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[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world -1 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Somebody doesn't know what the official duties of the VP actually are.

The only official action the VP takes is to cast the tie breaking vote if the Senate is stuck 50-50.

Harris did that 33 times.

Which one authorized Israel to commit genocide?

Pro-tip - 31 of the 33 tie breaking votes were before the October 7th attacks that Israel used to justify the genocide.

https://ballotpedia.org/Tie-breaking_votes_cast_by_Kamala_Harris_in_the_U.S._Senate

The TWO that came after?

December 5, 2023:

The Senate voted 50-50 to invoke cloture on the nomination of Loren AliKhan to be United States District Judge for the District of Columbia. Harris broke the tie to invoke cloture. This was Harris' 32nd tie-breaking vote, the most tie-breaking votes ever cast by a vice president.[2]

The Senate voted 50-50 on the nomination of Loren AliKhan to be United States District Judge for the District of Columbia. Harris broke the tie to confirm the nomination.[3]

[–] MarxMadness@lemmygrad.ml 3 points 5 days ago

Only a complete rube would buy the argument that the #2 politician in the federal government bears no responsibility for the actions of the federal government.