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The Motion to Adjourn has now been open for 4.5 hours. It's sitting at 207-217 with 10 non-votes (including 4 D) -- (edited)

Posted by spamlet Nov 5 '21, 09:42

Do they need an absolute majority because it's at least a tie and my understanding is that a motion fails on a tie.

(edited: to clarify what way the vote stands)

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That's called a "pocket adjournment" :) -- nm - Cowboy BeBaron Nov 5, 09:54
*smh* -- nm - znufrii Nov 5, 09:52 9
- Either they're ready to do something or that poor clerk has been sitting on his stool this whole time waiting for something to happen so he can record -- nm - spamlet Nov 5, 10:11 8
  - IMPORTANT UPDATE: Just came back from lunch and a new clerk was sitting down. -- nm - spamlet Nov 5, 10:58
  - From what I can tell there are a couple of centrist holdouts waiting on a CBO score which is not going to come today. - znufrii Nov 5, 10:30 3
    - Maybe they’ll cancel the recess! - spamlet Nov 5, 10:35
    - I didn’t realize the Senate can’t pass it until it comes back under the Byrd rule. - spamlet Nov 5, 10:34 1
      - Yeah, I haven’t been following any of that procedural stuff on this. -- nm - znufrii Nov 5, 10:46
  - he probably really needs to pee right about now -- nm - decline Nov 5, 10:16 2
    - Sitting on a warm stool AND having to pee the worst! -- nm - zunk xometimes Nov 5, 10:20 1
      - Having to pee is tight! -- nm - Producer Guy Nov 5, 11:07

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The Motion to Adjourn has now been open for 4.5 hours. It's sitting at 207-217 with 10 non-votes (including 4 D) -- (edited)

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