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What is senatorial courtesy?

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Senatorial courtesy is a long-standing unwritten, unofficial, and nonbinding constitutional convention in the United States describing the tendency of U.S. senators to support a Senate colleague when opposing the appointment to federal office of a nominee from that Senator's state.

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\large \rm \color{red}sentorial \: \: courtesy

  • refers to a tacit agreement among senators not to vote for any presidential nominee who is opposed by the senators from the nominee's home state.

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