the problem with this is that a new congress constitutes itself, so the current majority wouldn't have any particular authority to act
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And a SCOTUS that gave a rat's ass about what the Constitution says or even what actual history and tradition is would obviously agree. But, welp...
aug 31, 2025, 1:35 pm • 3 0 • view
no, quite literally, the old congress no longer exists on january 2nd 2027, and a new one has to constitute itself. it has nothing to do with what scotus thinks
aug 31, 2025, 1:37 pm • 37 5 • view
And I suspect the GOP doesn't have enough control over the congressional staff to prevent them from defecting, should we get a competing Congresses situation.
aug 31, 2025, 5:14 pm • 3 0 • view
Which could lead to the very funny scene of several GOP reps getting locked out of the system because they lost their elections.
aug 31, 2025, 5:14 pm • 1 0 • view