52 senators voted to increase the minimum wage, 46 voted against it. Why did they need 60 votes and not 50?
A little background is available here:
http://www.blueoregon.com/2006/06/smith_votes_no_.html
2006-06-25 15:47:16 · 3 answers · asked by Sinhababu 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Once a bill is introduced in Congress, it is assigned to a committee. The committee can pass the bill along to the floor of the senate or it can shelve the bill and not do anything. This bill was being shelved.
The Democrats were trying to get the bill on the floor for an up or down vote.
What was actually being voted on was a procedure to get the bill out of committee. That is what requires 60 votes.
It still only takes a simple majority to pass a bill.
2006-06-25 16:08:20 · answer #1 · answered by Spartan Rob 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You will see that when the senators voted down the minimum wage increase, they did not do so for themselves. On that same day the house approved a substantial increase in their pay. Do not worry about immigrants anymore soon we will all be imigrants in our own country.
2006-06-25 16:11:43 · answer #2 · answered by se_roddy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because if they added more votes they are were probably supposed to but hey.
2006-06-25 15:51:18 · answer #3 · answered by Nikki H 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