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    521 hours ago

    Can’t modify the constitution without a convention, a constitutional convention needs 2/3 of the states to agree to the changes IIRC, that’s why there hasn’t been an amendment passed in a very long time.

    Assuming they follow the rule of law, which they likely won’t.

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      The supreme court can just reinterpret the rules for them.

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      20 hours ago

      that’s project 2025’s primary stated goal and it looks realistic right now since republicans already have the needful majorities in levers of government in all of the branches and the states.

      the equal rights amendment was passed in 2020; so it’s definitely possible.

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        220 hours ago

        I’m pretty damn cynical but I’d be surprised if they could pull of a constitutional convention.

        I actually think it’s more likely my state would secede than a constitutional convention being successful. Especially if we end up in a tariff war with Canada and Quebec hydro shuts off power to us…

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          220 hours ago

          my state would secede than a constitutional convention being successful

          that’s both our only hope and the mostly likely avenue of attack since we’re on track be only 3 states away (at best) from republican control in 2026.

          the divide between the republican and democrat states is going to mirror the presidential election electoral college if the democrats don’t get their act together and i’m pessimistic that they will since the party’s leadership continues to insist that they lost because they went too woke and doubled down when they blocked aoc from the oversight committee position a couple of days ago.

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            Oh the democrats did not learn a goddamn thing from 2016 let alone 2024.

            I know it sounds completely crazy, and it is completely crazy, but I think there’s a damn good chance my state will secede if Canada shuts off our electric. Especially if they do that in the winter. I now have it on my utterly batshit insane what could go wrong 2025 bingo card.

            The other thing that might make us secede is if they try fucking with our state constitutional right to abortion. If both happen, I think we will secede. Maybe join Quebec or maybe become our own spot of Canada or maybe be fully independent like we were before the United States existed.

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              120 hours ago

              that’s not crazy at all relative to the TRULY crazy part: democrat voters can see what they did to aoc and what the leadership is saying about going too woke (among MANY other things); but they’re still going to vote for them anyways in 2028.

              i think the bitterest pill to swallow is that it’s going to work because the leadership (ie pelosi) is doing everything in their power to prevent the status quo from changing and will take all the blame with them when they finally retire next year or the year after that so that the new party leadership can look squeaky clean to their voters.

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                  220 hours ago

                  and democrats will keep voting for them anyways because they’re the “adults” in the room. lol