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Feb 9 • 7 tweets • 3 min read
So many ?s about #pennsylvania general assembly
Can new majority force new vote?

Can he get his amendment for survivors passed and _then_ call for leadership vote?

Once rules set for session, are they locked in?
inquirer.com/politics/penns…

Who has answers? @StephenJ_Caruso
I appreciate the sentiment of Spkr Rossi...

“What is important to me is real change for the people of this commonwealth. I made it clear that I don’t stand with institutions, I don’t stand with lobbyists. … The bus I’m driving is going down the middle of the road; ... (2/)
you’re either going to get on and be a part of that tour, or you’re going to stay off and just preach your lies on both sides, on the far left and on the far right.”

BUT, don't ride the #whataboutism horse- the pox on both houses bus- UNLESS...
(3/)
you call out the lies on both sides. WHAT far left lies in the PA House? I value moderates or centrists in terms of ideology. What is inexcusable is lazy comparisons. When you equate the craziness of MAGA or Jan 6 (right) to calls to end police brutality (left)... (4/)
that ain't being a centrist. It's pushing the whole continuum more and more to right wing extremism through false equivalencies. The converse of right wing extremism isn't calls for justice. It's left wing totalitarianism. I don't see an PA Dems calling for that. (5/5)
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Yo- running for office in 2022 in PA? Cool. Help me out here.

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