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But one common view is that, when a 50-50 vote leaves the status quo in place, that’s a *defeat* for whatever motion was being voted on — not the sort of “tie” the CJ would or even could “break” by providing a 51st vote as presiding officer the way the VP otherwise could. — PolitiTweet.org

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The CJ’s tiebreaking power would, on this view, kick in only when the issue isn’t (a) whether to leave matters as they are or change them but (b) whether to take step X or to take step Y, either of which would change the status quo. — PolitiTweet.org

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