I have something of an interest in pre-Columbian cultures.
Was always more interested in the Inca though. One of my best papers in college was about the Inca. Really fascinating society. They built a sprawling civilization with limited resources.
Never cared for the Mayans. Never interested me. I know people love to talk about them but they're not as interesting.
the Mayans and their fucking calendars.
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I'm not sure some of this stuff would even fly under the Byrd rule. Blowing up the Byrd rule isn't going to happen because that's the same as blowing up the filibuster.
Budget reconciliation isn't all powerful or you'd see it used more often. There are restrictions on what you can do with it.
In this week's newsletter, I look at Colorado's 6th District. First up, here's 2016. Both Hillary Clinton and Senator Michael Bennet won the district but voters reelected moderate GOP Rep. Mike Coffman. infinitemonkeys.substack.com/p/colorado-6-l…
Flash forward four years later and the district's leftward march continues. Biden, Hickenklooper, and Crow each won by double digits here.
Senators who dropped down to the House:
James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr (NY)
Claude Pepper (FL)
Garrett Withers (KY)
Matthew Neely (WV)*
Charles Towne (MN and NY)*
Hugh Mitchell (WA)
Magnus Johnson (MN)
Alton Lennon (NC)
Neely and Towne had previously served in the House before.