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starfish&coffee

Why is it better for those senators to abstain from a vote rather than just voting no?
Seems like a poorly made parliamentary system.

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PepOne in reply to @starfish&coffee

They are (by a big margin) the minority and would lose.
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davidual in reply to @starfish&coffee

They are not abstaining, they are being absent.
By not being present for a vote they prevent the minimum requiremnt for a quorum.
They would lose the vote on party lines, so instead of losing, they prevent it from occurring.

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