Mr. Speaker, that would be an independent Senate. Let us look at an email exchange from February 11.
Mike Duffy to Nigel Wright, “What does Marjory's letter mean for our talks?”
Nigel Wright to Mike Duffy, “I had no foreknowledge of it. When I learned of it I asked for all unilateral action from [the Senate leader's] office to cease before being cleared with me.”
That is Senate independence? They were controlling it out of his office.