• @Fedizen
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    48 months ago

    it strikes me that congress might have authority under the 14th amendment to ban winner-take-all apportionment of electors and gerrymandering

    • @Cryophilia
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      78 months ago

      It honestly doesn’t matter what Congress has the authority to do at this point. They lack the capacity. Once we get a solid Dem majority, then we can start exploring what Congress can do.

      • @go_go_gadget
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        -68 months ago

        Once we get a solid Dem majority

        We had that in 2008 for four years. Turns out they can’t do much at all.

        • @Cryophilia
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          88 months ago

          No we didn’t. We had it for a few months, and we got the greatest expansion of health insurance in modern history.

          • @go_go_gadget
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            -28 months ago

            Are you confusing the words “majority” and “supermajority”? Because Democrats did have a solid majority for four years. Democrats had a supermajority for a few months.

            • @Cryophilia
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              -28 months ago

              I used the vague term “solid majority” because it depends on what legislation you’re trying to get passed. Supermajority is great, but reconciliation only requires a simple majority iirc.