Questions tagged [senate]
Use for questions related to any legislative body referred to as a "Senate". Combine with the appropriate country tag. A senate is a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or chamber of a bicameral legislature or parliament.
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Why do the rules of senate appointment seem so inconsistent?
When senator John McCain passed away, the governor of Arizona (his state) appointed a new senator to serve out his term. But I remember some criticism that his death wasn't exactly unforeseen and ...
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Could the Republicans pass the continuing budget resolution by abolishing the filibuster?
Back when the Democrats controlled the Senate, their supporters were frustrated that they couldn't get much done due to the fillibuster, and they felt that the Democrats should abolish it. If I recall ...
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Hypothetical: Hurdles to Weighting Votes on the Senate Filibuster [closed]
By weighting votes in the Senate filibuster I mean giving each state the number of votes they have in the House and splitting the "state votes" among the Senators. For instance, California ...
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What was the point of Cory Booker's marathon speech? [closed]
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From March 31 to April 1, 2025, Cory Booker, the senior Democratic senator from New Jersey, delivered a speech to protest the second presidency of Donald Trump and the operations ...
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