jeffw@lemmy.worldM to News@lemmy.world · 14 hours agoRepublicans attempt power grab in Minnesotawww.motherjones.comexternal-linkmessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up1154arrow-down12cross-posted to: usapolitics@sh.itjust.works
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minus-squarehalcyoncmdr@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up60·13 hours agoSeems pretty fucking basic here. No quorum means no business can be done. It’s the first step of any sort of meeting to conduct official business. They’re performing fake business to show to their dipshit constituents that don’t pay attention and will believe whatever they’re told.
minus-squareTinidrillinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up36·12 hours agoA government is only legitimate if enough people believe it is legitimate. Don’t underestimate how easily fake government can become real government, especially with the national press bowing and scraping before Trump.
minus-squareFuglyDuck@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·edit-210 hours agoWell, they’re welcome to hold out until Walz orders the nat guard to do something about it. I’d be okay with the assholes getting the foam-round-to-the-face treatment
minus-squareYarHarSuperstar@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·8 hours agoI swear to god if he doesn’t take this seriously I’m going to just give up
Seems pretty fucking basic here. No quorum means no business can be done. It’s the first step of any sort of meeting to conduct official business.
They’re performing fake business to show to their dipshit constituents that don’t pay attention and will believe whatever they’re told.
A government is only legitimate if enough people believe it is legitimate. Don’t underestimate how easily fake government can become real government, especially with the national press bowing and scraping before Trump.
Well, they’re welcome to hold out until Walz orders the nat guard to do something about it.
I’d be okay with the assholes getting the foam-round-to-the-face treatment
I swear to god if he doesn’t take this seriously I’m going to just give up