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Fiendish Thingy

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7. The same way Harry Reid did it
Wed Jan 12, 2022, 01:59 PM
Jan 2022
Mr. REID. I raise a point of order that the vote on cloture under Rule XXII for all nominations other than for the Supreme Court of the United States is by majority vote.
The PRESIDENT pro tempore. Under the rules, the point of order is not sustained.
Mr. REID. I appeal the ruling of the Chair and ask for the yeas and nays.
(48–52 vote on upholding ruling of the chair)
The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The decision of the Chair is not sustained.
The PRESIDENT pro tempore. *** Under the precedent set by the Senate today, November 21, 2013, the threshold for cloture on nominations, not including those to the Supreme Court of the United States, is now a majority. That is the ruling of the Chair.[8]


Schumer could raise a point of order regarding the cloture vote on the motion to proceed (which is a filibuster before the filibuster on the bill) and force a vote on the ruling of the chair, which would put Manchin and Sinema and anyone else on the record as opposing a modification of the filibuster rule in order to pass voting rights.

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