Message from @Platinum Spark
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I hope i get real news and not fake ones
But the hastert rule, introduced by the Republican speaker Hastert
Is a legislative principle that you do not bring anything to the floor unless you can pass it with only your own party
So it basically was this declaration that control of the house is a winner take all contest
And that no bills would be debated to be compromised on
The other thing is gerrymandering. Both parties do this, it’s absolutely true
But particularly the way democrats naturally cluster, republicans have been much more egregious in this
So since 2010, republican politicians have been more worried about primary challenges from the right than from a general election challenge from the left, and as a result the party has gotten increasingly radical
This has happened on the left too, particularly since trump was elected
AOC and Ayanna Presley were both challengers from the left in deep blue districts
So there’s really no hope for the parties to suddenly start working together without a major re-alignment
Guys guys this whole arguement about Trump is getting kinda tiring
Sure he's an asshole
@Boo The name of this room is trump
But he's but a puppet of the system
If you don’t want to hear a debate about trump
Go to a different room
@Platinum Spark Well when he becomes irrelevant what's gonna happen to this room?
Is it gonna change to is Trump still relevant?
Do we still talk about Trump?
Weird thing to worry about
There’s a brexit room, what about that
That’s happening at the end of this month
My point exactly
What do we do about those?
Then go argue your point in that room
This room has over a year left
Or maybe 5 but god do i hope that doesn't happen
Lol you and me both
He’s not helping himself by acting like a crazy person
Trump gives me nixon vibes honestly
>gets more incoherent and paranoid
Lol
Nixon was way smarter
And legitimately watergate pales in comparison to Ukraine
GOP Sen. Ron Johnson tells WSJ that the U.S. ambassador to the EU told him in August that the status of aid to Ukraine was tied to Trump’s interest in having Kiev investigate certain matters.
Trump by himself is not the problem. Its that he was able to fool so many voters and there are so many in Congress that will lie and manipulate the system to keep him in office.
True
I think it’s emblematic of the deep rot in the Republican Party
Loyalty to party over country