Yes, but the 17th amendment (from 1913) says senators are elected by popular vote now. Personally I think instead of the 17th there should have been broader Senate refore AND the expansion of the House (see Reapportionment Act of 1911 & 29). Multiple causes & a lack of updates in quite a long time

I feel like there is a need to keep dropping this section of Washington's farewell address. Multiple things can be true. 50 years ago was the introduction of the modern primary process - a reaction, in part, to Humphrey as nominee without winning a single primary...

I wish we had a government that didn't have provisions that favored political parties. Filing for Senate candidacy in IL requires (by law) 5k signatures for an "established" party, but 25k (5x as many) are required for an independent. That isnt "gravitating" to two parties. (Note: not a Fetter-fan)

From the 2016 GOP Platform (pg10): "We are facing a national crisis in our judiciary. ... Only such appointments will enable courts to begin to reverse the long line of activist decisions"

In 24 months the US will host the Summer Olympics. There are 19 countries banned from entering the US that sent 152 athletes to the 2024 games. The ban "does not include athletes ans coaches," but that highlights further the hypocrisy of it all.

That part

Says the guy who can't hit the broad-side of a wall with an axe from 20 ft - and instead hits a drummer.

This is the sexiest thing I have seen in years (To be clear - check out any of my rants about the Reapportionment Acts of 1911 & 1929)

Uncontroversial RPDR All Star take: The 1 bonus point thing is trash. You have to either make them give it away without discussion/knowing what others did OR totally revamp it.

name your 15 fav tv series, don’t overthink it Gargoyles Star Trek Deep Space Nine Dead Like Me Animaniacs The Following Battlestar Galactica Why Women Kill River Monsters Coupling Andor Criminal Minds Lovecraft Country Soap Scooby Doo Gilligan's Island

I've heard pundits say Gov DeSantis pushed this map cause he's term limited and vying for a Cabinet spot That is 1 of the reasons I don't support Term-Limits If you have to always campaign (in a competitive) race, you have to deliver If you're going to be gone, you're looking for your next job

If I spend $1,000 per month and bring in $800 per month as income I have $200 per month in debt. My options are: 1. Reduce spending and increase income, or 2. Reduce spending and maintain income, or 3. Maintain spending and increase income If I Reduce my income I cannot pay off my existing debt

Each time the Ballroom comes up it makes me think about Alex Garland's 2024 film: "Civil War" and how the President in that film uses the White House as a bunker to protect himself from the "Western Forces".

I have long respected Former Representative Kinzinger despite disagreeing with a variety of his political positions. I find this post frustrating because in 2021 he voted against HR.1 which contained language against Gerrymandering & would have put put in independent Redistricting commissions.

Would love to hear if #sistersinlaw thinks the Reapportionment Act of 1929 is unconstitutional. 1/

Left Right and Center on NPR regularly has SI represent "the Right" and Mo Elleithee represent "the Left." Mo defers to SI on legal commentary because he isn't a lawyer. I still maintain Steve Vladeck should represent the "Left" because as we know the law is up for interpretation.

#MandyMango won that lipsync

I very much appreciate this... laws can change and if you believe they should, you can't just rely that 5 people in robes will agree with you. Work with the people to draft a law, pursuade people it is a good law, and then get it passed.

He did Shake JD's hand

Not my house, but I know my way around

Have you ever introduced yourself to someone and accidentally added, "you're very handsome"? No? Just me? That tracks.

