Or that vote of no-confidence, because some people asked questions to a nominee who was perfectly willing to answer them? Get over it.
Interestingly, a petition for a vote of no confidence must be presented to the President of the Senate (VP), and given that office is vacant, I do not know how a vote could be called since the Dean is only empowered to act with the powers and perogatives of the PPT if he is called upon to run the Senate.
True, that is a minor glitch that should probably be fixed.
There is a simple suggestion I would make that should fix that and any other problems that arise.
Amend the Dean part of the OSPR, so that the Dean has the powers and prerogatives of the President of the Senate (subtracting tie-breaking votes) or of the PPT in case of absence from the forum or vacancy of office. (Article IX tries to do something similar but fails)
This ensures that at all times two people control the reins of power of the Senate, but does bring up two questions in my mind.
#1: What happens if the Dean of the Senate is absent from the forum?
A: A procedure should be in place, regardless of the above problem, that allows the Dean of the Senate position to pass down through the ranks if this problem occurs.
#2: What happens if the Dean does the same thing as the PPT while both are in office?
A: I am tempted to say, tough luck, but I think some provision should be created that allows for the ouster of the Dean of the Senate, if the Dean is presently in control of the powers and prerogatives of either the President of the Senate, PPT or both (which could happen).
