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Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world · 3 days ago

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.

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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.

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Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world · 3 days ago

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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Don’t think that’s true in the US. Jus sayin’
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  https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy_Burks

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