What of our second question, which allowed a vote for any firm?

Republican leaders have refused for two years to allow a vote on his nomination.

Republicans in the Senate have not allowed a vote on any of the other nominees, either.

But it will take a majority of all senators to allow a vote to occur.

He has pledged to allow a vote this summer, after hearings and committee action.

When Burns returned to the senate, he refused to allow a vote on the bill.

The students know, however, that under the present conditions, the hard-liners would never allow such a vote to take place.

Members are traditionally allowed a free vote and cannot be instructed by their party to follow a line.

As a member he would be allowed a voice and a vote in Salem affairs.

"But if you allowed illegal votes to stand, that would be worse."