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minus-squaredisguy_ovahea@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·edit-22 days agoRepublicans have just over 50% of the Senate and the House. They don’t have a 2/3 supermajority. They’ll still pass the legislation by voting in a block, but they can’t push it through without a vote if they don’t have a supermajority.
minus-squareBradleyUffner@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 days agoThey have the supreme court, which basically allows them to interpret laws anyway they want. Why bother with an the work of changing laws when they can just reinterpret them?
Republicans have just over 50% of the Senate and the House. They don’t have a 2/3 supermajority.
They’ll still pass the legislation by voting in a block, but they can’t push it through without a vote if they don’t have a supermajority.
They have the supreme court, which basically allows them to interpret laws anyway they want. Why bother with an the work of changing laws when they can just reinterpret them?