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It did, actually!
TN-07 was Trump +22 in 2024. Van Epps won by less than 9%.
In an extremely high-visibility, high-turnout special election, that's great news. D+13 means Rs are going to lose several of the R+10 or R+12 districts in the new Texas map. As I said earlier, the 2018 blowout happened in a D+8.5 environment. Between the secret police and worsening economic conditions, Trump is likely to get less popular.
If our country were representative, it'd matter a hell of a lot more. TN-07 contains part of Nashville, but they gerrymandered the city into oblivion. If we had proportional representation, we'd really be cooking.
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But Van Epps won. He still won. Literally nothing else actually matters. Everything else is just numbers. If every Republican wins by 'only' 9%, they still all win.
This mass rejection of Trump is just not materializing yet in a useful way.
But we don't. And the Dems and Repubs have conspired with each other for decades to make sure we never do.
remember everyone call him Dozing Don
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Nazis say this every time to erase a certain group of people they don't like
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Railroads will be allowed to reduce inspections, rely more on technology
The nation’s freight railroads are going to be able to try relying more on technology and inspect their tracks less often after the federal government approved their waiver request on Friday
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A grand jury has refused to indict New York AG Letitia James on charges of mortgage fraud, ten days after a judge dismissed a nearly identical case.
Indiana House passes Trump-supported redistricting map, setting up high-stakes Senate fight
Indiana state House Republicans passed a new state congressional map Friday, at the behest of President Donald Trump.
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US Supreme Court agrees to hear case challenging birthright citizenship
Donald Trump's controversial executive order to end birthright citizenship had been rejected by lower courts.
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Nazis say this every time to erase a certain group of people they don't like
Trump administration says Europe faces 'civilisational erasure'
European politicians have begun to react, with Germany's Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul saying his country did not need "outside advice".
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The birthright citizenship case is insane, especially given how they're likely to rule. It's in the Constitution. Period.
Meanwhile... this. I hate to sound like a nostalgist, but life in the '90s was better, almost without exception.
Meanwhile... this. I hate to sound like a nostalgist, but life in the '90s was better, almost without exception.
what an idiot! she is the slow one
only a handful were actual criminals, many of them they did not prove they were criminals at all
I hope she sues them
Ru1977
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If we are deporting rapists and pedophiles, we have plenty homegrown ones to turn our attention toward.
Chooch555
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Question for those people that remember things from their high school civics classes - if the House margin changes enough that they're willing to have hearings on current administration members - can they actually do anything? Like could House members accuse members of the Exec Branch of war crimes or corruption or what have you? (For discussion's sake let's pretend the Supreme Court wouldn't immediately overturn any verdict). I never really understood the legislative branch's powers there.
'People aren't dumb': Republicans worry they're not doing enough on affordability
Republicans worry about their strategy to address affordability, with some growing frustrated with President Donald Trump calling it a "hoax."
They are if they voted for YOU.
Asshole.
I believe they need a 60% majority
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The House acts as a prosecutor/accuser of sorts against the executive branch. They are essentially responsible for bringing the 'charges' against other members of the government.
The Senate acts as the judge/jury, hearing the case and making a finding.
You would need a majority vote to bring charges in the House, and you need a 2/3 majority in the Senate to actually remove someone from office. I don't believe the Supreme Court actually has the power to overturn a Senate 2/3 majority ruling of impeachment.
Chooch555
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So impeachment is their only route? Otherwise it's make recommendations to the DOJ - which all need to go to jail.
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If they impeach everyone and have them removed, -in theory- their replacements can choose to actually charge them with said crimes. But we all know that's never going to happen. Even if the Democrats were magicked into every position of power today, not a single fucking thing would happen to any of these criminals.