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Goddamn that feels good
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4 hours ago, bolverk said:
For anyone curious about who voted against Ukrainian aid, here are the Texas Congress critters:
Name, Where they represent, Where they grew up, and Where they got their undergrad.
Arrington, Jodey
TX-19: Lubbock, Abilene, Big Spring, Plainview, Andrews, Snyder, Levelland, Sweetwater
From Plainview, TX
Texas Tech UniversityBabin, Brian
TX-36: Baytown, Deer Park, Clear Lake, Beaumont, Lumberton, Jasper
From Pt. Arthur, TX
Lamar UniversityCloud, Michael
TX-27: Corpus Christi, Victoria, Rockport, Lockhart, Beeville, Gonzales
From Baton Rouge, LA
Oral Roberts UniversityDe La Cruz, Monica
TX-15: McAllen, Edinburg, Alice, Seguin
From Brownsville, Texas
UT-San AntonioFallon, Pat
TX-4: West Plano, Frisco, Rockwall, Sherman, Denison, Paris, Sulphur Springs
From Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Notre DameGooden, Lance
TX-5: Garland, East Mesquite, Forney, Terrell, Kaufman, Athens, Mineola
From Terrell, Texas
UT-AustinJackson, Ronny
TX-13: Amarillo, Wichita Falls, Denton, Hereford, Pampa, Bridgeport
From Levelland, Texas
Texas A&M University at GalvestonLuttrell, Morgan
TX-8:
From Willis, Texas
Sam Houston State UniversityNehls, Troy
TX-22: NW Houston, North Katy, South Cypress, Magnolia, Conroe, Livingston, New Waverly, Willis
From Beaver Dam, Wisconsin
Liberty UniversityPfluger, August
TX-11: Midland, Odessa, San Angelo, Brownwood, Lampasas, Llano, South Killeen
From San Angelo
US Air Force AcademyRoy, Chip
TX-21: Alamo Heights, NE San Antonio, New Braunfels, Boerne, Barton Creek, Dripping Springs, Kerrville, Fredericksburg
From Loudoun County, Virginia
University of VirginiaSelf, Keith
TX-3: East Frisco, McKinney, Allen, Wylie, Greenville, Commerce
From Amarillo, Texas
United States Military CommandVan Duyne, Beth
TX-24: NE Tarrant, Grapevine, Carrollton, Park Cities, North Dallas
From Cooperstown, New York
Cornell UniversityWeber, Randy
TX-14: Galveston, Texas City, League City, Angleton, Lake Jackson, Freeport, West Columbia
From Pearland, Texas
University of Houston-Clear LakeWilliams, Roger
TX-25: Arlington, Burleson, Cleburne, Granbury, Stephenville, Comanche, Mineral Wells, Graham, Jacksboro, Eastland
From Fort Worth
TCULink to all 112.
Jesus the Russians literally attacked Arrington's district the day before yesterday....
And of course Nehls voted no. He's such a fuckhead
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28 minutes ago, softlynow said:
While the House is a problem, the Senate is the bigger one.
Every additional house seat dilutes the power of an electoral vote from a senator in a small state. If California were equal to Wyoming in representatives per person they would have 70 house reps - and 72 EVs - instead of 54. That's 18 more votes for Biden in the EC.
Congress determines the number of members. The SC has no say at all. It's explicit in the Constitution. Yeah a Senator might filibuster, but fuck em. Without Sinema or Manchin they could repeal the 1939 law with a bare majority and increase the house easily. Just need to control both chambers of Congress. It's way easier than a constitutional amendment, and probably easier to get through than the vote compact. It's also easily defensible. Who could oppose every American having equal representation? (I suspect some people could, but again - fuck them).
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Said it on the other thread. The solution is to increase the size of the House with every census. Which we did every census until 1920. Congress passed a 1929 law fixing the House at 435. Repeal it. Supremes can't do shit (to be fair being originalists they shouldn't do shit about the Interstate Compact, but of course they would).
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Supremes can't (well shouldn't but they are hacks so who knows?) do shit. Article II, Section 1:
QuoteEach State shall appoint, in such Manner as the Legislature thereof may direct, a Number of Electors, equal to the whole Number of Senators and Representatives to which the State may be entitled in the Congress: but no Senator or Representative, or Person holding an Office of Trust or Profit under the United States, shall be appointed an Elector.
