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Edited to add: Chrissy Houlahan is the Rep for PA's 6th Congressional district.

Wow! I'm really surprised, I know she's tweeted that she isn't interested in holding office. I'm really surprised.

They asked, but she must have turned them down or she would have been mayor. She has tweeted several times that she doesn't want to hold public office.

IMO, she would refuse the appointment. She has no interest in becoming a politician herself.

Thank FSM!

Wouldn't the Governor appoint someone until a special election could be scheduled?

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Yeah, usually the granting organization has certain requirements, like it can't be tied to worship. One of the other programs doesn't require church attendance, so the grant for that program probably has a stipulation that it can't support that type of activity.

How many times do you have to hear about how there was no fraud found before you give this up? Can I ask, how old are you? Genuinely curious, here.

Are you serious? Where are you even coming from with associating Shapiro with Nazis? Get a grip, dude.

This is a really narrow take on the use of the term Nazi. Many of the actions of the current GOP bear a striking resemblance to the policies of fascism. There is a very good reason that this comparison; fascism is invariably oppressive.

Yes, it is unfortunate that conservatives are being painted with a broad brush. But they are also not disavowing the extreme far right adherents to repressive ideologies. The Republican party needs to distance itself from these extremists if they want to maintain any credibility.

IIRC, when the PA GOP proposed instituting voter ID several years ago, PA democrats said yes, with the caveat that the ID be free. The PA GOP refused that caveat.

For me, it all boils down to any kind of barrier to voting based on paying for the right, or having to pass a literacy test, or having to pass a history test.

Requiring Voter ID that has a fee attached is unconstitutional. If the ID that is required is free, then I wouldn't have a problem with requiring voter ID. It takes as long as it takes to make sure that every vote is counted.

There is already a fair election process.

There is absolutely no reason for a third-party to review data at this depth. There have been several local reviews, some of them repeated. There is one currently going on (sorry, I can't remember off hand which county).

The Republicans wanted to have a third party review of the 2020 election results. Part of their plan was to release individual voting records to this third party, which would contain sensitive information (like partial social security numbers).

I found another article that is more plain language:

https://www.spotlightpa.org/news/2023/02/pa-2020-election-audit-subpoena-voter-info-court-ruling/

Same with the GOP. There are conservatives trying to call the far-right out. They aren't being listened to, and the party keeps sliding further and further right.

I do too. There's a nest right above the Strip District in Pittsburgh. Love seeing them and the hawks circling.

There was a post stickied to the top of the subreddit for over a month about the election.

I never do! Was it really bad?

Yeah, that says a lot. It's one of the issues with the last governor's race. There was zero press on Shapiro, and all of the press on Mastriano was negative. I mean, there's no way I was voting for Mastriano, but it really showed how the press has degenerated since the Fairness Act was repealed.

That's why this whole crop of small, online news sources are so great for local communities. I mean, some of them are partisan af, but Patch seems pretty earnest.

Max's Allegheny Tavern for dinner. Good, hearty German fare.

https://maxsalleghenytavern.com/index.html

It's on the Northside, so if you go to the Aviary or the Mattress Factory or the Science Center, it would be pretty handy.

I am so sorry that you have had bad experiences with health care workers. Please take care of your self.

Which side of the river?