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In reply to the discussion: 'President Pelosi' Trends on Twitter After Donald Trump Suggests Delaying the Election [View all]tritsofme
(17,376 posts)33. The Senate is most certainly a continuing body.
Only senators beginning a new term take the oath of office at the start of the new Congress, the Senate does not re-adopt its rules. If no new president pro-temp is chosen, Grassley remains.
As Robert Byrd remarked: The United States Senate is an unbroken thread, running from our time back to its first meeting in New York in April 1789. By this I mean the Senate is a continuous body. While the entire House of Representatives is elected every two years, only one-‐third of the senators run at each biennial election. Since two-‐thirds carry over, our rules are continuous and do not have to be readopted at the beginning of each Congress
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'President Pelosi' Trends on Twitter After Donald Trump Suggests Delaying the Election [View all]
JonLP24
Jul 2020
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To play along here, any Democratic majority in that scenario may be fleeting.
tritsofme
Jul 2020
#12
No matter who's right in this sub-thread, it's clear that the actual outcome would be total chaos.
Towlie
Jul 2020
#23
The Senate is not now, nor has it ever been "a continuing body" a common misconception
grantcart
Jul 2020
#29
It is astonishing that people become so invested in defending facts that can be found easily
grantcart
Aug 2020
#35
Real world examples are illustrative. Following the 2002 election, Republicans retook the Senate
tritsofme
Aug 2020
#36
Checking the actual Senator resolution I find that your rendering of the term of President Pro Tem
grantcart
Aug 2020
#37