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RC SIGNAL: They wouldn't do it. However, I am seeing suggestions that the Senate right now can pass what it wants and send it to Biden?

Posted by ty97 Jan 3 '23, 15:34

Since there is a sworn-in Senate and no sworn-in House, we're a unicameral government right now?

Is this correct?

Responses:

Short Answer: Unfortunately, no. And folks below got the major points, but there is one small twist that *could've* allowed this. - ReluctantCynic Jan 3, 16:19 1
- who could possibly have foreseen that Kev woudn't have the votes in two weeks? (other than everyone who can count) -- nm - hollywood big shot Jan 3, 16:26
my understanding is that when there's no house or senate Jack Ryan is president. -- nm - mafic Jan 3, 15:45 5
- Which one? Baldwin? Ford? Affleck? Krasinski? Jeri Ryan's ex husband? -- nm - Beryllium Jan 3, 16:06 4
  - A Grand Council of all of them. -- nm - Reagen Jan 3, 16:08 3
    - They will need to elect a Speaker of the Ryans. -- nm - Strongbad Jan 3, 16:15 2
      - I nominate Reynolds, with Gosling as Vice-Speaker of the Ryans -- nm - crash davis Jan 3, 16:16
      - aw fuck, here we go round again - Reagen Jan 3, 16:16
Abortion codified -- nm - budice Jan 3, 15:42
Cool it, Sorkin. -- nm - Reagen Jan 3, 15:42 7
- It's not something that would happen, I'm just curious about the details -- nm - ty97 Jan 3, 15:42 6
  - I'm spitballing here - crash davis Jan 3, 15:49 4
    - Also seems similar to the "David Atchison was president for a day" theory -- (link) - Reagen Jan 3, 15:52 3
      - So you’re saying we were an anarchy for 24 hours. -- nm - spamlet Jan 3, 15:57 1
        
        12 short years later the Republic fell apart. I think there's a straight line there that's obvious. -- nm - Reagen Jan 3, 16:00
      - That was some interesting trivia, thank you -- nm - crash davis Jan 3, 15:56
  - I think this is the same thing as "the VP gets to reject any electoral votes they want" in reading of the constitution. -- nm - Reagen Jan 3, 15:43
the Roberts goon squad is happy to kill any Dem law that passed both houses for all sorts of bullshit reasons - hollywood big shot Jan 3, 15:41
Article 1 Section 7 kills that bit of wishcasting. - spamlet Jan 3, 15:38 10
- But there is no House! -- nm - ty97 Jan 3, 15:39 9
  - There is no Dana only Zuul -- nm - Strongbad Jan 3, 15:41
  - There is. They just don't have a Speaker. -- nm - Dano Jan 3, 15:40 6
    - There isn't. None of them have been sworn in. -- nm - ty97 Jan 3, 15:41 5
      - I maintain there is an asylum even if the lunatics have not been properly inprocessed -- nm - crash davis Jan 3, 15:58
      - Which is a cluster mess in its own right. They can’t get sworn in until they hash out a leader? Seems like an oversight in process. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 3, 15:55 3
        
        Well, look, we didn’t contemplate *this* -- nm - The Founders Jan 3, 15:59 2
        
        A bunch of bickering looneys? I think they contemplated exactly this. -- nm - Reagen Jan 3, 16:08 1
        
        I agree - the system is working in its own fucked up way. You were a monster and a genius, Jefferson! -- nm - rollo Jan 3, 16:12
  - NO -- nm - Schoolhouse Rock Jan 3, 15:40
Doubt it. The Constitution says a bill has to pass both the House and Senate to be sent to the president. -- nm - Dano Jan 3, 15:38
NO -- nm - Schoolhouse Rock Jan 3, 15:37

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