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uponit7771

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7. Lose Our Democracy means a gating part of US voting power turns into Texas, that's 80% chance ...

Reply to Stinky The Clown (Original post)

Wed Jan 19, 2022, 01:19 PM

Jan 2022

... looking at the laws that have been passed.

Texas is technically a dictatorship with the lowest voter access and involvement in the union, that's why the leadership there does the dumbest shit like outlaw abortion and claim Biden isn't the troops CiC there.

We don't want Texas for the rest of the country

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A Sense of the DU Community: What are the chances . . . . . [View all] Stinky The Clown Jan 2022 OP

I think if and when we lose it it'll just progressively deteriorate captain queeg Jan 2022 #1

Yours was the point of view I heard/read yesterday, elleng Jan 2022 #2

We are only one more Trump away. Runningdawg Jan 2022 #3

Define democracy Sympthsical Jan 2022 #4

Yes, definitely need more information sarisataka Jan 2022 #9

Le fait est 75% accompli. lagomorph777 Jan 2022 #5

We're taking some hits, but democracy prevailed in 2020/21. It will prevail next year too. Hoyt Jan 2022 #6

Democracy is not 80% of people with access and ability to vote and the other 20% "figure it out" uponit7771 Jan 2022 #8

Lose Our Democracy means a gating part of US voting power turns into Texas, that's 80% chance ... uponit7771 Jan 2022 #7

If you mean minority rule for the foreseeable future, 60-80% chance. Nt Fiendish Thingy Jan 2022 #10

It can only happen if there's a Constitutional Convention or Secession... WarGamer Jan 2022 #11

Depends on what you mean by "lose" Anti-Racist Hero Jan 2022 #12