Tuberville's statement is not ridiculous. He's not defining all regular order. He's just noting how he is defining that term for his requirement on these military holds. Tammy Duckworth previously held up three times as many nominees as Tuberville is now.
Tuberville's statement is not ridiculous. He's not defining all regular order. He's just noting how he is defining that term for his requirement on these military holds. Tammy Duckworth previously held up three times as many nominees as Tuberville is now.
Vance is specifically holding up Department of Justice nominees, not all executive nominations as your "extensive list" comment implied. The very list you cite has three Department of Justice nominees listed: Executive Calendars 77, 314 and 315.
Tuberville's contention that 'regular order' is a cloture vote and a roll call vote to approve senior military promotions is not true. It never has been the process used for those nominations.
The term "regular order" has a lot of meanings on Capitol Hill. It used to mean Congress went down a list of bills in order, much like state legislatures still do today. The term regular order these days is often used as a term to contrast bypassing the full legislative process and not going through the process of committee review. It's not as if there's one universal agreed-upon definition of "regular order" and Tuberville is the exception. I'm simply saying Tuberville seems to be using the term to say he's going to insist on a rollcall vote for each of these nominations until the Biden Administration Defense Department stops paying for travel related to abortion.
Another point on the Vance item I didn't originally address is the inaccurate characterization that his holds are just about Trump. I've listened to every one of these debates between Durbin and Vance, and Durbin is the one who keeps trying to make the issue about Trump. Vance has repeatedly cited the issue being matters like the Biden/Garland Justice Department going after parents at school board meetings protesting boys in girls locker rooms and pornography in school libraries as if that protest is domestic terrorism.
The 'regular order' refers to the normal process of business in Congress. The normal process to consider senior military promotions is to have them approved by unanimous consent on the Senate floor. No cloture vote, no roll call vote. That has been the regular order with respect to approving generals and admirals. Under the rules, Tuberville has the right to stop those nominees, and force a cloture vote, plus a final roll call vote. He has that power. But that is not the regular order of business in the Senate.
Tuberville's statement is not ridiculous. He's not defining all regular order. He's just noting how he is defining that term for his requirement on these military holds. Tammy Duckworth previously held up three times as many nominees as Tuberville is now.
https://rollcall.com/2020/07/02/duckworth-blocks-military-promotions-to-protect-impeachment-witness/
Vance is specifically holding up Department of Justice nominees, not all executive nominations as your "extensive list" comment implied. The very list you cite has three Department of Justice nominees listed: Executive Calendars 77, 314 and 315.
Tuberville's contention that 'regular order' is a cloture vote and a roll call vote to approve senior military promotions is not true. It never has been the process used for those nominations.
The term "regular order" has a lot of meanings on Capitol Hill. It used to mean Congress went down a list of bills in order, much like state legislatures still do today. The term regular order these days is often used as a term to contrast bypassing the full legislative process and not going through the process of committee review. It's not as if there's one universal agreed-upon definition of "regular order" and Tuberville is the exception. I'm simply saying Tuberville seems to be using the term to say he's going to insist on a rollcall vote for each of these nominations until the Biden Administration Defense Department stops paying for travel related to abortion.
Another point on the Vance item I didn't originally address is the inaccurate characterization that his holds are just about Trump. I've listened to every one of these debates between Durbin and Vance, and Durbin is the one who keeps trying to make the issue about Trump. Vance has repeatedly cited the issue being matters like the Biden/Garland Justice Department going after parents at school board meetings protesting boys in girls locker rooms and pornography in school libraries as if that protest is domestic terrorism.
The 'regular order' refers to the normal process of business in Congress. The normal process to consider senior military promotions is to have them approved by unanimous consent on the Senate floor. No cloture vote, no roll call vote. That has been the regular order with respect to approving generals and admirals. Under the rules, Tuberville has the right to stop those nominees, and force a cloture vote, plus a final roll call vote. He has that power. But that is not the regular order of business in the Senate.