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Diraven

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3. Almost impossible to change

Reply to pbmus (Original post)

Sat Feb 13, 2021, 07:47 PM

Feb 2021

Would require a constitutional amendment which requires a two-thirds vote from that same undemocratic Senate, and then a three-fourths vote of the states where the tiny ones get the same single vote as California. No way they will vote to give away their own power.

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Unbelievable... [View all] pbmus Feb 2021 OP

YES Fpj Feb 2021 #1

That 57 United States Senators voted to convict jimlup Feb 2021 #2

Almost impossible to change Diraven Feb 2021 #3

It gets harder with time -- see the graph for the future. Hermit-The-Prog Feb 2021 #4