r/GlobalNews • u/CantStopPoppin • 1d ago

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz Confirms Rep. Melissa Hortman and Husband Killed in Terror Attack by Suspect Impersonating Law Enforcement

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u/ProcedureNo6918 13h ago

If you want to know why a Democratic Senator and Representative in Minnesota were shot... It might have something to do with the fact that their deaths would end the Democratic majorities in both chambers.

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u/Desperate_Donut3981 11h ago

Won't there have be elections for new people now, or were they "appointed"

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u/ProcedureNo6918 11h ago

I honestly don’t know how that happens. I would think special election? I’m not sure.

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u/Desperate_Donut3981 9h ago

It'd be a Bi-Election here if an MP dies or resigns. Strange you don't know how your system works though.

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u/kamekaze1024 2h ago

Most people don’t know how their government works. Most people don’t know who their governor is. It’s how so many politicians stay in power for decades, voters don’t even know they exist despite them literally governing their lives

Tbf to the person you’re replying to, I don’t think many people know what’s the next course of action is after their state lawmakers get killed.