Q&A: What happens if the U.S. Senate is equally split [50-50] after Georgia's runoffs?
Articles talks of sharing power. like in 2001 for a short while.
What will the Dems do if we have a 50-50 split?? stay tuned.
Q&A: What happens if the U.S. Senate is equally split after Georgia’s runoffs?
https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/what-happens-if-the-senate-is-equally-split-after-the-georgia-runoffs/
Jan. 5, 2021 at 2:22 pm Updated Jan. 5, 2021 at 3:50 pm
By David A. Fahrenthold and Paul Kane The Washington Post
If Democrats win both of Tuesday’s Senate runoff elections in Georgia, the Senate would be evenly split, 50-50, between the two major parties.
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1. How many times has this happened in U.S. history?
Only three.
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2. Who runs the Senate, if no party has a majority?
The party that holds the vice presidency. The Constitution makes the vice president the president of the Senate, with the power to cast the decisive vote in cases of a tie.
In 2001, for instance, Democrats had control at the outset, during the few days when Al Gore was still vice president. Then, when Richard B. Cheney became vice president, Republicans took control.
This year, a 50-50 split would give control to the Democrats, with Kamala Harris able to cast the deciding vote as vice president.
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