Anyone else remember Infrastructure Week (Dark jokes for dark times)

Best Star Trek crew, wrong answer only

To everyone saying "I hope there's a good 3rd party candidate" Guess what... you have to do the work now 3rd parties need to meet requirements to get on state ballots. Candidates need to be known to voters before the election so they can get enough votes The work has to be done now 1/2

"The Dow is over 50,000 right now... The S&P 500 is almost 7,000, and the Nasdaq is smashing records" - Pam Bondi Sorry Pam the Dow is down to 46k and S&P at 6.4k. Better luck next time. Now we just have Todd Blanche - who didn't take notes during his 1:1 with G.Maxwell

Holding out hope because today is April 1st

In 1911 MN had 10 House Representatives with 200k constituents. In 1931 MN had 9 with 284k In 1962 MN dropped to 8 with 426k In 2020 each rep had 713k Projections say in 2030 will drop to 7 districts. Today there are 4 Dems and 4 Reps; who is going to go? #uncapthehouse

This explains why former Fox Weekend Host and current Sec of Defense Hegseth is irritated that the media cover the costs of war (like US deaths and casualties) instead of just promoting WH and Pentagon talking points.

Dems have been trying to only block funding for ICE/CBP to get (what I consider) very basic/minimal reforms (some of which admins in the agencies support). Now the Trump Admin has chosen to send ICE into airports to stand around & randomly accost people - cause they haven't trained on TSA roles.

Read the thread; I've been saying a lot of it for years

This is, obviously, bad-faith rhetoric by Sec Duffy. Dems have asked for a list of relatively common-sense reforms for CBP/ICE/HSI and have put forward bills to fund FEMA, TSA, Coast Guard etc. Dems only want to negotiate over "ICE" (who already recieved increased funding). Rs have blocked that.

Here's my hot take on the Jane Don't drama (e.g. the "Allegations" merch drop)... the merch should have been: Jane Don't [Image] Be Annoying It would have tied in with the "allegation" and put a punny twist on it My two cents at least... get those coins and have fun 🤷‍♂️

Using a Star Trek GIF, post where you're at right now. 🖖

Respectfully... this, or a similar measure, has passed each chamber most congressional sessions, BUT the Senate and House aren't able to reconcile if we stay on Daylight Time or Standard time. . Tell me when the same bill passes both Chambers.

I... can't... even.

I was tempted to post a photo of Former Representative Greene and current Representative Boebert when they stood & shouted during then-President Biden's addresses before Congess, but instead I'm going to ask "Why is he threatening to send Representative Tlaib to Detroit? She was there last month."

Secretary Hegseth is 2 1/2 years older than me - did he never watch WarGames?

Congrats to the USA Women's team on pulling it out in overtime; also massive props to Canada on a well-played and hard fought game

I had a long back and forth on the Face-Space with a friend from Texas about Voter ID and the "SAVE" and "SAVE America" Acts... . A lot of people are talking about it from a place that lacks information and is just memes or talking heads from the internet... 1/15

Another reminder that the "ICE Drawdown" is not a reason for us to stop looking after our neighbors and community

Was curious how long this would take

ICE/CBP are still in Minnesota and are still causing significant detentions of US Citizens and Legal Residents and sending people to the hospital.

I can't have chicken? But the Administration told me to each Chicken, Corn Tortilla, a piece of Broccoli, and one other thing. Did they... lie to me?

The Reapportionment Act of 1911 was 2 pages & had 5 provisions. 2 of the 5 were to increase the size of the house & restrict Gerrymandering. Replacing the Reapportionment of 1929 would be a huge step to preventing it going forward & that representation would once again be (more) proportional

i'm calling it early - this is one of the greatest posts ever made on bsky dot app

I am sad that Senator Smith will not be my Senator next year, but I respect her decision. Thank you Senator for all the work you have done and continue to do.

This year the US will turn 250 & Grassley will be 93. He has been alive for almost 40% the time the country has existed. . He's been in the Senate for 44 years (since 1981) but first assumed office in 1959 (so 67 years) - 3 years after getting a masters in political science. . But "he's a farmer"

Sadly we have to level-set. Senate 64A was previously held by Kaohly Her (who was just inaugurated Mayor of St Paul). When she was elected in 2024 she won 83-16. Yes, this is a +11 improvement (after all votes were counted), but the turnout was ~2,000 compared to the usual 20-25,000