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Packing the U.S. Senate

104-seat Upper Chamber is goal if Democrats sweep the election.

By Wall Street Journal Editorial Board, Oct. 16, 2020 - Posted on October 17, 2020

Democrats are threatening to pack the Supreme Court if Amy Coney Barrett is confirmed, but they might not have the Senate votes if the chamber is closely divided. No problem: The number of seats in the Senate, as on the High Court bench, can be adjusted to fit Democrats’ evolving ideological preferences.

In June the House for the first time passed a bill that would make the District of Columbia a state, and Barack Obama in July called Puerto Rican statehood a progressive priority.

Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer said recently that he’d “love to make them states.” This can be done with an act of Congress, so a 104-seat Senate would be on the table with a Democratic sweep.

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Serfs await the next edicts of good King Ned

By Lee Elci, Op-ed in The Day, Sept. 10, 2020 - Posted on September 21, 2020

The late Tom Petty unwittingly vocalized lyrics aptly prophetic of the current perspective of Connecticut's ruling emperor Ned Lamont. "It's good to be king just for a while / To be there in velvet, to give them a smile / It's good to get high and never come down / It’s good to be king of your own little town."

I can't blame the governor for seizing power from a docile, Democrat-controlled legislature eagerly willing to roll over for a gentle political belly rub while the outnumbered and impotent Republican leadership weakly feigns opposition, resulting in the vexatious simulated white noise that fades harmlessly into our subconscious. Connecticut's long-standing one-party rule has quickly become a one-person rule and the citizens have been cast as the Serfs.

Absolute power is intoxicating and it's easy to envision the governor sitting on his velveteen throne, barking executive orders to his scurrying minions. Apparently, democracy in the Nutmeg State is old fashion as recently the governor commented on his expanded powers saying, “Having everything up for a vote by 151 people is not the way to go." Clearly Connecticut is the newest benefactor of a benevolent dictator.

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