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    Quote Originally Posted by Talint View Post
    I heard today that republicans are one state house majority away from being able to amend the constitution.

    I'm trying to figure out how actually true that is. If it is, oof.
    "The Constitution provides that an amendment may be proposed either by the Congress with a two-thirds majority vote in both the House of Representatives and the Senate or by a constitutional convention called for by two-thirds of the State legislatures."

    https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/constitution

    "A proposed amendment becomes part of the Constitution as soon as it is ratified by three-fourths of the States (38 of 50 States)."

    Anyone know a site that can tell you how many state legislatures are controlled by which party? 2/3 to propose, but 3/4 to pass. Seems pretty high.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Buffy View Post
    "The Constitution provides that an amendment may be proposed either by the Congress with a two-thirds majority vote in both the House of Representatives and the Senate or by a constitutional convention called for by two-thirds of the State legislatures."

    https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/constitution

    "A proposed amendment becomes part of the Constitution as soon as it is ratified by three-fourths of the States (38 of 50 States)."

    Anyone know a site that can tell you how many state legislatures are controlled by which party? 2/3 to propose, but 3/4 to pass. Seems pretty high.
    I believe republicans control 32 state legislatures

    Based Nebraska and their unicameral non-partisan legislature really saving the day cuz that shit would be republican if it was like every other state

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    I dug a little deeper. Apparently 2/3rds of the states can call for a constitutional convention, wherein 3/4s of the states can amend and ratify the constitution.

    That's apparently what they're close to doing -- calling for a constitutional convention.

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    Quote Originally Posted by tyven View Post
    I believe republicans control 32 state legislatures

    Based Nebraska and their unicameral non-partisan legislature really saving the day cuz that shit would be republican if it was like every other state
    I'm confused by Nebraska. Just looked them up and it says they're non-partisan, but it lists party affiliation with their members and they have 35/49 Republicans. How is that not Republican-controlled?

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    Because one of their districts has cities and thus is so politically different from the rest of the state that it got somehow split off internally.

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    http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/...b0c4b63b0d16bb

    Harry Reid throws his support for Keith Ellison. Pretty sure its guaranteed at this point.

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    Can somebody give me a tl;dr on Ellison? Aside from being the first muslim congressman I don't really know anything about him. Also, have the DNC got anyone else younger than 70 than can tap as a progressive leader?

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    Can we elect Tulsi Gabbard? She's kinda hot.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Zetanio View Post
    Can we elect Tulsi Gabbard? She's kinda hot.
    A non christian for first woman president. Good joke.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Deftscythe View Post
    Can somebody give me a tl;dr on Ellison? Aside from being the first muslim congressman I don't really know anything about him. Also, have the DNC got anyone else younger than 70 than can tap as a progressive leader?
    the only things i recall him getting national headlines for was being one of the main congressional opponents to the surge in Iraq + cosponsoring a bill to impeach Dick Cheney. and so i would guess he is falls strongly in the progressive wing of the party.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tyrath View Post
    A non christian for first woman president. Good joke.
    but dude she's hot.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Zetanio View Post
    but dude she's hot.
    This would legit get votes, so it's a valid strategy.

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    Already has mine.

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    Apparently her father was Catholic. She just needs a temporary 'change of heart' to be acceptable, and the gods know that "I found the light through Christ" shit just slays the Evangelicals.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Kanriel View Post
    This would legit get votes, so it's a valid strategy.
    Would also lead to more milf porn.

    Or would it be p(resident)ilf porn?

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    Senate Democrats elect Chuck Schumer of New York as new minority leader

    Schumer said Democrats may find common ground with President-elect Donald Trump. "A silver lining in the deep clouds of this election is that President-elect Trump and his campaign were closer to us (on the economic issue) than to the Republican leadership."

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    Tim Ryan has announced he will challenge Pelosi for House Dem leadership. I imagine he gets BTFO but who knows.

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    fingers crossed. always thought it was a disgrace to the Democratic Party she was the face of their congressional wing. plus how fun will it be for a Ryan-Ryan House to induce confusion.