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Maybe Texas Governor Rick Perry doesn't care if the US Senate gets a Democratic-controlled filibuster-proof majority. After all, he'd be the President of the Republic of Texas. But I'm betting the Republicans in other states might not be too thrilled with the idea.
[Excerpt]
Hey Rick, Can We Talk?
-- If Texas were not in the Union, the Democrats would currently have a filibuster-proof majority in the Senate -- or at least they would once Al Franken gets seated. This is because, in a 98-seat Senate, only 59 votes would be required to break a filibuster.
-- If Texas were not in the Union, the Republicans would operate from a significantly weakened position in the House, since the net 8-vote advantage their congressional delegation gives them in the state (they have 20 seats to the Democrats' 12) is by far their largest. . .
Read more at: FiveThirtyEight.com
[Excerpt]
Hey Rick, Can We Talk?
-- If Texas were not in the Union, the Democrats would currently have a filibuster-proof majority in the Senate -- or at least they would once Al Franken gets seated. This is because, in a 98-seat Senate, only 59 votes would be required to break a filibuster.
-- If Texas were not in the Union, the Republicans would operate from a significantly weakened position in the House, since the net 8-vote advantage their congressional delegation gives them in the state (they have 20 seats to the Democrats' 12) is by far their largest. . .
Read more at: FiveThirtyEight.com
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