Tag: US Senate
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Today’s Coronavirus News Cornucopia
All the news that’s fit to make fun of…here’s some of what happened yesterday, in case living it once wasn’t enough! The coronavirus news cornucopia!
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Cohen’s Constitutional Amendments
Rep. Steve Cohen has introduced a Constitutional Amendment that would abolish the Electoral College. This caused the Shelby County GOP to firmly clutch its pearls. Why is this amendment important and what are its chances for passage?
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Was Bob Corker Really THAT Bipartisan?
As a new Congress takes office, TN media is looking at the legacy of Bob Corker. A recent article looked at the “legacy of bipartisanship” the former Senator left. Was he really as bipartisan as people think? and if not, what does bipartisanship really look like?
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Say you want a revolution….
As of this writing, which began at 4am, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders has won the New Hampshire Democratic primary by nearly 22%. That’s a pretty big accomplishment for a campaign that was declared ‘too radical’ just a few months ago. And while I know that New Hampshire isn’t exactly ‘reflective of American diversity’ as so…
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Looking back, looking forward…
The Election that barely was, and the election to come Before I begin, I want to congratulate all the candidates who ran in the Democratic and Republican primaries that just concluded. Your desire to serve your community is admirable, whether we agree on the specifics or not. As a candidate in recovery (potentially backsliding maybe…
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Would Boehner break the “Hastert Rule” to avoid a shutdown?
At the time of this writing we’re right around 8 hours away from a government shutdown. The Senate was back in session to address the bill passed by the House over the weekend. The House bill delays, rather than defunds the Affordable Care Act for a year. The Senate tabled the motion, meaning that their…