Passing a Resolution in the US Senate Will Be Incomparably More Difficult, Political Scientist Says

Passing a resolution in the US Senate will be incomparably more difficult. This was stated by political scientist Suren Sargsyan on his Facebook page.

He specifically noted, “Another resolution with the content already passed in the House of Representatives has been submitted for discussion in the Senate. The passage of the Genocide resolution in the upper chamber of Congress, the Senate, will be a significantly more complicated process. The issue is that there is the so-called 'veto' practice (Senate Hold) in Senate procedures. This means that any of the 100 senators can apply it and 'block' any legal act or resolution, preventing its entry into the plenary agenda and voting.”

Our lobbyists are well acquainted with this process. We have applied it twice against ambassadorial nominees Matthew Bryza and John Hoggland in Armenia and Azerbaijan (by Senator Menendez).

I won’t delve into legal processes, but it is critically important for us to have the support of the Republican majority leader Mitch McConnell. At this moment, we have the initial support of 16 senators, and one senator, surprisingly to me and his Turkish friends, has joined the supporters (Cory Booker).