WI Governor uses technicality to increase funding for students for the next 400 years

[Bears01]

 

The way swing state democrats at the state level completely destroys Federal level democrats in every way 

[byzantium]

Wisconsin being the iconic state that it is once again! 

[Artist]

There's hope. I hope this thread gets just as much love as "the world is falling apart" threads.  It's wonderful when politics work.

[Ryan]

This is great news.

 

i also need people to understand the limits of federal executive authority but that’s a discussion for another day.

[Bears01]

9 minutes ago, Artist said:

There's hope. I hope this thread gets just as much love as "the world is falling apart" threads.  It's wonderful when politics work.

Politics has actually been silently working out well for most of the states that will determine the outcome of the 24 race (with the exception of North Carolina, that state is in serious trouble for the next decade+) 

 

Michigan has made a ton of progress the last 6 months in their legislature: https://www.michigandaily.com/news/michigan-democratic-trifecta-100-days/

 

Wisconsin can (very likely) see a ton of changes coming their way with the new Supreme Court that is likely to strike down their horrid gerrymandered maps (they still have a long way to go but there is light at the end of the tunnel) 

 

Nevada has a governor that is essentially neutered by the state leg, and has signed on to a ton of progressive laws because so: https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/4027996-republican-nevada-governor-signs-abortion-protections-legislation/amp/

 

Arizonas governor has prevented the state going full Florida, and they are very likely to get a trifecta in the next election 

 

On top of that, things silently work for the better when voters are asked to vote on issues directly instead of a mouthpiece politician, and that’s likely to continue into 24, and there’s tons of recent results that prove it (as @Communion has pointed out). Issues like these:  https://ballotpedia.org/Florida_Amendment_2,_$15_Minimum_Wage_Initiative_(2020)

 

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Missouri_marijuana_legalization_initiative

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_Alaska_Measure_2

 

Have all passed the last 2 elections alone, and happened in red states at that 

 

[Artist]

8 minutes ago, Ryan said:

This is great news.

 

i also need people to understand the limits of federal executive authority but that’s a discussion for another day.

Absolutely, people often forget about check and balances but state effort is always a good indicator as far progress.

[Artist]

3 minutes ago, Bears01 said:

Politics has actually been silently working out well for most of the states that will determine the outcome of the 24 race (with the exception of North Carolina, that state is in serious trouble for the next decade+) 

 

Michigan has made a ton of progress the last 6 months in their legislature: https://www.michigandaily.com/news/michigan-democratic-trifecta-100-days/

 

Wisconsin can (very likely) see a ton of changes coming their way with the new Supreme Court that is likely to strike down their horrid gerrymandered maps (they still have a long way to go but there is light at the end of the tunnel) 

 

Nevada has a governor that is essentially neutered by the state leg, and has signed on to a ton of progressive laws because so: https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/4027996-republican-nevada-governor-signs-abortion-protections-legislation/amp/

 

Arizonas governor has prevented the state going full Florida, and they are very likely to get a trifecta in the next election 

 

On top of that, things silently work for the better when voters are asked to vote on issues directly instead of a mouthpiece politician, and that’s likely to continue into 24, and there’s tons of recent results that prove it (as @Communion has pointed out). Issues like these:  https://ballotpedia.org/Florida_Amendment_2,_$15_Minimum_Wage_Initiative_(2020)

 

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Missouri_marijuana_legalization_initiative

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_Alaska_Measure_2

 

Have all passed the last 2 elections alone, and happened in red states at that 

 

All of this! Thank you for sharing some positivity today

[Orsay]

good luck booking that civilization in 400 years you speak of

 

but no this is great

[Likingstars]

Wisconsin and Minnesota lately

[Sannie]

This is the kind of high-level thinking/trolling the Dems should be doing all across the country.

[GhostBox]

Just goes to show that elections matter. Imagine if he would’ve lost the election. 
 

same with Michigan, Arizona. And even Louisiana.