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In the United Kingdom, there’s a tradition of letting the political party of any lawmaker assassinated in an act of political violence run unopposed in the by-election. (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 year ago by to c/mildlyinteresting@lemmy.world
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_Batley_and_Spen_by-election

It lets people know violence cannot change the balance of power.

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[–] 11 points 1 year ago (1 child)

Don’t forget the Republican mob that wanted to hang the VP on January 6.

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  • [–] 8 points 1 year ago

    Even just a primary...

    Your pick comes in second place, if you get the one from your own party that made it to the general, your first pick is now guaranteed the office.

    Like, great sentiment, but I think the reason it works in the UK, is 99.99% of the population can't get a high powered rifle in an afternoon.

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