Suck it originalists! States also allocated their EV's proportionally until the 1820s IIRC. Basically a partisan arms race forced both parties to go winner take all in states they control and now we're stuck.
Fair warning, I dork out on Electoral College stuff. There are several potential remedies for the EV. Some require amending the Constitution, others require Congressional action. The obvious one is an amendment that mandates the President be the person who received a plurality of the popular vote. A 75% supermajority of Congress or the states is... not happening so that's out. I think the National Popular Vote Compact is a novel solution, and I think it's Constitutionally sound but my check from Harlan Crow hasn't cleared yet.
The other option is to just increase the size of the House -- something we did with every census until 1920. A 1929 law that set the maximum number of voting members in the House at 435 is the only obstacle. Increasing the size of the House is beneficial because it doesn't just alleviate the problem with the Electoral College. It increases the size of the House and helps to assure that representatives are closer to their constituents.
I did a quick spreadsheet using the 2020 census to figure out what difference this would make. I took the state with the lowest population (Wyoming) and gave them 1 Rep, then gave every other state with less than double the population of WY one Rep as well. Once I reached the first state with more than double Wyoming's population (Maine) I gave them another rep. I continued to use this method. Using this system, the House grew by 116 seats, from 435 to 551 reps (Electoral Votes went from 538 to 654). 68 of the new reps reps were from states that voted for Biden in 2020, and 48 were from Trump states. Assuming every state votes the same way in 2024 as they did in 2020, Biden would win the 2024 election with 369 EV's to 285 for Trump (Using the current EV allocation Biden would win 301-237 in 2024, lower than his 306-232 victory in 2020). This system would assure that the Rep per constituent ratio would drop to 1:506,827, as opposed to the 1:762,000 ratio that is currently in place. For comparison, Britain, Germany, and Japan respectively have 1 representative per every 101,000, 116,000, and 270,000 persons.
An interesting alternative is The Congressional Apportionment Amendment. The Bill of Rights had twelve amendments, not ten. The first amendment did not protect freedom of religion, press, speech and protest. It required Congress to regularly expand in order to ensure that representatives were truly representing their constituents. Ten of the twelve amendments were ratified in 1791. The original second amendment -- which ordered that any Congressionally approved pay raise cannot take effect until a subsequent House is seated -- eventually became the 27th amendment in 1992, when a University of Texas graduate led a campaign to ratify it after he received a C in his government class on a paper that asserted the amendment (approved by 7 states) was still valid. The original first amendment has already been ratified by 11 states, and requires 27 more states to do so in order for it to become the 28th amendment and complete originalist intents by ratifying the 12 amendments in the Bill of Rights. This would also ensure that the more populous states are not unfairly underrepresented in presidential elections.
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God I fucking hate Troy Nehls. I don't get it. Fort Bend voted for Clinton, for Biden, they rejected his dipshit brother for sheriff. How did we send this twat to DC? I know Richmond and Rosenberg are pretty redneck but Sugar Land is just... not Nehls.
This douche is my rep:
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2 hours ago, Hookah Horns said:
I wouldn't worry about it. Garland is a great filmmaker. I suspect it does the opposite of glorifying anything (other than war journalists).
5 hours ago, Biff Tannen said:I think there might be a thread somewhere, but I can't find it. I saw the trailer for "Civil War" last night when I went to see Ghostbusters. Um, how supremely irresponsible is this? Do they not understand how many dipshits this is going to further radicalize? Unless there is some obvious plot dynamic wherein the right wing morons that start this "civil war" are mercilessly slaughtered, I'm not sure how hollywood thought this was a good idea.
Yea from what I've read the plot is several states - including California and Texas - revolt and unite to topple a fascist regime led by Nick Offerman as POTUS
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43 minutes ago, Pato del Muerto said:
He’s the babe Ruth of cheating at golf.
/babe ruth/ in on 714
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I have never understood the "We need the Royals for the tourist revenue they bring" argument. Do we need to bring back the Bourbons so Versailles can turn a profit? Find a Hapsburg hiding under a rock so someone will go to Schonbrunn? People tour Royal Palaces. You don't need a living monarch to sell tickets.
