Comments on: Lieberman Threatens To Join Republicans If Everything Doesn’t Go His Way http://liberalvaluesblog.com/?p=1122 Defending Liberty and Enlightened Thought Wed, 10 Feb 2010 01:46:53 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Ron Chusid http://liberalvaluesblog.com/?p=1122&cpage=1#comment-30129 Ron Chusid Fri, 23 Feb 2007 14:40:08 +0000 http://liberalvaluesblog.com/?p=1122#comment-30129 I added a link to the Political Insider item which states this. I'd feel better reading this in a source beyond a blog. I still fear that the Republicans might be able to do more mischief if they actually have a majority of votes. Who knows what other Senate rules they might be able to drag up, and then enforce with a majority vote. However if this is true, then we can ignore his threat. Even before reading this I was skeptical that he would carry through with the threat. If it really meant that he'd then be in the minority, the chances are virtually zero. If true that control of the Senate wouldn't change hands, I would speculate that he made the threat under the assumption that it would still get attention (as it did) due to people believing that if he defected it would change control of the Senate. I added a link to the Political Insider item which states this. I’d feel better reading this in a source beyond a blog. I still fear that the Republicans might be able to do more mischief if they actually have a majority of votes. Who knows what other Senate rules they might be able to drag up, and then enforce with a majority vote.

However if this is true, then we can ignore his threat. Even before reading this I was skeptical that he would carry through with the threat. If it really meant that he’d then be in the minority, the chances are virtually zero.

If true that control of the Senate wouldn’t change hands, I would speculate that he made the threat under the assumption that it would still get attention (as it did) due to people believing that if he defected it would change control of the Senate.

]]> By: Tano http://liberalvaluesblog.com/?p=1122&cpage=1#comment-30063 Tano Fri, 23 Feb 2007 09:09:44 +0000 http://liberalvaluesblog.com/?p=1122#comment-30063 Who cares if he switches? He will not be able to turn over the senate to the Repubs, since, unlike 2001 with Jeffords, there is no provision in the organizing resolution to revisit Senate organization before the next election if the number of seats per party changes. So he would just move himself into the minority - lose his chairmanship. And of course, he would vote on all legislation the way he would have voted anyway. I dont really see the point for him, or any reason we should care. Who cares if he switches?

He will not be able to turn over the senate to the Repubs, since, unlike 2001 with Jeffords, there is no provision in the organizing resolution to revisit Senate organization before the next election if the number of seats per party changes.

So he would just move himself into the minority – lose his chairmanship. And of course, he would vote on all legislation the way he would have voted anyway.

I dont really see the point for him, or any reason we should care.

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