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Any one know if the filibuster has ever been challenged in court as unconstitutional? Since the Constitution specifically spells out the places where a supermajority is needed it would seem adding hurdles to majority rule without an amendment would qualify @realDonaldTrump
I've found this article.:
The Filibuster Survives A Supreme Court Challenge theatlantic.com/politics/archi…
update. It looks like the matter was never ruled on. The DC court of appeals rejected the lawsuit based on standing not on the merits of the case and the SCOTUS refused to take up the case.

talkingpointsmemo.com/dc/dc-circuit-…
update 2 it appears the DC court is saying the only people that have standing to challenge it is a Senator but that it would conflict with the Speech and Debate Clause
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Today, I was thinking, it's weird how certain things that you learn can trigger an entire new thought process.

We are faced with daily propaganda from all sides. Commercial, political, scientific, etc propaganda hammers at us constantly. Yet the vast majority has little effect.
It rolls off us like water rolls off a duck's back. It may change our views on the edges somewhat. Political correctness may change how we communicate our thoughts. But neither propaganda nor political correctness really changes the core of a person.
One would think, with this deluge of propaganda, that we would be nothing but mind numb robots sitting and awaiting the next update of propaganda to tell us how and what to think. In some cases a few are like that. They have become nothing but NPCs to the greater Borg hivemind.
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Just a thought as the time for New Year's resolutions approach & millions will go on some type of diet. Instead of a diet, try to eat only real food for a couple months. Cook everything yourself. Eat real fruits & vegetables.Try unsalted nuts. Non-processed food vs fake food.
Drink real fruit juices, eat and drink only grass fed dairy, yogurt and meats. Buy the cage free eggs better yet get them from a local farm. Take some vitamin and mineral supplements since the food today is much lower in vit/min content then they were 50 years ago.
Don't worry about exercise. It will come as you feed your body the real food. The energy it will give you will make you want to move.

About 80% of a supermarket is made up of fake processed food created using corn and soy. Most of the meat is also "created" using corn/soy feed.
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The media is spinning this like crazy.

Court: Justice Ginsburg leaves hospital after cancer surgery apnews.com/f3124a208c564f…
Reality:
She had two growths from her lung removed.
Because of her position she will get better care at home than at a hospital
She has three broken ribs
She is 86 years old
Recovery from major surgery and broken ribs at that age will take a long time
I doubt she retires from the bench but its a possibility. I would think her contribution on cases will be impacted from her health issues. There may be some 5-3 decisions in the future. If she does retiure, most likely not until 2020 (election year)
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🎯Lies🎯

What are likely provable lies Kav told under oath?

👉🏼Drinking on week days

👉🏼His definitions of Boofing, Devils Triangle, Rolfing.

👉🏼Excessive drinking = black outs likely

👉🏼His outrageous claims Dems are retaliating for the Clintons

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Needed in 2020?
Presidential candidate of sufficiently sound mind not to put cultists on the Supreme Court, able to read the Constitution, and possessing sufficient mathematical ability to count at least to the number 11.

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And a Mr. Justice Roberts (Owen or John) who prefers the number nine knows exactly what he must do.
No hearing for Judge Garland.
Putin’s hand in the election.
President violating the Constitution.
Suspicions about the Kennedy resignation.
And we’re supposed to worry about the magic of the number nine?
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The 14th amdt turns 150 years old this year on July 9. It is the closest we’ve come to writing into the constitution what we claimed in the Declaration of Independence. If you’re forced to pick one, choose the 14th - above the 1st, the 2nd, or the FIF. Sorry Dave Chappelle.
2/x I’m using this as a thread to post one tweet a day about the fourteenth amendment until its 150th anniversary on July 9th. John Bingham, republican of Ohio, is credited as the principal author of Section 1 of the amendment, which contains its substantive rights provisions.
3/x I sort of lied when I said I would post one tweet per day until July 9th to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the 14th. Some ideas don’t fit in one tweet. So let’s say one thread per day - short ones:
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#ConCon 101
The concept of a Constitutional Convention is foreign to many people. Understandable, since we've only had one in the entire history of the United States and it produced The Constitution. So I thought I'd write this thread to try make it understandable to everyone.
For anyone who doesn't want to or doesn't have the time to read this whole thread, I am also posting ConCon 101 EZ and ConCon 101 EZ+ which are much quicker. The purpose of this thread? #NoConCon
To convince you how vital it is for our country's future to oppose ANY state resolutions for ANY type of #ConCon. They are all dangerous for Democrats. #NoConCon
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Please read all 2000+ pages @LarrySchweikart ... I respect your opinion, but I do disagree with you on this matter. Obama did the exact same with "appropriated" funds after authorization to carry out his agenda. This is no different, PLUS it falls under "National Security"
The President of the United States, by definition, is charged as a primary function for National Security. In the Constitution. Trump made it crystal clear he signed the Omnibus SPENDING bill for that reason alone. Begrudgingly.
The military spending, something he was after from day 1, was included, and at a very healthy amount. There are also appropriations for various other items Trump wanted, but the military was by far the biggest win.
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