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That Old Whig

@ThatOldWhig

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Ha Ha Ha, Yes! Katılım Ağustos 2023
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That Old Whig
That Old Whig@ThatOldWhig·
@katherinet57 Do you think the Lee-Sanders bill from 2021 would’ve changed the policy outcome?
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Katherine Thompson
Katherine Thompson@katherinet57·
Since we're all being completely honest today, I'll jump in as well. The War Powers Resolution is functionally dead. My latest blog argues repeated failure to use the War Powers Resolution is not productive. It is time Congress to develop a new and improved tool because arguments like this from the modern Executive branch cannot stand. ⬇️
Rapid Response 47@RapidResponse47

.@SecRubio: "The War Powers Act is unconstitutional—100%. Now, this is not the position of me, not the position of @POTUS now, this is the position of every single president that has occupied this position since the day that law passed... We comply with it in terms of like notification because we want to preserve good relations with Congress... but even as a senator, I would say that the war powers act is 100% unconstitutional."

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That Old Whig@ThatOldWhig·
@bdquinn Oregon could be an interesting state to watch. At the state level Democrats don’t get above 50-51% with the GOP getting about 45%. Oregon hasn’t elected a freshman Democratic Senator with over 50% of the vote since the 1960. If Portland gets depopulated enough, it could happen.
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Sir Humphrey 🇺🇦@bdquinn·
I'm still wondering what the big state realignments of the coming decade will be. I don't see terribly clear candidates at this time, but we know it's going to happen because it always does.
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That Old Whig@ThatOldWhig·
@bdquinn I would find it fun if we had at least one state parliamentary system in the U.S.: PROVIDED, that it has a constructive vote of no confidence.
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That Old Whig@ThatOldWhig·
This also doesn’t consider behavior changes brought about by other democratic reforms during the progressive era (e.g., the Oregon system) and its effect on state legislature selection behavior. There is also the Sims case which changed what a State Senate was.
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That Old Whig@ThatOldWhig·
I am not sure if indirect election would bring about a return to the Golden Age Senate. Charles Stewart III has done some good work on the politics of indirect election finding that behavior patterns didn’t change all that much.
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That Old Whig@ThatOldWhig·
If we were to bring back indirect election of Senators, there should be a mechanism for ending a deadlocked state legislature. Perhaps the governor would choose after the end of January and there is no Senator chosen.
Casey Mattox@CaseyMattox_

If you're going to end the filibuster you need to also repeal the 17th Amendment. The direct election of Senators removed some of the insulation of the Senate from momentary political demands. The filibuster is, in part, a bandage for that wound in the constitutional design. If you rip off the bandage without healing the wound the republic bleeds out.

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That Old Whig@ThatOldWhig·
@greggnunziata …to strike a deal about the bill, making the Senate more about consensus building.
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Gregg Nunziata
Gregg Nunziata@greggnunziata·
Whatever the reform, make the Senate the Senate
Casey Mattox@CaseyMattox_

If you're going to end the filibuster you need to also repeal the 17th Amendment. The direct election of Senators removed some of the insulation of the Senate from momentary political demands. The filibuster is, in part, a bandage for that wound in the constitutional design. If you rip off the bandage without healing the wound the republic bleeds out.

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That Old Whig@ThatOldWhig·
Cloture is actually a motion to give the majority total power over the Senate though banning amendments and effectively block out any minority voices. If the majority doesn’t get their way in being able to totally control debate, then they don’t consider the bill.
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That Old Whig
That Old Whig@ThatOldWhig·
Cloture votes are not a proxy for “filibusters.” Rather their rise represents consolidated leadership over the Senate. Cloture is filed even before a debate starts!
Dylan@dylanhenrich

@CaseyMattox_ That makes no sense. The 17th Amendment was ratified in 1913. Filibusters were practically nonexistent for 60 years after.

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That Old Whig@ThatOldWhig·
@AeonCoin @AstorAaron I agree that MMP would destroy partisan gerrymandering. But even if only done at the state level, it could be argued to violate the “one person, one vote principle.”
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aeon@AeonCoin·
@ThatOldWhig @AstorAaron You mean MMP across states? MMP per state would be sufficient to destroy the incentive for partisan gerrymandering.
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Aaron Astor
Aaron Astor@AstorAaron·
We need a Constitutional Amendment (or maybe several) that does the following: 1. Bans Presidential pardons after Election Day (and before Inauguration Day) 2. Bans partisan and racial gerrymandering 3. Bans redistricting mid-decade 4. Requires Congress to increase the House
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SWAG🇺🇸@GodEmperorKek2·
@lion_politics Hot Take: Casey Putsch will narrowly win: -Anti H-1B -Christian -Heritage American -America First Ohioans will not vote for Vivek
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That Old Whig@ThatOldWhig·
@AstorAaron Expanding the House doesn’t require a constitutional amendment nor multi member districts. Only a change in law. Implementing the Dutch system (which is PR) or STV wouldn’t require a constitutional amendment ether. MMP could require one.
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