>What was senate thinking This is not comparable to how one gets elected to an upper house in most countries: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federation_council_

>What was senate thinking This is not comparable to how one gets elected to an upper house in most countries: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federation_council_of_russia#Elections https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federation_council_of_russia#E... These are rubber-stamping yes-men of a single party state, obedience is the only thing required, thinking is not involved.