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minus-squarezbyte64@awful.systemslinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down1·9 hours agoWhen you have 2 of the 3 branches and the 3rd branch refuses to protect it’s own power then that’s effectively a 2/3 vote.
minus-squarestupidcasey@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·9 hours agoThat’s not how it works. It’s: 3/4 of the states 2/3 of the house 2/3 of the Senate And luckily exactly 0% of the president. In other words you need 3 miracles in a row. In other other words, unless there’s an alien invasion (not that kind) it ain’t happenin’
When you have 2 of the 3 branches and the 3rd branch refuses to protect it’s own power then that’s effectively a 2/3 vote.
That’s not how it works.
It’s:
3/4 of the states
2/3 of the house
2/3 of the Senate
And luckily exactly 0% of the president.
In other words you need 3 miracles in a row.
In other other words, unless there’s an alien invasion (not that kind) it ain’t happenin’