r/politics • u/masterchief6913 • Jul 15 '26

No Paywall Fetterman warns he would leave Democratic Party if it turns its back on Israel

https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5970730-john-fetterman-democratic-party-israel/
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u/jumbohiggins Jul 16 '26

To my knowledge there isn't a way to recall sitting senators, which is ridiculous

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u/Kerblaaahhh Colorado Jul 16 '26

Everything about the Senate is so undemocratic. Which is the point, I know, but damn is it frustrating.

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u/greg19735 Jul 16 '26

I mean, what would the process even be?

Parties are a group you join, not the controller of your position. If we could vote out Fetterman then the DNC or RNC would be all powerful. It'd be a terrible solution.

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u/GaimeGuy Minnesota Jul 16 '26

pretty much every other democracy on earth has a way to trigger elections. America literally modelled its democracy after a failed state.

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u/willargue4karma Jul 16 '26

the same way other positions do? special elections or recall votes?