Tim Kaine: I Would Want to Serve In Lame Duck If Clinton Wins
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« on: October 23, 2016, 10:49:20 AM »
Does anyone remember what Obama and Biden did in 2008?
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« Reply #1 on: October 23, 2016, 11:20:22 AM »
Obama resigned on November 16th before the lame-duck session, and Biden served all the way until Janurary 15th, and got sworn in for his seventh term.

So there is plenty of precedence for Kaine staying in.
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« Reply #2 on: October 23, 2016, 11:24:14 AM »
Quote from: Vega on October 23, 2016, 11:20:22 AM
Obama resigned on November 16th before the lame-duck session, and Biden served all the way until Janurary 15th, and got sworn in for his seventh term.

So there is plenty of precedence for Kaine staying in.

Al Gore also stayed in the Senate until January 2, 1993.
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« Reply #3 on: October 23, 2016, 12:04:22 PM »
Probably some sort of signal re: Merrick Garland.
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« Reply #4 on: October 23, 2016, 12:11:55 PM »
He can remain Senator all the way until January 20. Nothing wrong with this.
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« Reply #5 on: October 23, 2016, 12:24:59 PM »
If Democrats win a 50/50 Senate majority, and they wanted to make a rules change regarding filibusters, would Kaine's situation create problems?
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« Reply #6 on: October 23, 2016, 12:58:41 PM »
Quote from: senyor_brownbear on October 23, 2016, 12:24:59 PM
If Democrats win a 50/50 Senate majority, and they wanted to make a rules change regarding filibusters, would Kaine's situation create problems?

Why would it? Kaine is perfectly entitled to remain senator till the moment he is sworn in as VP.
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« Reply #7 on: October 23, 2016, 01:58:26 PM »
Is Virginia a state where the governor can appoint placeholder Senators until the next election?
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« Reply #8 on: October 23, 2016, 02:45:18 PM »
Quote from: Boko Harambe on October 23, 2016, 01:58:26 PM
Is Virginia a state where the governor can appoint placeholder Senators until the next election?

Massachusetts Rules. The governor appoints a placeholder who serves until a special election (which would be held, in VA, in Nov 2017), not all the way to the next regular election.
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