One of the most troublesome issues that happens when summer hits is your air conditioner leaking water inside your house. And quite frankly, wondering why the AC unit is leaking water inside the home, what causes this problem and how to fix it are the most commonly asked questions of Air Conditioning companies across America.
The U.S. Supreme Court follows a legal standard known as the Rule of four. This rule states that only four of the nine Supreme Court justices are required to grant a writ of certiorari (agreeing to hear the case). Such a practice prevents the formation of a majority (five justices or more) dominating the Supreme Court's planned agenda.
50% of 100 is 50. A simple majority is 50% + 1, thus the fewest yea votes required for an ordinary bill to pass the US Senate is 51.   For several months during 2009, Minnesota had only 1 Senator as Candidate Al Franken was not seated due to the close election. Therefore, the US Senate had only 99 seated Senators.