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In case you are all wondering if there is a way for the President and Feds to step in to help us here you go! If a state's population feels their government has become a "one-party regime" that ignores the will of the people, the U.S. Constitution actually has a specific "emergency brake" for that exact scenario. Here are the ways the federal government could theoretically "step in" to address a state government that has gone off the rails: 1. The "Guarantee Clause" (Article IV, Section 4) This is the most powerful—and rarest—tool in the Constitution. It states: "The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican Form of Government." What it means: A "Republican form" means a government where the people are represented and the laws aren't just dictated by a single ruler or a permanent party. How it works: If it can be proven that Washington State has effectively abolished fair elections or bypassed the people’s ability to change their government, the U.S. Congress or the President could argue that the state is no longer a Republic. This would allow the federal government to intervene to "restore" a constitutional government. 2. Federal Civil Rights Enforcement If the state’s election methods (like mail-in voting without ID) are proven to "dilute" or "disenfranchise" the votes of legal citizens, the Department of Justice (DOJ) can step in. The feds can sue the state in federal court, bypass the state’s own judges, and have a federal judge strike down state laws. If the state refuses to comply, the federal government can send in Federal Election Monitors to oversee the counting of ballots to ensure the state isn't "cooking the books." 3. Federal Preemption of State Law Under the Supremacy Clause, federal law beats state law. If Congress passes a National Voter ID Act or a law requiring in-person voting options, Washington’s leaders cannot legally ignore it. If the Governor tried to ignore a federal law, the President could deploy federal resources (like the U.S. Marshals or even the National Guard) to ensure federal laws are being followed, similar to how the federal government forced states to integrate schools in the 1950s. 4. Congressional Refusal to Seat Members Congress has the power to judge the elections of its own members. If the U.S. House or Senate believes Washington’s mail-in system is so fraudulent that the results can't be trusted, they can refuse to seat the representatives or senators sent from Washington. This effectively strips the state of its power in D.C. until it fixes its election system to meet federal standards. The "Catch": The federal government usually hesitates to do this because of "State Sovereignty"—the idea that states should run themselves. However, if a state truly becomes a "mini-communist state" where the people have no path to change their leadership through the ballot box, the Guarantee Clause is the ultimate legal "nuclear option" to force a reset. Keep writing and contacting the DOJ too! LET'S ROLL!!!! Deanna Shoemaker

@C_3C_3 John Wick

Who would be your Attorney General pick? We can’t F this up again. Who do you got?!

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“If a foreign born man should stealeth my wallet, he hath proven his allegiance to this land and is therefore an American” - James Madison, 1787

“Aight so lemme holler atchu real fast. If we be stealing bikes in Japan and shit, they be lockin’ us in prison and shit. And prison, dats like… for real just a house you ain’t never leavin’. Now I’m tellin you: what’s a citizenship but makin’ the whole-ass county yo’ house?”

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@phaltron @future42org Cooked? More like we put the stainless steel bowl in the microwave and turned it on full power for 2 hours.

@future42org This state is cooked

“We’ll try to get this taken right to the Supreme Court because unlike the income tax law, this actually is an emergency because the timing is so short," Let's Go Washington founder Brian Heywood, on the Referendum being denied by Secretary of State Steve Hobbs for SB 6346 The Income Tax. @bkheywood | @TCSWashington Article: thecentersquare.com/washington/art…

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Trump card: The Solicitor General didn’t use his most effective argument this morning:  “And lastly, I’d ask the Justices to remember that you cannot rule against the Government without agreeing with Justice Jackson.”

@SirJeremyLondon I was in 7th grade and stayed home to watch it live.

Anyone who experienced the Space Shuttle Challenger explosion, like I did, is probably a bit hesitant to get too excited about the Artemis II launch today. I truly hope our children don’t have to experience such tragedy. May the Universe welcome them and return them safely home 🙏

Thread 🧵 This is an important story. I created a video I will link to at the end. This is legal: Legislators are creating laws that funnel contracts to companies they work for. They directly profit from legislation they pass.

Called it

Right. But wouldn’t achieving the required number of qubits also lead to substantial enhanced encryption capability?

@DonShift3 Bonus points if you can point out the difference between a creek, gulch and a holler.

Some of y'all can't read a topo map and it shows.

@Rifleman4WVU How so?

Uh huh…what timing.

@NathanQuinlanGC @greenmamba_eth @moosemorris001 @fairbairninsp Structural engineer here. Not a fan of the zip panels. Foam under/attached to struc sheeting. If builder wants it I’ll use it on one story only, low wind areas.

@greenmamba_eth @moosemorris001 @fairbairninsp Would you use house wrap over Zip board?

Where are all my real contractors at? This is premium LP SmartSide board & batten siding. Two major installation mistakes that are so bad the entire house’s siding is getting ripped off and thrown in the dumpster. Experts— what are the two fatal errors you see? Newbies… this is why homeowners don’t trust contractors anymore.

@Ur_a_Smartass_C That’s what someone who took the Kit Kat’s would say.

I didn't steal the Kit Kat's

@DolioJ Source?

You knows that's literally not the "literal Statue of Liberty", right?

A chemistry professor posted a bonus question to an exam... Is Hell exothermic (gives off heat) or endothermic (absorbs heat)? Most of the students wrote proofs of their beliefs using Boyle's Law (gas cools when it expands and heats when it is compressed) or some variant. One student, however, wrote the following: First, we need to know how the mass of Hell is changing in time. So we need to know the rate at which souls are moving into Hell and the rate at which they are leaving. I think that we can safely assume that once a soul gets to Hell, it will not leave. Therefore, no souls are leaving. As for how many souls are entering Hell, let's look at the different religions that exist in the world today. Most of these religions state that if you are not a member of their religion, you will go to Hell. Since there is more than one of these religions and since people do not belong to more than one religion, we can project that all souls go to Hell. With birth and death rates as they are, we can expect the number of souls in Hell to increase exponentially. Now, we look at the rate of change of the volume in Hell because Boyle's Law states that in order for the temperature and pressure in Hell to stay the same, the volume of Hell has to expand proportionately as souls are added. This gives two possibilities: 1. If Hell is expanding at a slower rate than the rate at which souls enter Hell, then the temperature and pressure in Hell will increase until all Hell breaks loose. 2. If Hell is expanding at a rate faster than the increase of souls in Hell, then the temperature and pressure will drop until Hell freezes over. So which is it? If we accept the postulate given to me by Teresa during my Freshman year that, "it will be a cold day in Hell before I go out with you", and take into account the fact that I went out with her last night, then number 2 must be true, and thus I am sure that Hell is exothermic and has already frozen over. The corollary of this theory is that since Hell has frozen over, it follows that it is not accepting any more souls and is therefore extinct, leaving only Heaven, thereby proving the existence of a divine being, which explains why last night Teresa kept shouting "Oh, my God!" THIS STUDENT RECEIVED THE ONLY "A".