#u.s. senate

[saywhat-politics]

MAGA is big mad that Chuck Schumer and Senate Democrats have opened up a whistleblower portal for federal employees to report illegal conduct within the Trump administration.

[deadpresidents]

I reached out to the Historian of the House of Representatives about a question regarding some research I was doing and accidentally changed official Congressional history.

This was part of what they sent me in their initial response a day earlier:

Congratulations, President Ford, you made the list!

[luckydiorxoxo]

It's official: For the first time, the U.S. Senate has two Black women as members.

Angela Alsobrooks of Maryland and Lisa Blunt Rochester of Delaware have just been sworn in as part of the 119th Congress.

[dadsinsuits]

Tim Kaine

[thegayhimbo]

The New York Times: Senate Approves Aid for Ukraine and Israel, Sending It to Biden's Desk

[thepopculturearchivist]

From a debate on censoring literature. TIME, March 31, 1930

[griseldagimpel]

Right, so U.S. government is really fucked, but one thing that would make it less fucked is if the Democrats ditched the legislative filibuster.

It didn't use to be an issue but after Obama got elected, Republicans started filibustering everything the Democrats try to pass.

Now, there are downsides to ditching the filibuster, since it's a tool Democrats also use occasionally, but on the whole, it would benefit progressive causes, since there's a lot that needs to be changed in the U.S. government. Republicans are happy to be the party of obstinacy.

The other downside is that ditching the filibuster risks a backlash against the Democratic Party. Like I said in a recent post, the Republican Party represents the interests of the wealthy, which means the Republican Party has more money to throw around and control the narrative. (Republicans ditched the filibuster for judges back during Trump's term because they wanted to put a shitty judge on the Supreme Court. No backlash against them.)

Anyway, primaries for Senate candidates are coming up in Florida (and probably some other states, but primary schedules vary at a state level, and I don't know them all). This issue - would you support ditching the legislative filibuster - is something to press them on.

[pythiaswine]

"i dont want to vote trump or biden bc they both suck" VOTE THIRD PARTY THEN!! If we don't all do it, it reinforces the idea that our votes don't matter. if you vote for one over the other, they think they can get away w the two party system. if you don't vote at all, they won't even know the difference because they'll still have a winner and no third-party contenders. if you want the electoral college gone, VOTE THIRD PARTY! they won't listen until we make them. this is called political efficacy. stop believing it's hopeless bc that is how they have the power to keep making decisions that the people don't agree with.

[bamimilyt6]

new senate majority leader looks like he's itching to akumatize somebody

[breakingfirst]

This is UNBELIEVABLE! 🤔⬆️

[saywhat-politics]

Dear Democratic Leaders: here’s a free idea, send members of congress into the buildings where Elons people are and see what they’re doing. Dare them to stop you.

Do something

[deadpresidents]

Congratulations, America. It looks like Republicans will definitely win the Senate, which will allow a Republican President to push through judicial appointments much more easily, and the next President will probably appoint at least two Supreme Court justices. That's going to directly impact your life for the rest of your lives. Remember how I always say ELECTIONS HAVE CONSEQUENCES? These were always the consequences.

[dadsinsuits]

Tim Kaine