• Komodo Rodeo@lemmy.world
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    14 days ago

    I’m not an American, and not nearly as knowledgeable about Senate and Congressional voting to know the significance of the 218 votes he’s talking about. How many would normally be required as a minimum? What’s the tipping point?

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      14 days ago

      218 is the simple majority line for the House of Representatives. 435 total members currently.

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        14 days ago

        Ah, there we hav it. Thanks for the info, I wan’t on the inside track about the exact number of representatives for votes.

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      14 days ago

      218 might not be enough to trigger the release, but would force republicans to take a stance either against Trump or against their own base.

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        They’ve been forced to side against their own base several times this year and they always do so willingly. They want to rule over their constituents; not govern.