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   Nicole Parsons (npars01@mstdn.social)'s status on Saturday, 15-Jun-2024 12:38:09 JST Nicole Parsons

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   • Matthew Malthouse

   @calmeilles

   "Supermajorities" is American slang for one-party rule common in state legislatures.

   Example, Tennessee. The GOP has a supermajority so it can expel representatives of their opponents at will.

   https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/07/us/tennessee-democrat-house-representatives-expelled-friday/index.html

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     Matthew Malthouse (calmeilles@mstdn.social)'s status on Saturday, 15-Jun-2024 12:38:10 JST Matthew Malthouse

     Why are Tories suddenly blathering about supermajorities?

     Constitutionally there's no significance in the UK. Practically a landslide just means the government doesn't need such tight party discipline to get its legislative program through the Commons.

     Elledeeay repeated this.