▲ 495 ▼ Republican Joins With Dems on Constitutional Amendment to Give Congress Power to Reject Trump Pardons (www.mediaite.com) submitted 5 months ago by Redditsux@lemmy.world to c/politics@lemmy.world 48 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] FiniteBanjo@feddit.online 10 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 child) Which means they need 3 more to pass it at a 51:49 but if Republicans filibuster then it becomes 12 more at 60:40 EDIT: Amendments require 67. Also this is a house rep, not even a senator. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] arctanthrope@lemmy.world 5 points 5 months ago (1 child) don't amendments need 67 Senate votes? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FiniteBanjo@feddit.online 4 points 5 months ago* Shit, that's right, I was treating it like a regular law but that doesn't apply here. 20 GOP and every DNC and IND in that case. Also this guy isn't even a senator. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] arctanthrope@lemmy.world 5 points 5 months ago (1 child) don't amendments need 67 Senate votes? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FiniteBanjo@feddit.online 4 points 5 months ago* Shit, that's right, I was treating it like a regular law but that doesn't apply here. 20 GOP and every DNC and IND in that case. Also this guy isn't even a senator. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] FiniteBanjo@feddit.online 4 points 5 months ago* Shit, that's right, I was treating it like a regular law but that doesn't apply here. 20 GOP and every DNC and IND in that case. Also this guy isn't even a senator. permalink fedilink source parent