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Re:Texas politicians warn Smithsonian it must not lobby to r... by jfengel on Friday August 08, 2025 @07:26PM (#44842736)
Because it is in a state run by the party out of power, and a state run by the party in power wants it.
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Re:Texas politicians warn Smithsonian it must not lobby to r... by Animats on Saturday August 09, 2025 @12:22AM (#44844017)
Udvar-Hazy, the hangar museum where the Smithsonian stores the big stuff, is in Virginia. The governor of Virginia is a Republican.
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Re:Texas politicians warn Smithsonian it must not lobby to r... by jfengel on Saturday August 09, 2025 @12:29PM (#44847849)
But both senators are Democrats, and it nearly always goes for the Democrats at the Presidential level. (Not always, but when it doesn't, it's always such a sweep that it doesn't matter.)
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