62
Except when they need reconciliation, then it's all good
Did it lower from 2/3+1 to 2/3 flat or is this math a perfect 5/7?
On the other hand they only need a simple majority to confirm a Supreme Court majority of buffoons that don't actually give a shit about the Constitution or even internal consistency, over their pet project to turn their country into an authoritarian state.
correct, and that's exactly how the American president became a king.
the Legislature gradually warped into a machine that never claimed or exercised power for itself (by enacting laws or protections) but only ever ceded power to the Executive (via appointment approvals, judicial nominations, etc).
if Congress had done it's job over say, the entirety of Mitch McConnells time in office, the power of the president today would be dramatically diminished.
the US govt was completely captured long before Trump took office. they really rolled out the red carpet for an authoritarian criminal to just run with it.
You may need to study up on your civics. I don't think there is anything in the US that requires a 60% majority. In the Senate you do run into issues below 60% due to filibuster, but an actual vote to pass a bill doesn't require 60%. And the house is pretty much always simple majority, a tie is actually a failure to pass a bill.
Reading a bit further up, it is 67 votes in the Senate for treaties and impeachment convictions - Source
IIRC there's also a larger majority required to pass legislation if the president vetoes it
Yeah, that's a good callout, you do need 60% to override a presidential veto.
And that's part of the reason why we've seen a number of 50% Senate votes pass this administration. Since republicans own all three branches they don't have to worry about one of the other branches stopping it.
Exhibit A for how something can be technically correct but still false.
Australia is one of the few countries where the same person can drive across a state border and have to change their watch — sometimes twice in one road trip. Queensland, Western Australia, and the Northern Territory all skip daylight saving, while NSW, Victoria, SA, Tasmania and the ACT don't. So for about half the year, the country runs on three different time zones instead of the usual two, and interstate meeting times become a small logistical nightmare.
What does that have to do with this post? Did you comment in the wrong thread?
It fades the curtains!
Western Australia doesn't use daylight saving time?
Neither does the northern territory?
Or Cocos Island
Or Christmas Island
Or Heard and MacDonald islands
Bot account?
lmao fixed
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