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6 minutes ago, BHMCruiser said:
Those phone calls are no different than happen in every presidential election. Don't kid yourself. Read Caro's books on LBJ
Yes. One conceded. One did not. Neither one is an insurrection.
are you claiming that LBJ called a state SoS attempting to flip it when he won the election by 400+ EV's?
Which state? Goldwater only win six so it should be easy
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1 minute ago, BHMCruiser said:
Ha ha ha that's the next day.
Here's her talking to CBS about why she lost:
Yes but shooting him WHERE?
Right. She conceded the next day.
Trump
Never
Did
See the difference?
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She is on record conceding the election
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9 minutes ago, BHMCruiser said:
If somebody had recorded HRC's response to losing to Trump, I wonder what she was saying? Probably something about "accepting the results" and "oh well fair is fair"
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"Biden is a laughingstock around the globe"
(cites domestic opinion poll)
Here's a different poll that measures... World opinion of Biden.
QuoteThis is similar to the pattern found in Pew Research Center surveys over the past several years, which documented a decline in America’s global image during Donald Trump’s presidency and a rebound in ratings for the U.S. following the election of Joe Biden.
QuoteIn middle-income nations in Latin America, Africa and Asia, Biden receives significantly higher marks than his predecessor. For instance, 44% of Brazilians have confidence in Biden, compared with 28% for Trump in 2019. And in some countries where Trump was relatively popular, ratings for Biden are higher. For example, 71% of Nigerians say they have confidence in Biden, up from 58% for Trump four years ago. And 64% of Indians give Biden positive marks, compared with the 56% voicing confidence for Trump in 2019.
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3 hours ago, GoPokes83 said:
How can you be related to her but not her son?She had siblings. I'm related to her through her uncle Daniel Parker
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On 1/17/2024 at 7:34 AM, Parliament said:
I like that finale. We got a 40 minute epilogue. Season 2 did the same.
ETA
Texans would be appalled by what northerners call "chili."
The Lyons said a Catholic prayer before dinner. Dot offering Munch the biscuit was her offering him Communion.
Loads of Christian symbolism in that scene, including the bread offered with love and joy:
Dot insisted he wash his hands before breaking bread (cleansing of sins)
She used milk and honey in the bisquick (refers to Exodus and a promised land for the jews fleeing persecution)
I loved the last scene
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14 minutes ago, Pig Bellmont said:
And lol at the idea of Trump filing bankruptcy again. His popularity hinges on the idea that he’s rich. He won’t give that up
The dudes declared bankruptcy 4-5 times so far selling gambling, steak, and football to Americans. He's shameless and his followers are gullible. He would do.it again and they wouldn't care
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18 minutes ago, South Austin said:
I may be wrong, but I recall in Fishes that Richie alluded to working at The Beef.
*Berf
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28 minutes ago, The Dog said:3:30
"and then Texas wins and gets in because they only lost to one team and then vanquished that same team in destroying them and winning the Big 12 Championship..."
Your national sports media ladies & gentlemen
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46 minutes ago, Helobious said:
I’ll have whatever you people saying Texas is in already are smoking. FSU doesn’t deserve to be in but there’s just no reality that they got left out, or the SEC champ gets left out. We’re the odd man
I am no longer worried about Texas getting in
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WASHINGTON — Just ahead of the vote to expel George Santos from Congress, a fellow Republican congressman accused Santos of personally defrauding him and his mother.
In a letter sent to colleagues, which was obtained by NBC News, Rep. Max Miller, R-Ohio, said he learned earlier this year that Santos' campaign "had charged my personal credit card — and the personal card of my Mother — for contribution amounts that exceeded FEC limits. Neither my Mother nor I approved these charges or were aware of them."
Shortly after Miller made his accusations public, the House voted 311-114 to expel Santos.
Defrauding the guy voting on whether he keeps his job
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2 hours ago, BehoId, The Underminer! said:
lol. "oh yeah, we may have vanilla ice but you guys are so lame that . . . uh . . . the most powerful person in the world (2001-2008) is a fan."
His daddy was a fan of your daddy
National Pro-Palestine Protests Thread
in Daily Texan
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Christ man. It's absolutely not a conspiracy. That is simply the cheapest tent and the top result on Amazon. It's not shocking that everyone buys the same thing when everyone shops at the same place.