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  1. 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 University

    Babin, Brian
    TX-36: Baytown, Deer Park, Clear Lake, Beaumont, Lumberton, Jasper
    From Pt. Arthur, TX
    Lamar University

    Cloud, Michael
    TX-27: Corpus Christi, Victoria, Rockport, Lockhart, Beeville, Gonzales
    From Baton Rouge, LA
    Oral Roberts University

    De La Cruz, Monica
    TX-15: McAllen, Edinburg, Alice, Seguin
    From Brownsville, Texas
    UT-San Antonio

    Fallon, Pat
    TX-4: West Plano, Frisco, Rockwall, Sherman, Denison, Paris, Sulphur Springs
    From Pittsfield, Massachusetts
    Notre Dame

    Gooden, Lance
    TX-5: Garland, East Mesquite, Forney, Terrell, Kaufman, Athens, Mineola
    From Terrell, Texas
    UT-Austin

    Jackson, Ronny
    TX-13: Amarillo, Wichita Falls, Denton, Hereford, Pampa, Bridgeport
    From Levelland, Texas
    Texas A&M University at Galveston 

    Luttrell, Morgan
    TX-8: 
    From Willis, Texas
    Sam Houston State University

    Nehls, Troy
    TX-22: NW Houston, North Katy, South Cypress, Magnolia, Conroe, Livingston, New Waverly, Willis
    From Beaver Dam, Wisconsin
    Liberty University

    Pfluger, August
    TX-11: Midland, Odessa, San Angelo, Brownwood, Lampasas, Llano, South Killeen
    From San Angelo
    US Air Force Academy

    Roy, Chip
    TX-21: Alamo Heights, NE San Antonio, New Braunfels, Boerne, Barton Creek, Dripping Springs, Kerrville, Fredericksburg
    From Loudoun County, Virginia
    University of Virginia

    Self, Keith
    TX-3: East Frisco, McKinney, Allen, Wylie, Greenville, Commerce
    From Amarillo, Texas
    United States Military Command

    Van Duyne, Beth
    TX-24: NE Tarrant, Grapevine, Carrollton, Park Cities, North Dallas
    From Cooperstown, New York
    Cornell University

    Weber, Randy
    TX-14: Galveston, Texas City, League City, Angleton, Lake Jackson, Freeport, West Columbia
    From Pearland, Texas
    University of Houston-Clear Lake

    Williams, Roger
    TX-25: Arlington, Burleson, Cleburne, Granbury, Stephenville, Comanche, Mineral Wells, Graham, Jacksboro, Eastland
    From Fort Worth
    TCU

    Link 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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  2. 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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  3. 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).

  4. Supremes can't (well shouldn't but they are hacks so who knows?) do shit. Article II, Section 1:

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    Each 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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  5. 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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  6. 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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  7. spacer.pngI 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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  8. 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

  9. 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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  10. 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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  11. 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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    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.

    https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/gop-congressman-says-santos-personally-defrauded-mother-rcna127611

     

    Defrauding the guy voting on whether he keeps his job

    Beavis And Butthead Comedy GIF by Paramount+

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  13. On 9/15/2023 at 5:43 PM, Cacti said:

    But if you want to narrow it down, then go to the DSA’s website and you’ll find a partial listing of their ‘wants’. I’ve already referenced one: defunding the police.

    I know…I know, the word defunding doesn’t really mean defunding; it means what you say it means. It’s sort of like the word socialism; you can change the meaning to fit the argument.

    Fucking hell, can we agree that to "defund" something means to allocate less funding towards it?

     

    And if so...

    https://www.foxnews.com/politics/joe-biden-defund-the-police-position

     

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    Biden has previously said that President Trump wants to cut funding for local law enforcement by roughly $500 billion, a claim that PolitiFact has rated as "Mostly True." Trump's FY 2021 budget proposal would reduce Justice Department funding for state and local law enforcement by $380 million compared to FY 2020, and the president's budget would also cut COPS by $170 million, according to PolitiFact.

     

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