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The Trifecta just happened! (Original Post)
Sogo
Jan 2021
OP
A Black man, Hispanic man, and Jewish man walked into the Senate Chambers....
Brother Buzz
Jan 2021
#8
Don't have a big enough majority to do that; not likely to convince enough Repubs to agree.
Hermit-The-Prog
Jan 2021
#7
CaliforniaPeggy
(156,301 posts)1. WHAT?
Sogo
(7,046 posts)3. We just took the Senate
with the swearing in of three new D Senators....
House
Senate
WH
CaliforniaPeggy
(156,301 posts)10. Thanks!
Brother Buzz
(39,702 posts)8. A Black man, Hispanic man, and Jewish man walked into the Senate Chambers....
and became United States Senators!
CaliforniaPeggy
(156,301 posts)12. YES, they did! Thanks. n/t
MoonlitKnight
(1,585 posts)13. And were sworn in by
A Indian/Jamaican woman VP.
And.... the last Republican in the line of succession was replaced by a Democrat.
Brother Buzz
(39,702 posts)15. And there's a bit of serendipity us Californians are enjoying
Vice President Kamala Harris swore in Alex Padilla to fill HER vacated seat in the Senate.
How cool is that!
MaryMagdaline
(7,943 posts)2. Yay!!!!
Silent3
(15,909 posts)4. Now make it a quadra-fecta with 5 new Justices n/t
Hermit-The-Prog
(36,631 posts)7. Don't have a big enough majority to do that; not likely to convince enough Repubs to agree.
Silent3
(15,909 posts)9. Yes, I know...
...but a man can dream!
Hermit-The-Prog
(36,631 posts)11. Goals are good! :)
It's a good time to let people know how much the Judicial branch needs reforming.
BumRushDaShow
(167,165 posts)5. Yes -
3 Democratic Senators sworn in
Schumer now Majority Leader
Leahy now President Pro-Tempore
onetexan
(13,913 posts)6. Yup, Joe & Kamala went to work immediately.
MoonlitKnight
(1,585 posts)14. And there might be a vote tonight
Said the new Senate Majority Leader.
MoonlitKnight
(1,585 posts)16. DNI confirmed
