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I agree with that. But a seven week extension at current levels we couldn't even get. The filibuster needs to be eliminated for all budget bills and resolutions. Now the threat of a filibuster blocks bills as if it is a filibuster. Make the obstructive party actually stand there and continue to speak if they want to block legislation. Senate rules need to be changed to account for this hyper-political environment we find ourselves it. These rules are stupid, Senators are protected by a six year term that should be adequate for them. Besides, for the most part Republicans don't want to cut spending anyway.

So you can use reconciliation which requires only a simple majority vote to pass a massive omnibus bill but you can't use it for a simple seven week budget extension resolution? Makes no sense, change the rules.
 
Nancy mace sued by ex fiancé over fake gang rape accusations, mace is a congresswoman from South Carolina running for governor (edit, does this need its own thread?)

www.dailymail.co.uk

Nancy Mace's ex fires back with lawsuit against her rape claims

In the escalating legal saga, Mace's ex-fiancé strikes back, insisting her claims were nothing more than a scheme to tarnish his name and take over their $6 million homes
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'Paranoid' Nancy Mace hacked her ex-fiancé's phone, tracked his car and destroyed his reputation by falsely smearing him as a voyeur and rapist, an explosive new lawsuit claims.

The South Carolina congresswoman went 'scorched earth' on four men she outed as alleged sexual predators in a February House speech, claiming they drugged, molested, and filmed multiple female victims – including herself.

But one of the accused – her estranged lover Patrick Bryant, 51 – has filed a scathing legal riposte, accusing the GOP firebrand of cooking up fake gang rape claims to blackmail him.

Bryant's complaint says his explosive feud with Mace, 47, stems from a messy breakup in November 2023 when she became 'paranoid' that he was cheating and placed a tracker in his car.

He accuses the lawmaker of installing a secret app on his phone to plunder pictures and data that she hoped to use to pressure him into relinquishing their two jointly owned homes worth around $6million.

Then, as the dispute escalated, Mace and a friend allegedly conspired to convince a 'vulnerable' young woman that businessman Bryant and two of his pals gang raped her at 2018 party, his complaint alleges.

The attack, like the multiple allegations of abuse and voyeurism outlined in the Republican's fiery Congressional speech, never happened, Bryant declares.

'The only victim is Bryant. An innocent and respected businessman who has been falsely branded a rapist and voyeur,' says his complaint, filed in Charleston County, South Carolina, and obtained exclusively by the Daily Mail.
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