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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
(149,616 posts)1. WHAT?
Sogo
(4,986 posts)3. We just took the Senate
with the swearing in of three new D Senators....
House
Senate
WH
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,616 posts)10. Thanks!
Brother Buzz
(36,431 posts)8. A Black man, Hispanic man, and Jewish man walked into the Senate Chambers....
and became United States Senators!
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,616 posts)12. YES, they did! Thanks. n/t
MoonlitKnight
(1,584 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
(36,431 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
(6,854 posts)2. Yay!!!!
Silent3
(15,212 posts)4. Now make it a quadra-fecta with 5 new Justices n/t
Hermit-The-Prog
(33,345 posts)7. Don't have a big enough majority to do that; not likely to convince enough Repubs to agree.
Silent3
(15,212 posts)9. Yes, I know...
...but a man can dream!
Hermit-The-Prog
(33,345 posts)11. Goals are good! :)
It's a good time to let people know how much the Judicial branch needs reforming.
BumRushDaShow
(128,979 posts)5. Yes -
3 Democratic Senators sworn in
Schumer now Majority Leader
Leahy now President Pro-Tempore
onetexan
(13,041 posts)6. Yup, Joe & Kamala went to work immediately.
MoonlitKnight
(1,584 posts)14. And there might be a vote tonight
Said the new Senate Majority Leader.
MoonlitKnight
(1,584 posts)16. DNI confirmed