JUST IN ๐จ Pressure is growing drastically for Sen Leader John Thune to be removed. Members of Congress are starting to talk more about it
ITโS TIME TO REMOVE THIS TRAITOR
FIRE THUNE!!!
I'm calling on the @FBI to seize all of the footage collected by the hundreds of cameras in & around LA in order to determine what truck delivered these cinder blocks that were used on ICE agts
Whoever paid for this goes to jail and must have their bank accts seized, AGREE ๐
FOLLOW ME, THE NEXT DROP WILL BE SHOCKING
The Constitution does indeed make Vice President JD Vance the President of the Senate. He may preside over Senate proceedings and cast a vote when the Senate is equally divided. ๏ฟฝ
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But that does not make him Senate Majority Leader or give him the power to replace John Thune. Majority Leader is a party leadership position chosen by the senators of the majority party. The Senate currently separately lists Vance as President of the Senate and Thune as Majority Leader. ๏ฟฝ
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The John Adams part is where the claim gets misleading. Adams really did regularly preside over the Senate as vice president. In fact, early vice presidents were expected to do so. But Adams was not Majority Leader; that position didn't exist then. ๏ฟฝ
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Most importantly, having Vance sit in the presiding officer's chair wouldn't allow Republicans to simply "ram through" legislation. The existing Senate rules, including cloture requirements and other procedural rules, would still apply. The presiding officer doesn't get to disregard those rules simply because he's the vice president. Senate precedents can also be appealed to and ultimately decided by the Senate itself.