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In reply to the discussion: House Majority in peril as Bill Johnson resigns [View all]Celerity
(44,029 posts)32. When we put up a map that would have kept the US House, but a Cuomo-spawned process takes it away, it is no
longer on the voters. We all know that Rethug voters will now (and have for ages) vote for destruction, but they should have never been given the chance.
I don't believe in unilateral disarmament when it comes to gerrymandering. It is political suicide, as we saw with the 2022 House midterms. It was not just limited to NY either, we show ourselves in the foot in some (mostly wester) States as well, with similar foolish capitulation to so-called 'non-partisan' redistricting.
Rethugs look at politics as war, a mutated take on Carl von Clausewitz:
WAR IS A MERE CONTINUATION OF POLICY BY OTHER MEANS.
We see, therefore, that War is not merely a political act, but also a real political instrument, a continuation of political commerce, a carrying out of the same by other means. All beyond this which is strictly peculiar to War relates merely to the peculiar nature of the means which it uses. That the tendencies and views of policy shall not be incompatible with these means, the Art of War in general and the Commander in each particular case may demand, and this claim is truly not a trifling one. But however powerfully this may react on political views in particular cases, still it must always be regarded as only a modification of them; for the political view is the object, War is the means, and the means must always include the object in our conception.
We see, therefore, that War is not merely a political act, but also a real political instrument, a continuation of political commerce, a carrying out of the same by other means. All beyond this which is strictly peculiar to War relates merely to the peculiar nature of the means which it uses. That the tendencies and views of policy shall not be incompatible with these means, the Art of War in general and the Commander in each particular case may demand, and this claim is truly not a trifling one. But however powerfully this may react on political views in particular cases, still it must always be regarded as only a modification of them; for the political view is the object, War is the means, and the means must always include the object in our conception.
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A special election is required for McCarthy's seat; Newsom has to set the schedule
petronius
Jan 2024
#30
How different would our lives be if Democrats had maintained the House in 2022?
OAITW r.2.0
Jan 2024
#5
It breaks my heart that we didn't get more state houses in the year of the census.
Hermit-The-Prog
Jan 2024
#13
When we put up a map that would have kept the US House, but a Cuomo-spawned process takes it away, it is no
Celerity
Jan 2024
#32
OK, we will blame Cuomo....the guy that I counted on for my day-to-day Covid Pandemic update.
OAITW r.2.0
Jan 2024
#35
The Cuomos are all worthless. Including his brother on that yellowrag newsnation.
LiberalFighter
Jan 2024
#57
keep resigning. rs . is the special prosocuters on to u ? maybe we might get suff done w o thrm
AllaN01Bear
Jan 2024
#20
Given all of the chaos, mis-management, Trump, etc., it amazes me that the Republicans are still a viable
Yavin4
Jan 2024
#33
The newz is Republi-splaining the inertia for them lamenting how they had trouble getting speakers
live love laugh
Jan 2024
#49
For one brief exciting moment I was thinking it was speaker johnson resigning.
SouthernDem4ever
Jan 2024
#54