117th Congress

[Tapate50]

Is this about the Florida race where the GOP candidate got someone with a similar name to the Democrat incumbent to run who won by like 25 votes but the shadow candidate got like 6k votes?

No

[cajunrevenge]

Maybe I should have actually listened to the clip. After looking at what this is about I cant help but laugh. This is exactly what Republicans wanted to do except they had far less real justification. The bars been forever lowered. I support using Republicans logic against Republicans.

[57Brave]

[Tapate50]

Biden staffers are blocking anyone from reporting so.....

[striker42]

Best way to give representation to DC is to cede the land back to VA and MD. Any argument against that is almost certainly based in wanting to change the Senate makeup. VA and MD gave the land originally, they should get it back.

[thethe]

Best way to give representation to DC is to cede the land back to VA and MD. Any argument against that is almost certainly based in wanting to change the Senate makeup. VA and MD gave the land originally, they should get it back.

The border areas of Maryland and Virginia are effectively Washington DC as is. You either redistrict areas out of those two states into DC or you just dissolve DC into the two states.

Giving DC statehood is effectively giving three states to the never ending monstrosity that is the federal government.

[cajunrevenge]

Best way to give representation to DC is to cede the land back to VA and MD. Any argument against that is almost certainly based in wanting to change the Senate makeup. VA and MD gave the land originally, they should get it back.

I feel like the only standard anymore is "is it legal" and "who can stop them". I think DC being a state is absurd but we need some changes in Congress as a whole. Gerrymandering in the house distorts the representation and in the Senate the minority of the country has way too many seats. Yes, I know the purpose of the Senate but the balance is off. California needs to be broken up into 3 states desperatlately imo.

[57Brave]

I see no reason why citizens of DC shouldn't be represented in the Senate

regardless their "district" voting history.

Pretty sure DC draft eligible women - men serve
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show of hands, how many here have served ?????

peace corps ?
AmeriCorps ?
military?
etc

[goldfly]

Not just an April days fool

She’s a year round fool

[cajunrevenge]

https://www.rollingstone.com/politic...biden-1150863/


Chuck Shumer says they are working towards legalization and not just decriminilization despite Biden's opposition. Good. God help me if he vetos it.

[Runnin]

https://www.rollingstone.com/politic...biden-1150863/


Chuck Shumer says they are working towards legalization and not just decriminilization despite Biden's opposition. Good. God help me if he vetos it.

I thought the exact thing about you when I read that news.

[goldfly]

My favorite transformation is republicans coming out against “the market” they have preached about loving my entire life

[sturg33]

My favorite transformation is republicans coming out against “the market” they have preached about loving my entire life

A corporate oligarchy is not a free market.

[cajunrevenge]

What would you expect from the CCP Trumpocrats. If these companies were taking action against Democrats they would be cheering. These companies see who the clear majority is. They know the 81+ million Biden voters are watching. They arent going to cater to the 55 million or so who voted for disgraced former President trump.

[goldfly]

Best way to give representation to DC is to cede the land back to VA and MD. Any argument against that is almost certainly based in wanting to change the Senate makeup. VA and MD gave the land originally, they should get it back.

that could be fair

i'm from DC and it wouldn't feel right to say you're from either of those places though. DC is more and views itself as more independent

[mqt]

that could be fair

i'm from DC and it wouldn't feel right to say your from either of those places though. DC is more and views itself as more independent

To be fair, I don’t think people from NYC really think of themselves as members of New York State or Chicagoans think much of Illinois. Cities of that size are essentially their own government already. I feel like being part of VA or MD is preferable to having Congress perform the same duties as a state government.

[goldfly]

you want to know how you know it isn't that dangerous


they were there for this political theatre

[goldfly]

[striker42]

This is a great example of why I think the hallmark of American politics is hypocrisy. The right is all about corporations having a political voice until the left starts leveraging them to their causes. Conversely, the left considers corporate influence in politics to be evil until they start steering the influence their direction.

It will eventually reverse course and the sides will switch again.

Citizens United was correctly decided. It is still not a good idea. It's why Ive always said I'd support an amendment to the constitution to pare back the political influence of corporations.

[goldfly]