The Senate Chamber: Make the Senate Great Again

[Socialist Nordia]

Aye to both

[Tectonix]

"Aye to all."

[Darmen]

Aye
Aye

[Malgrave]

Aye to both

[Roosevetania]

"Aye to both."

[Collatis]

Aye to all

[FreYhill]

"I appoint David Bloom (Collatis), Indira Tamboli (Lykens) & Narcisa van Laren Cruyff (Eshan) onto Costa Fierro's confirmation committee for Sec. of Defense. Indira Tamboli is the chair."

[Eshan]

Aye to both

[Roosevetania]

"I appoint David Bloom (Collatis), Indira Tamboli (Lykens) & Narcisa van Laren Cruyff (Eshan) onto Costa Fierro's confirmation committee for Sec. of Defense. Indira Tamboli is the chair."

"Point of Order, Mr. President. Why has a member of the minority party been appointed to be chair of a committee? If the Majority Leader and Minority Leader are both on a committee, should the Majority Leader not be chair?"

[FreYhill]

"I appoint David Bloom (Collatis), Indira Tamboli (Lykens) & Narcisa van Laren Cruyff (Eshan) onto Costa Fierro's confirmation committee for Sec. of Defense. Indira Tamboli is the chair."

"Point of Order, Mr. President. Why has a member of the minority party been appointed to be chair of a committee? If the Majority Leader and Minority Leader are both on a committee, should the Majority Leader not be chair?"

"I would like to remind the Senator that in accordance with the standing rules that the President of the Senate chooses the chair of committees."

[Roosevetania]

"Point of Order, Mr. President. Why has a member of the minority party been appointed to be chair of a committee? If the Majority Leader and Minority Leader are both on a committee, should the Majority Leader not be chair?"

"I would like to remind the Senator that in accordance with the standing rules that the President of the Senate chooses the chair of committees."

"Mr. President, I had forgotten about that part of the rules. I apologize."

[Soviet Canuckistan]

Aye to both

[The Sarian]

"I would like to remind the Senator that in accordance with the standing rules that the President of the Senate chooses the chair of committees."

"Mr. President, I had forgotten about that part of the rules. I apologize."

"One begins to question if the Honourable Member is aware of any of the rules, Mr President. Perhaps he should read them before he opens his mouth in the future?"

[Mollary]

Aye to both

[Roosevetania]

"Mr. President, I had forgotten about that part of the rules. I apologize."

"One begins to question if the Honourable Member is aware of any of the rules, Mr President. Perhaps he should read them before he opens his mouth in the future?"

"Mr. President, can the Honorable Member give an example in the past? After one instance, she cannot argue that I am not 'aware of any of the rules.'"

[OOC: Chill. I live in the US and am used to members of the majority party always chairing committees. I apologized, so chill.]

[The Sarian]

"One begins to question if the Honourable Member is aware of any of the rules, Mr President. Perhaps he should read them before he opens his mouth in the future?"

"Mr. President, can the Honorable Member give an example in the past? After one instance, she cannot argue that I am not 'aware of any of the rules.'"

[OOC: Chill. I live in the US and am used to members of the majority party always chairing committees. I apologized, so chill.]

"Yes, Mr President, I can." says Priscilla, as she hands out pages from the Senate Parliamentary Records to nearby Senators.

[Roosevetania]

"Mr. President, can the Honorable Member give an example in the past? After one instance, she cannot argue that I am not 'aware of any of the rules.'"

[OOC: Chill. I live in the US and am used to members of the majority party always chairing committees. I apologized, so chill.]

"Yes, Mr President, I can." says Priscilla, as she hands out pages from the Senate Parliamentary Records to nearby Senators.

That was different. Just chill. Don't drag this conversation on.

[The Sarian]

"Yes, Mr President, I can." says Priscilla, as she hands out pages from the Senate Parliamentary Records to nearby Senators.

That was different. Just chill. Don't drag this conversation on.

"Mr President, I was just responding to the Senator. Tisn't my fault he didn't like my response."

[MERIZoC]

Nay to both

[Normandy and Picardy]

Aye to both

[Dendart]

Aye on the attorney-general
Present on the other

[FreYhill]

"Order! Both nominees are confirmed by the Senate."

OOC: I'll post proper counts tonight when I'm home from NSW

[Tectonix]

"Point of parliamentary inquiry, Mr. President. In all cases regarding the passage of a bill, or the confirmation of a nominee, is clapping by the members of the house, including Senators, members of the galley and Senatorial aides, in compliance with proper decorum?"

[FreYhill]

"It is the opinion of the chair that clapping will be permitted after a division is completed."

"I appoint Princilla Krishnan as a President pro-tempre."

[Collatis]

"Mister President, I move to begin debate on the nominations for Secretary of Defence (Sunil Singh Panehal [Costa Fierro]) and Secretary of Culture and Equality (Normandy and Picardy)."