OH SHIT THEY FOUND HER
Uhhh could be the photo but that sure looks like she had a stroke
Itâs like Weekend at Bernieâs, but somehow more absurd.
FYI, looks like this to me:
https://wikem.org/wiki/Herpes_zoster_oticus
aka Ramsey Hunt
Get vaccinated for chickenpox/shingles, this disease fucking sucks
Imagine being that narcissistic
Itâs just insane that important things that actually matter and will affect the country for years to come rely on this person to be functioning enough to show up to work.
Kinda NSFW
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looooooool
wtf this is ridiculous, feels like only actual reasonable explanation is some shaman put a curse on her that she will die the moment she is no longer a senator
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Dianne Palpatine
When is proxy voting allowed? Does that mean she doesnât need to physically be there?
Iâm not sure when, but yeah apparently. So then the question is why werenât they doing this before, hmm? Almost like they were happy to not have her vote and slow down the process.
They tried to allow her to proxy vote and somehow the republicans stopped it. I donât pretend to understand the different mechanisms, but that was what was reported at the time.
You canât use proxy votes to break ties according to their silly ass committee rules. Those votes only count if they donât affect the outcome. They could theoretically change those rules but it would require 50 votes and nuking the filibuster so it ainât gonna happen.
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you can change senate rules without nuking the filibuster
Counterpoint: no you canât. The rules are subject to a filibuster just like anything else. Itâs the same reason why they couldnât replace DiFi on the committee without the consent of the Rs.
ETA: You actually need 67 to change the rules. Lol Senateaments. I guess you could try to angle shoot since itâs 2/3s of them present and voting and not 2/3 duly chosen and sworn but thatâs effectively the same as nuking the filibuster.
Rule XXII Paragraph 2: âIs it the sense of the Senate that the debate shall be brought to a close?â And if that question shall be decided in the affirmative by three-fifths of the Senators duly chosen and sworn â except on a measure or motion to amend the Senate rules, in which case the necessary affirmative vote shall be two-thirds of the Senators present and voting â then said measure, motion, or other matter pending before the Senate, or the unfinished business, shall be the unfinished business to the exclusion of all other business until disposed of.
I have no idea where youâre getting this but the fillibuster itself is⌠a rule. It can be changed with 50 votes. Other rules, likewise, can also be changed with 50 votes.
Oh, so youâre making a stupid semantic argument then? Ok, well carry on then. I guess you can nuke the filibuster without calling it ânukingâ. Very smart, much genius.
what in the fuck are you talking about
you can change some rules without changing others. changing any of them requires 50 votes.
changing the rules about replacing someone on a committee does not require changing the fillibuster rule
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if rule changes were subject to a filibuster, then you could not nuke the filibuster with only 50 votes obviously