Punchbowl News reports that the former Senate majority leader, who is retiring after his current term ends in January, lost consciousness at his Washington, D.C., home at 8:36 a.m. on June 14, before a dispatcher sent over an Advanced Life Support ambulance. Journalist Desiree Townsend posted a recording of the call from the emergency dispatcher Tuesday afternoon to X.

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      3 days ago

      If it’s coupled with term limits, mandatory voting, and making running in a primary like jury duty, it might work.

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          Similar to the concept of Athenian Democracy where all citizens were expected to report for a lottery and if their names were picked they had to serve.