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Nov 13, 2022

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From @DanteAtkins

"Lol we don't need Warnock" is what people say who haven't worked in Congress and don't know how it works. Here are the differences that a 51st Senator can make, just off the top of my head:
  • A 51st Dem means no power-sharing in the organizing resolution. Dems have a majority on committees. no more deadlocks, no more discharge petitions for floor votes. That massively accelerates both the legislative process and the confirmation process.
  • The individual power of the two chaos muppets (Manchin and Sinema) is drastically reduced. Both of them will now need to be opposed to whatever Dems are trying to do in order to block progress.
  • The Senate is a gerontocracy. These guys are not healthy a lot of the time, or not present a lot of the time. We could have a death in a state with a Republican governor. A lot of things could happen. 51-49 versus 50-50 means you can have up to 2 absences/noes.
  • A 51-49 majority means that VP Harris won't be required to be in DC to babysit the Senate all of the time, and can actually be a much more effective VP who can be deployed for both policy and campaigning.
So the upshot is, work for Warnock just as hard as you would if you thought Schumer's gavel depended on it. Because as far as you know, at some point in the next two years, it just might.
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  1. Anonymous11/13/2022 12:36 PM

    ...muppets, a perfect description of those two:)

    Allan S

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    1. eVille Mike11/14/2022 6:08 AM

      IKR - couldn't be perfect-er. Thanks for the visit, Allan - hope it's all good for you guys.

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