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Election Reform

bottomofthehill

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1. Because without the House and Senate, there is no chance of the legislation being enacted.

Reply to JustinBulletin (Original post)

Mon Aug 2, 2021, 05:51 PM

Aug 2021

With larger majorities there is a chance

Lyndon Johnson had a 65 seat Majority in the Senate and a Democratic House and it was still a fight to pass voting rights. A 50/0 senate is not a majority, it is a 50/50 senate.

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Because without the House and Senate, there is no chance of the legislation being enacted. bottomofthehill Aug 2021 #1