Wednesday Reads

This article about apportioning U.S. senators based on population rather than the current two-per-state is probably a pipe dream.

First of all, it would require an amendment to the Constitution, and there is no fucking way the Senate would go for it.  If no amendment, it still would never pass the Senate.
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I feel sad for Harry Reid, who  I have met on a number of occasions when I lived in Nevada and volunteered on political campaigns there, because he is suffering from the deadly pancreatic cancer, which is as bad a diagnosis as it gets.  He has nothing good to say about Donald Trump.
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It looks like Mitt Romney is trying to open the door for the GOP to find somebody else be the standardbearer in 2020 instead of worrying about impeaching the idiot in the White House currently.

John Kasich has already made noises about a run in 2020, so why not Mitt?
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Obituary:  Musician Daryl Dragon, 76, known for his musical and personal partnership with ex-wife Toni Tennille, has died of renal failure.  Although they divorced in 2014, they remained close and she cared for him during his illness.

The pair used to live just outside Carson City, Nevada, for many years.

Dragon was a keyboardist for the Beach Boys when he met Tennille at an audition for a musical revue she wrote in 1971.

“He was the one,” Tennille told PEOPLE in 2016. “And I always knew that he thought my talent was amazing. He would say things that were over-the-top as far as praising my abilities. I never met another man I thought could measure up to him.”
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Obituary:  Comic actor Bob Einstein, 76, known for his series Super Dave, has died.  He was also the older brother of actor Albert Brooks, which I didn't know.

He created the Super Dave character in the 1970s, appearing as a guest on many television shows including David Letterman. He starred in the “Super Dave” variety series that aired on Showtime in the U.S. and Global Television Network in Canada. The Super Dave character was known for attempting difficult stunts that always ended badly.

Einstein had a recurring role on the series “Arrested Development” as Larry Middleman and was most recently known for his hilarious recurring role in “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” as Larry David’s annoying friend Marty Funkhouser.
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Non-disclosure agreements, also known as "gag orders," are being limited in California.

Gloria Allred is right about it.  It is going to be far, far harder to settle civil cases out of court.  It can be an extremely expensive proposition to go to trial and then appeals.
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