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Miles Archer

(19,100 posts) Thu May 8, 2025, 11:19 AM Yesterday

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House Repubs get Madge the Wonder Horse's "Gulf of America" stunt across the finish line with a 5 vote "majority"

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BREAKING: The House has passed Marjorie Taylor Greene’s bill to codify Trump’s order renaming the Gulf of Mexico the “Gulf of America” on federal maps and documents.

Glad to see they’re focused on the big issues.

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211 Republican "Yea," 1 Republican "Nay," ALL DEMOCRATS (205) "Nay"

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House Repubs get Madge the Wonder Horse's "Gulf of America" stunt across the finish line with a 5 vote "majority" (Original Post) Miles Archer Yesterday OP

And if those 8 Democratic NV's had voted.... TheRickles Yesterday #1

? LauraInLA Yesterday #3

If those 8 Dems who didn't vote (NV) had joined their other Dem colleagues, TheRickles Yesterday #4

Thank you ;)! Sorry, moving slowly today. The original post didn't mentioned the NV, did it? LauraInLA Yesterday #6

They are stupid JustAnotherGen Yesterday #2

I heard it is okay to dead name it Gulf of Mexico Johonny Yesterday #5

TheRickles

(2,727 posts)

1. And if those 8 Democratic NV's had voted....

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Thu May 8, 2025, 11:26 AM

Yesterday

LauraInLA

(1,869 posts)

3. ?

Reply to TheRickles (Reply #1)

Thu May 8, 2025, 12:20 PM

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TheRickles

(2,727 posts)

4. If those 8 Dems who didn't vote (NV) had joined their other Dem colleagues,

Reply to LauraInLA (Reply #3)

Thu May 8, 2025, 12:35 PM

Yesterday

there would have been enough votes to block the bill from passing.

LauraInLA

(1,869 posts)

6. Thank you ;)! Sorry, moving slowly today. The original post didn't mentioned the NV, did it?

Reply to TheRickles (Reply #4)

Thu May 8, 2025, 12:54 PM

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JustAnotherGen

(34,850 posts)

2. They are stupid

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Thu May 8, 2025, 11:26 AM

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And she's a crook who engages in insider trading and backroom financial deals.

Johonny

(23,539 posts)

5. I heard it is okay to dead name it Gulf of Mexico

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Thu May 8, 2025, 12:47 PM

Yesterday

Because not to, is woke.

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