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(131,200 posts)2. Yes, very broad and disturbing.
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Disturbing to see a young woman interviewed on MSNBC, complaining about Democrats, [View all]
pnwmom
Jun 2022
OP
There is a disturbing lack of knowledge about how our government works...nt
Wounded Bear
Jun 2022
#1
Tuberville thinks the three branches of government are "the House, the Senate and executive."
keithbvadu2
Jun 2022
#22
Civics classes were jettisoned from a lot of public schools some decades back ...
Hekate
Jun 2022
#3
Biden, pelosi and clyburn all went and campaigned against the pro choice candidate
questionseverything
Jun 2022
#36
Are you talking Texas? Because if so...the pro-life candidate who won't vote on abortion can win
Demsrule86
Jun 2022
#38
Too bad. Honestly I think some need to learn civics...Texas is a red state and pro-choice candidates
Demsrule86
Jun 2022
#41
I know the district. It is extremely conservative...we can never know for sure. But most pundits
Demsrule86
Jun 2022
#52
Cuellar can win the conservative seat maybe. It will be tough but his challenger had no shot.
Demsrule86
Jun 2022
#39
Much of the left including Our Revolution, Greens and the Young Turks take money from the
Demsrule86
Jun 2022
#29
Yes he did...fucking traitor. And over the years Greens have run candidates funded by the GOP
Demsrule86
Jun 2022
#100
There was never a good time to codify Roe whenever Democrats had congressional majorities.
SouthBayDem
Jun 2022
#12
I keep having this argument with a lot of my progressive/left-wing friends
Mad_Machine76
Jun 2022
#64
It really sucks how so many potential allies lack knowledge of basic civics.
SouthBayDem
Jun 2022
#65
Every single House member HAS to fundraise now, because the election is coming in November. nt
pnwmom
Jun 2022
#25
Of course they do. They ALWAYS have to fundraise. That doesn't mean that the first
WhiskeyGrinder
Jun 2022
#28
Why wouldn't it be? You think we can win this battle without money? I sent what I could.
Demsrule86
Jun 2022
#32
Fine, but then the GOP simply un-codifies it when they regain the legislature and the White House.
Mister Ed
Jun 2022
#16
The courts were and are so f'ing important...it just makes me sick to think about it.
Demsrule86
Jun 2022
#53
The filibuster crutch again? Good luck winning over the kids with that.
BeyondGeography
Jun 2022
#21
The filibuster issue is more than a crutch. There were a number of times they had the 51 votes,
pnwmom
Jun 2022
#24
Well than I guess they can vote for Republicans or third parties (same thing) and find out what
Demsrule86
Jun 2022
#34
True that. They have to vote and if they don't...well then they earned all the bad coming their way.
Demsrule86
Jun 2022
#35
Yes we did, first term of Obama we had a controlling share of congress for 6 months with ..
uponit7771
Jun 2022
#82
Yes we did for a VERY short time, ACA would ... NOT ... have passed with 59 votes ... PERIOD
uponit7771
Jun 2022
#102
This was Zoe Warren who was interviewed by Yasmin Vossoughian. Warren is a communist, not a Dem
Celerity
Jun 2022
#45
April 2009 Democrats had supermajority in senate (link) so yes, dems ***COULD HAVE*** voted ..
uponit7771
Jun 2022
#83
Not true. You missed the fact that Franken was appointed in Jan but wasn't confirmed for 7 months.
pnwmom
Jun 2022
#85
Then how did the ACA pass filibuster at all? No GOP voted for it ... Thx in advance
uponit7771
Jun 2022
#90
The ACA followed a complicated, torturous path, almost derailed at the end by a red state Senator
pnwmom
Jun 2022
#94
These women are not on Democrats side and actively work against Dems (twitter thread)...
PunkinPi
Jun 2022
#86
The organization has been around for a long time. Its offshoot is known in pro-choice communities.
lapucelle
Jun 2022
#125
When your beloved Saints lose to the Falcons do you blame the Falcons for playing too well?
Doleskki
Jun 2022
#106
I take it MSNBC just handed her the mic, let her say whatever she wanted, ...
gulliver
Jun 2022
#113
It's what the democratic socialist, justice dem teens & 20 somethings are saying...
CottonBear
Jun 2022
#118