the rod in the senate?
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I think it is probably actually a mace or sceptre. These are used in lots of parliaments all around the world as a symbol of sovereign power. This dates back to the middle ages when Kings used them as a symbol of absolute power.
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The Senate is illegal.
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This is baffling me as well. I'm not feeling well enough for indepth reading, but one of these might answer your question. \n\nMy best understanding at the time is that the senate, however much of it, appoints a presiding officer, but, if that's correct, from where I do not know. \n\nFoxNews has a judicial analyst, Andrew P. Napolitano, who might be able to answer your question. I do not know his e-mail address, nor can I find a home page for him. Hopefully, an e-mail to him through the FoxNews website will result in an answer your question if the resources I gave do not.
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Was this a trick question?\n\nThere are no Senators in the House; they are all in the Senate.\n\nUnfortunately, there is no way to answer this question since the terms of reference are all subjective. It's like asking: What's better--chocolate ice cream or french vanilla." The answer will depend entirely on who you are asking and what their preferences are.\n\nFor example, someone from the south-southwest with "Bible Belt" indoctrination, would probably view my favorite Senator as a left-wing, godless, closet communist. Conversely, coming from Massachusetts, I would probably view his or her favorite Senator as an ignorant, redneck, throwback, latent fascist--a definition so many of them seem to fit!\n\nLike I said...there is no real way to answer the question, unless you can first get agreement on just what you mean by "best"...and good luck to you on that!
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The senate could go into a tie.\n\nIt is possible neither party will win!
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Niether one will do anything,  The senate does not want to, ( either party in general some individuals do)\n\nThe house in general the republicans are nore for a secue america,\n\nbut even on the fence, there was never any money approved to actually pay for it,  it was approved, and money anounced but there was never a funding bill to pay for it.\nAll talk.
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He's a California State Senator, not a US Senator.\n\nThere's a link to his bills, do your own homework.\nhttp://republican.sen.ca.gov/web/38/multi.asp
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Which supplemental are you referring to?  All the other approps bills are making their way through the process now...most of them now in the Senate.
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The Senate is presided over by the Vice President, currently Dick Cheney
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the rod will spin the same
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Huh?  They won't vote to fill that position until January and it'll be Nancy Pelosi.  I think you might be talking about majority whip but, again, that position won't be voted on until January.\n\nMaybe I'm just not understanding what you mean by "...seem to loose out to...".
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http://www.senate.gov/pagelayout/legislative/a_three_sections_with_teasers/votes.htm
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Senate is every 6 (on a rotating basis - one third is up every 2 years)\nHouse is every 2
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Once a bill is introduced in Congress, it is assigned to a committee.  The committee can pass the bill along to the floor of the senate or it can shelve the bill and not do anything.  This bill was being shelved.\n\n  The Democrats were trying to get the bill on the floor for an up or down vote. \n\nWhat was actually being voted on was a procedure to get the bill out of committee.  That is what requires 60 votes.\n\nIt still only takes a simple majority to pass a bill.
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There are lots of guys named Bill in the Congress
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I think only the President of the Senate is mentioned (the Vice President of the United States) along with the President pro tem.  The rest of the officers are left up to the Senate as it is given power to make its own rules.
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The showed it again during an interview of the Senator on the Today Show this morning.  Try MSNBC.com, they might have it there as part of a recap of today's show.