Yeah. The "power-sharing" is more "procedure-clarification" in lieu of a week pointlessly voting 50/50->Harris tie-breaker on each piece. Senate Dems still hold committee chairs, set calendars, and won't have bills blocked from the floor—which was McConnell's primary weapon.
https://twitter.com/ggreeneva/status/1351329120836333573
An *excellent* question. McConnell would not do it in this document. He would do it later by violating a rule, getting rejected by the presiding officer, then appealing the ruling to the full Senate, which would vote his way, 50-50 plus VP tie-breaker.
https://twitter.com/Ceyx54/status/1351333753600282625
If this sounds ridiculous—huh? McConnell agrees to Senate rules that he then reinterprets???—it's *exactly* what he did in April 2017 to eliminate filibusters for nominees, to move Gorsuch through: fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R…
This time around, however, the deciding vote would be...
This time around, however, the deciding vote would be...
McConnell must be worried to ask for his scythe back this soon. The answer from @SenateDems should be either "no" or "here's generic rules we'll overrule as soon as we need to—like you guys did in April 2017."
Norms can only be restored with reciprocity.
Norms can only be restored with reciprocity.
https://twitter.com/McCormackJohn/status/1351601670652882949
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