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Congratulations, I'm sure you'll make a fine senator.Wohooo, control in the senate secured.
Argument of skipping first year of pandemic for reasons is not going to hold any sway. A state having more deaths per capita over a random period is a tough narrative to sell for general incompetence or gross negligence.
Also, I'd bet there's far more older people in Florida since it's THE retirement state, so it's another statistical bias.Argument of skipping first year of pandemic for reasons is not going to hold any sway. A state having more deaths per capita over a random period is a tough narrative to sell for general incompetence or gross negligence.
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I'd like to see a breakdown of the donations, but I don't know if that exists.NYT being incredibly corrupt with this puff piece on SBF. Not a great look with the latter being the 2nd biggest Dem donor in this cycle.
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Don Bacon what a name.
A easily marketable one for sure.Don Bacon what a name.
His real name is Donald John Bacon.Don Bacon what a name.
Either a spelling mistake or an amazing physics joke.
I worked with him for a year.His real name is Donald John Bacon.
His parents are Donald and Joan Bacon.
So... that's cool.
He's my new favourite Republican.Even cooler (and unbeknownst to most) his nickname is "Bits".
The US Catholic Bishops were about to announce something similar until they were told it only refers to marriages between consenting adults.
That’s unexpected - will they support polygamous same sex marriages I wonder!
The US Catholic Bishops were about to announce something similar until they were told it only refers to marriages between consenting adults.
The US Catholic Bishops were about to announce something similar until they were told it only refers to marriages between consenting adults.
Gotta find something to entice future cult recruits.
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Feinsteins seat, but she filed the paperwork necessary to run in 24, so…..
If she doesn't want to retire, the pain of being primaried will unfortunately come. I don't think anyone with enough humanity wants to see that being imposed on a 89-year-old woman.Feinsteins seat, but she filed the paperwork necessary to run in 24, so…..
But yeah, she needs to announce her retirement ASAP.
Clearly, Dianne is going after Strom The Cnut Thurmond's record of being the oldest.Feinsteins seat, but she filed the paperwork necessary to run in 24, so…..
But yeah, she needs to announce her retirement ASAP.
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Like most things in the US politics, it is needlessly complicated. Inter-racial marriage is obviously legal. The new law is actually putting in the same bracket inter-racial and same sex marriages (both of which are legal), codifying them so a federal/state judge cannot for example express that either of them is illegal.Is it even legal to vote against inter-racial marriages?
A couple of things:Like most things in the US politics, it is needlessly complicated. Inter-racial marriage is obviously legal. The new law is actually putting in the same bracket inter-racial and same sex marriages (both of which are legal), codifying them so a federal/state judge cannot for example express that either of them is illegal.
The vote there actually was not to codify the law, but to bring an end to the debate (aka, stop filibustering the law, and initiate a vote for the law). So technically, McConnell voted against stopping the debate, not against the law. Bizarrely, it is not uncommon in the US for people who are doing filibustering themselves to actually vote Yes in a law. Probably the most famous case was that of Ted Cruz whom filibustered a law for 18 hours or so, talking a shitload of things including reading some kids book, then the senate having enough of it and voting to bring an end to the debate, and then for Cruz to actually vote Yes in that law.
I think one problem is this mechanism of filibustering that allows any senator to talk forever, and that can be stopped only if 60 senators agree to end the debate. It was meant for good (to make parties work together), but for the last 15 years has been used either as an obstruction tactic (from both parties), or just cause some senator likes hearing themselves speaking.
She was a great foil in the Trump years, but a more aggressive speaker would have been useful the last 2 years. Hopefully the next minority leader will be someone with the courage and savvy to deal with the absolute shower of shit that will be cascading over the GOP shit waterfall the next 2 years.Pelosi confirming she won’t seek re-election to the position of house leader again. Thank feck for that.
She was weak as piss on Trump.She was a great foil in the Trump years, but a more aggressive speaker would have been useful the last 2 years. Hopefully the next minority leader will be someone with the courage and savvy to deal with the absolute shower of shit that will be cascading over the GOP shit waterfall the next 2 years.