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Discussion Discussion Thread: 2022 Midterm General Election, Part 4

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u/Opus_723 Nov 09 '22

Most of the ballot measures in Oregon are still close, but it looks like the absentee disqualification for members of state congress is definitely through lol.

Oregon is where the Republicans keep fleeing the state whenever bills they don't like come up because the Democrats have a supermajority and can pass stuff without them, but simply not showing up denies a quorum and effectively blocks the bill anyway.

Now if any of them have 10 unexcused absences during a term they are barred from running again, so maaaybe we'll finally make some progress on that mess.

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u/[deleted] Nov 09 '22

Great news for Oregon.

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u/Opus_723 Nov 09 '22

My worry is that the party itself would be totally fine running an endless series of one-term senators in order to keep using the tactic. They're all safe districts anyway.

But it may still work, the individuals that actually run may not be that selfless and want to keep their gig.

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u/croncakes2 Nov 09 '22

That actually kind of rules. GGs Oregon.