Clay Rector

Husband of the most beautiful woman in the world, proud dad to 4 great boys, boss of a successful company, coach at one of the best schools in central Florida.

[Clay Rector @CoachClayRector]

Keep working hard. @WyattRector at :06 and on the middle at :12. Proud of you. https://t.co/V8OX07VOxX

[Billy VandeMerkt @CoachVandeMerkt]

#LetsRIDE https://t.co/urLUtD9c38

[Clay Rector @CoachClayRector]

@SenTuberville @SenThomTillis @lisamurkowski @SenMcConnell @SenatorCollins Vote to remove @LeaderJohnThune Coach. Be the leader we know you are.

[Clay Rector @CoachClayRector]

@themagaking Still can. The constitution says so.

[Clay Rector @CoachClayRector]

@OldeWorldOrder @JDVance This will solidify the next 2028 election. 84% of the people want this. Show all of them you do too. Enough is enough.

[Clay Rector @CoachClayRector]

Happy birthday to the best woman I know. She’s always my beautiful wife and best friend. So glad I get to share each and everyday with her. Happy birthday @AnnieDRector Hope it’s a great one.

[Clay Rector @CoachClayRector]

@SenRickScott The village’s residents are retired. They don’t need jobs unless they just want something to do. There is tons of work here. This is incorrect. We voted for you. Enough is enough

[Clay Rector @CoachClayRector]

@EricLDaugh Oh wow. Almost 2 years into this term. Good job with timing.

[Sarah Sizzle @sizzle_sarah]

People are just happier in the South.

[Clay Rector @CoachClayRector]

@BasedMikeLee Get rid of @LeaderJohnThune and it will be done by Friday. @SenTuberville @SenTedCruz

[Clay Rector @CoachClayRector]

@dandinohill Greed

[Clay Rector @CoachClayRector]

@LeaderJohnThune @POTUS You are useless

[Clay Rector @CoachClayRector]

@DC_Draino Arrest them all and give them all a permanent record that will tarnish their lives forever moving forward. We need more accountability.

[Clay Rector @CoachClayRector]

@EricLDaugh If Congress would stop sending money every week, they’d lose money even faster

[Clay Rector @CoachClayRector]

@Hunter_Eagleman @LeaderJohnThune The second he starts the session Fire him.

[Clay Rector @CoachClayRector]

@nicksortor Find out who was paying them and go right after the head of the snake. Straight to the source of all of this violence.

[Clay Rector @CoachClayRector]

@Honesttruthman All will be gone.

[👉M-Û-R-Č-H👈 @TheEXECUTlONER_]

This father had never missed any of his son’s baseball games in his life.

He had to miss this tournament because his best friend was getting married and he was a groomsman.

He woke up at 3:30AM and drove
100 MPH that Sunday morning to try to and at least make the Sunday games after missing the
Saturdays games. And, of course this was the only tournament all year that his son’s team lost their first game on Sunday, so he didn't make it in time because the first game was at 8 and there was no second game.

When he pulled up his son saw him and he ran full speed and jumped into his arms and wouldn’t let go. Dad said his son told him, “daddy, you can’t ever miss again. I love you so much. Not having you with me this weekend made me feel so empty, please never miss again, I'm so thankful your my daddy!” 🥹

His wife filmed that video. ❤️

I remember those days well. Speeding like a bat out of hell to make it on time. I have always made my kid’s games and activities. It’s what I live for. And the few times I had to miss, I felt like I let them down.

What a great father he is. That boy is fortunate. 💯

Do you remember this feeling? Trying your hardest to make it to one of their activities and just feeling sad that you couldn’t be there?

[Clay Rector @CoachClayRector]

@SenRickScott Do what we asked you to do and it would be done in a couple days. Get rid of Thune.

[Clay Rector @CoachClayRector]

@nicksortor @elonmusk He should have killed that guy right there in the spot. Period. Threatened the family, get the threat back. End this crap. Then it will stop.

[Clay Rector @CoachClayRector]

@POTUS @realannapaulina @realDonaldTrump @JDVance when is this going to happen. The people are sick of this. It has all come to light. Almost half this term has been wasted by this. No fraud prosecuted, all evidence has had a blind eye turned. Enough is enough.

[Freedom4Family🇺🇸 @4familyfreedom4]

THUNE HAS NO POWER TO CONTROL THE SENATE

Senate Majority Leader John Thune’s day-to-day power does not come from the Constitution, It comes from customs, traditions, and The Garner Precedent 1937

This concentration of power in one Senator
limits debate, blocks amendments, and reduces the Senate’s ability to function as the Founders intended creating overreach gatekeeping bills, limiting amendments, and protecting the leader’s agenda

Consequences of This System, Power is centralized in one senator, the Majority Leader Thune

Individual Senators have far less ability to offer amendments or force debate

The Vice President (currently JD Vance) holds the constitutional role of President of the Senate. The Founders designed this role specifically to prevent the Senate from being run solely by its own members and party factions

The Vice President should actively preside more often and use the powers the Constitution provides including the ability to manage the floor and allow simple-majority action on certain procedural matters to restore balance and prevent one senator (THUNE) from dominating the chamber, allow Senators to actually advocate for their Constituents

Any senator can rise, address the chair first, and make a motion to proceed to the bill

The only thing stopping them is the 1937 Garner precedent
How to overturn it (simple process)
✅A senator seeks recognition and is ignored in favor of the leader
✅The senator raises a point of order citing Rule XIX.
✅The Senate votes (simple majority) on whether to sustain the rule

Rule XIX says the Presiding Officer shall recognize the senator who first rises and addresses him treating all senators as equals. The Garner Precedent overrides this for the Majority Leader

Modern Senate Majority Leader’s Power Is Not Constitutional
The modern dominance of the Senate Majority Leader does not come from the Constitution. It comes from a 1937 custom that has expanded well beyond what the Founders intended

The Constitution never mentions party Majority Leader or Minority Leader. These powerful roles were invented later by the Senate itself. Through custom and precedent not by law or constitutional amendment, these unofficial positions gradually assumed control over most floor management and legislative scheduling

What the Constitution Actually Says
Article I, Section 3: The Vice President is the President of the Senate

Article I, Section 5: The Senate can make its own rules and choose its officers

The Founders deliberately placed the Vice President (an outsider to the Senate’s membership) in the presiding chair as a check against pure insider control by Senators

John Adams through the 1950s, Vice Presidents regularly presided over the Senate. Starting in the 1950s and accelerating under Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson, the VP’s role shifted toward being a presidential advisor

The Garner Precedent (1937) Real Source of Modern Power
In August 1937, Vice President John Nance Garner announced that when multiple senators sought recognition at the same time, he would recognize the Majority Leader first, then the Minority Leader

Because of the Garner Precedent, the Majority Leader controls
✅Motions to proceed decides what legislation reaches the floor
✅Filling the amendment tree offers multiple amendments to block other senators from offering their own
✅Unanimous Consent Agreements (UCAs) sets time limits on debate and restricts amendments
✅Daily floor schedule controls what gets debated and when
✅Strategic use of cloture to cut off debate
Most real power in today’s Senate comes from these customs and precedents, not from written rules
The Senate has moved from a highly deliberative body toward a leadership-controlled institution