House passes $2,000 stimulus checks after Trump signs relief bill, fate uncertain in Senate https://t.co/nBSSAPgLja— Newsweek (@Newsweek) December 28, 2020
No. Schumer canot force a vote on this stuff. He could ask for unanimous consent, which isn't really a "vote". Essentially, any one senator can try to force a vote, but any one senator can block that request. Imagine the following:
Schumer: "I would like to pass this bill with unanimous consent."
Presiding officer: "Recognized. Does anyone object?"
Any random GOP stooge: "I object."
Presiding officer: "Objection is heard. Unanimous consent denied."
And that's it. No vote; McConnell decides what gets voted on. Schumer could have done the same for heroes act, hr1, whatever but like...wouldn't amount to a whole lot. When you're in the minority you're pretty cucked.
Wait Schumer could have forced the vote for all that shit the democrats passed in the house? HR1, heroes act, all of it?
No. Schumer canot force a vote on this stuff. He could ask for unanimous consent, which isn't really a "vote". Essentially, any one senator can try to force a vote, but any one senator can block that request. Imagine the following:
Schumer: "I would like to pass this bill with unanimous consent."
Presiding officer: "Recognized. Does anyone object?"
Any random GOP stooge: "I object."
Presiding officer: "Objection is heard. Unanimous consent denied."
And that's it. No vote; McConnell decides what gets voted on. Schumer could have done the same for heroes act, hr1, whatever but like...wouldn't amount to a whole lot. When you're in the minority you're pretty cucked.