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allgood33

(1,584 posts)
Mon Jan 7, 2019, 09:58 PM Jan 2019

Is it possible to sue the Senate for dereliction of Constitutional duty by not voting on legislation

passed by the peoples' House. Any way to recall? Do governors have any leverage over who their Senators are if they aren't carrying out their duties for a state's citizens?

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Is it possible to sue the Senate for dereliction of Constitutional duty by not voting on legislation (Original Post) allgood33 Jan 2019 OP
No, no and no. The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2019 #1
+1 onenote Jan 2019 #3
No. As Senate Majority Leader, Mitch McConnell controls what is voted on. emulatorloo Jan 2019 #2
This was debated back in the Clinton impeachment era. Stinky The Clown Jan 2019 #4
No HopeAgain Jan 2019 #5
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