vote in committee or on the floor. It’s a dirty not so secret that staff do most of the work of drafting legislation. Correct. This is hardly unprecedented. Check out how Strom Thurmond's final years in the Senate transpired.
Doesn't make it right, but, hey, if that's what the people of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania voted for, who's to tell them they're wrong?
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posted on
03/02/2023 3:39:20 PM PST
by
DSH
To: frank ballenger
I would hope that not even a power of attorney would legally qualify someone to sign the presidents name. Or any public official for that matter. Not for government matters anyways.
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posted on
03/02/2023 3:40:09 PM PST
by
Revel
To: Revel
Most congress critters have proxies vote for them, write and read the legislation, etc
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posted on
03/02/2023 3:41:26 PM PST
by
Erik Latranyi
(Make America Florida)
To: Revel
I also hope. But don’t know.
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posted on
03/02/2023 3:42:18 PM PST
by
frank ballenger
(You have summoned up a thundercloud. You're gonna hear from me. Anthem by Leonard Cohen)
To: Revel
Right now, in a mental health wing of a hospital, John Fetterman is probably not trusted with his own shoelaces, and he sure wouldn’t be allowed to sign legal documents, How would it be even somewhat probable for him to participate in crafting legislation?
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posted on
03/02/2023 3:45:00 PM PST
by
jz638
To: Revel
Fetterman makes the perfect DemonRAT. Totally braindead so the voters love him.
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posted on
03/02/2023 3:51:18 PM PST
by
FlingWingFlyer
("I may be a white boy but I'm not stupid". - FJB at Black "History" event. Tell 'em Jo Jo!)
To: TomGuy
Yes, Fetterman supposedly cannot vote if he is not there in person, but don't be surprised if somehow he "votes" whether he is present or not, if Schumer vitally needs his vote.
The corruption is blatant, out in the open, and they know there is nothing we can do about it.
To: steve86
Yes, depressed folks may be competent to decide things. BUT I don’t believe US Senate allows remote voting. Unlike his election campaign votes can’t be just mailed in. So whatever he does outside of Senate chambers or committee room shouldn’t count towards passage of legislation. If any legislation is claimed to have passed via with his ‘vote’ and with no spare votes while he was physically absent it should be straightforward to overturn it in court.
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posted on
03/02/2023 3:55:14 PM PST
by
JohnBovenmyer
(Biden/Harris events are called dodo ops)
To: Revel; cgbg; steve86; Antoninus; I want the USA back; Brian Griffin; Leaning Right; Vaduz; PGR88
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posted on
03/02/2023 3:56:50 PM PST
by
kiryandil
(China Joe and Paycheck Hunter - the Chink in America's defenses)
To: JohnBovenmyer; DesertRhino
That’s a far more intelligent reply to my comment than most others.
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posted on
03/02/2023 3:57:56 PM PST
by
steve86
(Numquam accusatus, numquam ad curiam ibit, numquam ad carcerem™)
To: Revel
and the bills he sponsored???
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posted on
03/02/2023 4:00:30 PM PST
by
Chode
(there is no fall back position, there's no rally point, there is no LZ... we're on our own. #FJB)
To: All
Fake senators fake signing fake passed fake legislation
We are truly faked
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posted on
03/02/2023 4:10:28 PM PST
by
SteveH
To: steve86
Are there Senate rules on this sort of thing? As I understand it, the House has proxies but the Senate does not.
To: JohnBovenmyer
I took “cosign” above to mean “co-sponsor.” That might be allowed; I’m not sure.
As I recall, Austin Murphy (D-PA) was censured back in the 1990’s for having someone else vote for him (on the floor I think not committee)
To: Rummyfan
“Where the hell is Mitch McConnell? Or any other GOP Senator??!”
On the gravy train.
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posted on
03/02/2023 7:15:23 PM PST
by
Soul of the South
(The past is gone and cannot be changed. Tomorrow can be a better day if we work on it.)
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