Confirmation Hearing: TyriontheImperialist for Vice President (Questioning)

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Senator Tyrion is nominated to serve as Vice President.

Senators, you have up to 72 hours to question the nominee.

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I can start a vote here in three hours, if that is desired.

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Senators, a vote is now open on the nomination of TyriontheImperialist for Vice President. Please vote Aye, Nay, or Abstain.

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AYE

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This is utter insanity. You'll deny the President to have the Vice President of his choice purely on political grounds? This is a new low, even for you, Lumine. No one attempted to do the same when Cincinnatus was nominated to replace Matt, and Tyrion is of sterling character and has an impeccable record insofar as bipartisan and measured action in the Senate is concerned. You on the right who would play politics with this nomination should be ashamed of yourselves.

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Wow, of all people, I would think Tyrion would have been among the most acceptable....

You would think so, but Lumine and Goldwater would rather play politics than see the government function as intended. (Not that Goldwater would even really notice, given his total absence from Senate debate and his role as Federalist yes man whenever a vote is called) I for one hope that Yankee will change his vote in favor of not obstructing the actual process of this chamber, rather than allow his vote to stand for gridlock and out of control partisanship.

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This is tied at present.

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I second the motion.

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Without a Vice President, the Constitution specifies me as acting President of the Senate. The Vice President normally has no vote with the noted exception of a tie. As such, with the vote on confirming Tyrion tied at present, I shall now cast a second ballot in my capacity as acting President of the Senate to break this impasse once and for all.

AYE

TyriontheImperialist is thus confirmed as Vice President of the Republic of Atlasia.

Aye(s): Senator TNF, Senator bore, Senator Alfred F. Jones, Senator TheCranberry, Senator Cynic, PPT TNF
Nay(s): Senator North Carolina Yankee, Senator Goldwater, Senator Cassius, Senator Spiral, Senator Lumine

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Bumping this thread because there's no need to open another since Tyrion has been renominated. Senators, you have 72 hours to question the nominee.

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Aye