Vice Presidential vacancy and a 50-50 Senate

[Ferguson97]

Hypothetically, if Kamala Harris died or resigned tomorrow (or Biden died and Harris ascended to the presidency) - how would the confirmation of a new Vice President proceed if the Senate remains deadlocked at 50-50?

[David Hume]

Hypothetically, if Kamala Harris died or resigned tomorrow (or Biden died and Harris ascended to the presidency) - how would the confirmation of a new Vice President proceed if the Senate remains deadlocked at 50-50?

Since the nomination needs more than 50-50 to get confirmed, it will just fail, like a bill with 217-217 won't pass the house.

[Ferguson97]

Hypothetically, if Kamala Harris died or resigned tomorrow (or Biden died and Harris ascended to the presidency) - how would the confirmation of a new Vice President proceed if the Senate remains deadlocked at 50-50?

Since the nomination needs more than 50-50 to get confirmed, it will just fail, like a bill with 217-217 won't pass the house.

So it's more of a political conundrum than a constitutional one?

[Kahane's Grave Is A Gender-Neutral Bathroom]

It's not like the Senate could be more dysfunctional.

[brucejoel99]

Unless her resignation were to only take effect upon her successor's confirmation, so as to enable her to still be on standby in order to break a tie if necessary to confirm said successor, Susan Collins would get to decide who our next VP would be.

[NewYorkExpress]

Barring Collins/Murkowski/Romney, dropping everything partisan, a replacement for Harris isn't getting through the Senate with even fifty votes.

And even then, the House still needs to vote on it, and there's no way a Republican controlled House would muster up a majority for a Harris replacement, barring Harris going off the deep end and nominating Matt Gaetz or something for VP.

[brucejoel99]

Barring Collins/Murkowski/Romney, dropping everything partisan, a replacement for Harris isn't getting through the Senate with even fifty votes.

And even then, the House still needs to vote on it, and there's no way a Republican controlled House would muster up a majority for a Harris replacement, barring Harris going off the deep end and nominating Matt Gaetz or something for VP.

If there end up being less than like 230 or so GOP representatives, then you could probably end up seeing a discharge petition successfully filed on the nomination if a Speaker McCarthy were trying to block it.

[Mr. Reactionary]

Barring Collins/Murkowski/Romney, dropping everything partisan, a replacement for Harris isn't getting through the Senate with even fifty votes.

And even then, the House still needs to vote on it, and there's no way a Republican controlled House would muster up a majority for a Harris replacement, barring Harris going off the deep end and nominating Matt Gaetz or something for VP.

It could pass if you picked a moderate (maybe even of the other party) to peel off votes.

[NewYorkExpress]

Barring Collins/Murkowski/Romney, dropping everything partisan, a replacement for Harris isn't getting through the Senate with even fifty votes.

And even then, the House still needs to vote on it, and there's no way a Republican controlled House would muster up a majority for a Harris replacement, barring Harris going off the deep end and nominating Matt Gaetz or something for VP.

It could pass if you picked a moderate (maybe even of the other party) to peel off votes.

Given the Republican Party these days I doubt it.

[brucejoel99]

Barring Collins/Murkowski/Romney, dropping everything partisan, a replacement for Harris isn't getting through the Senate with even fifty votes.

And even then, the House still needs to vote on it, and there's no way a Republican controlled House would muster up a majority for a Harris replacement, barring Harris going off the deep end and nominating Matt Gaetz or something for VP.

It could pass if you picked a moderate (maybe even of the other party) to peel off votes.

If the shoe were on the other foot...