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galangalalgolyesterday at 4:33 PM1 replyview on HN

You are right that unless the eiu or others follow suit it would be less meaningful. On the senate conviction, my point is that only 33 senators need to oppose a conviction to stop it. Or to let a veto stand. The smallest states get the same number of senators. If those votes were evenly split, and it was the typical 50-60% turnout. It would actually only be 2-3% of the populace needed.

I do want to know who the bad guy is though.


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JumpCrisscrossyesterday at 5:01 PM

> unless the eiu or others follow suit it would be less meaningful

Even if they do it's book reports.

> On the senate conviction, my point is that only 33 senators need to oppose a conviction to stop it

Yes. The bar is high for removing an elected executive. That's not a sign of not being a democracy.

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