Oregon Standoff: Voters handed Dems the supermajority in the 2018 election.

[Phantasmal]

well, i have gotten older, so........

Yeah, just wait...

[Flash]

As you can see, voters handed Democrats supermajorities in both chambers in the last election.

Conservatives have no power in Oregon because they couldn't earn enough representation. Why?

Gerrymandering?

[Yurt]

well, i have gotten older, so........

I've gotten younger. Got a divorce and bought a red Porsche!

[SmarterthanYou]

I've gotten younger. Got a divorce and bought a red Porsche!

a divorce will certainly save you years of age, but a red porsche?????? so cliche LOL. have fun with it bro

[Flash]

do you think advocating violence is best here?

Won't those Democrats have to buy guns first?

[SmarterthanYou]

Won't those Democrats have to buy guns first?

it's oregon........i'm sure they have some hunting rifles/shotguns around........from their grandpappies time

[Yurt]

a divorce will certainly save you years of age, but a red porsche?????? so cliche LOL. have fun with it bro

I'm kidding about the car. I bought an SUV.

I don't like Porsche's. My mom's ex twit had a brand new Carrera, was fun to drive for about 2 minutes, then it became just another car. The fun part was the acceleration... Within seconds I'm doing 90 in third gear.

The wuss sold it a month later because the stick shift hurted him bad. Lol!

[domer76]

do you think advocating violence is best here?

The Republicans have the RW militia groups “protecting” them. You know, those armed fuckers that took over federal property a couple years ago. We know what they’re capable of.

[domer76]

but we're a constitutional republic.

Yep. The Republicans lost in Oregon. Live with it.

[Micawber]

You clearly don't get tyranny of the majority, dangers of factionalism and federalist #10. MAGA!

[domer76]

what are dems going to do for working americans, besides outlawing cars and planes?k

IDIOT ALERT!

[domer76]

In 2001 the Democrats walked out to prevent a quorom over redistricting...........................led by Sen. Kate Brown who called the actions of the Democrat Senators 'appropriate under the circumstances'

The Democrats had no right to thwart the people in a 'democracy' (we're not a democracy)

Tell the whole story, asshole. The Oregon Republicans tried to do an end run on the proper process. Guess what, dumbshit? They lost.

It was a redistricting bill. House Republicans and the governor were unable to agree on how to draw district lines and time was running out. Kitzhaber threatened to veto any Republican map he didn’t like. The Oregon Constitution mandated that if lines were not drawn by June 30 of a redistricting year, the Secretary of State is then given authority to draw the maps Instead of passing redistricting through a House or Senate bill that must be signed by the governor, they wrote a Joint Resolution to enact redistricting. A House (or Senate) Joint Resolution only requires the approval of both the House and Senate to be valid (both were under Republican control in 2001). Democrats threatened to go to court, but Republicans were out of options.

Enter Oregon House Democrat who — in protest of the Republican maneuver they considered to be illegal—left the Capitol and returned to their districts. They were absent a total of five days before they returned and eventually voted on a GOP redistricting plan. Eventually, Bradbury got to draw the maps.

[Cypress]

This is the current makeup of the Oregon state legislature:

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As you can see, voters handed Democrats supermajorities in both chambers in the last election.

Conservatives have no power in Oregon because they couldn't earn enough representation. Why? Because Conservatives are terrible and the people of Oregon know it.

So because Conservatives lost an election, and thus lost political power, their response is to align with terrorist groups and threaten the State.

I say forget arresting them and dragging them to do their jobs; just fucking shoot on sight. They're terrorists and have made it clear they will hire brownshirts.

It might be a good idea for Oregon Republicans to advocate for a state-level Electoral College system, giving them an opportunity at control of government even against the will of the people.

[domer76]

Wrong.

It is because a bunch of dirty hippies freeloading in Portland can vote. The rest of the state is conservative.

And losers.

[MAGA MAN]

Yeah, just wait...

For his boobs to point towards the floor?