Outlaw the Republican party. There, I just fixed the election process.
Outlaw the Republican party. There, I just fixed the election process.
Just don't reply to me. Please. If you can help it.
Folly and fakery have always been with us... but it has never before been as dangerous as it is now, never in history have we been able to afford it less. - Isaac Asimov
Every damn thing you do in this life, you pay for. - Edith Piaf
The party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command. - Orwell
No amount of belief makes something a fact. - James Randi
Well, considering that'll never happen here the next best thing is to just get rid of the republican party.
You have to wonder where they stand (if you are still in doubt) after 4 years of ignoring all the election security bills, after that old ghoul mcconnell ignored what Obama told him about election interference in 2016...then 4 years later they cry about election rigging when it's obvious there is none and the guy who said there was fraud in PA turned out he was paid to say what he said and now essentially we have coup going on because republicans are the biggest pussies on the planet, afraid of some old loser orange broke asshole failure.
Like, seriously. Democracy is "tyranny of the majority". Literally all other systems of government are "tyranny of some minority". The entire point of democracy is that majority rules. That's the selling point. That's what makes it "better" than all other forms of government.
It's safe to assume anyone taking issue with "tyranny of the majority" is a proto-fascist who wants their particular minority group to hold the reins.
...because of Republicans.
I know what I said has little to do with actual law, hence the outlandish statement of saying that. What my idea suggested is that by outlawing the one political party who makes this shit hard to reform in the first place, you have nothing blocking you from doing it.
Just don't reply to me. Please. If you can help it.
- Restore the Voting Rights Act, oh look there's a bill already waiting!
- Universal Voting by Mail, oh look, there's another bill ready for that one!
- Pass the National Popular Vote compact in more states. It needs an additional 74 electoral votes to go into effect.
Not as fancy and 4d chess ranking votes. Not as edgy as the ideas from corbynists discord groups.
It just makes more sense to build on established movements.
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Get the money out of politics is really the only fix and it won't ever happen. It is to easy for politicians to get rich and have endless benefits because of it. People like to pretend this is a one sided issue but its wide spread and on both sides. One side just is extremely shameless about it while the other at least tries to vail it within reason and which side does which is usually determined by which side you are on and thus how you see it. I mean I voted against Trump because he is an asshole mostly. Couldn't even pretend to care about me in the slightest but I cannot sit here and pretend that Biden cares a whole lot about me either. But at least I don't have to hear the man "joke" about it openly on social media every day.
Money in politics has to do with influence in the political process not voting, the strategy of the republican party for decades have been to do everything in their power to stop people from voting. Trump and several republicans have said it several times as they do every year.
"If we ever allowed all that level of voting no republican would ever take the white house again" said Donald Trump talking about the election funding and reform proposals of democrats.
Moneyed politicians once saw the USPS as an obsolete branch of the government that even a couple here agreed with a year ago.
Lesson learned?
USA oficially is a democracy. Trying to argue otherwise is just... insert word of your choice. The "argument" of "it is a republic, not democracy" has never made sense. All the "protect democractic values" really does not go together with "we are not democracy". Problem is the specific implementation of democracy by the USA.
Someone will ALWAYS be disenfranchised. You cannot indulge/accomodate everyone, you have to find some kind of balance. It is also incredibly dumb to think that state so important for the whole country as California should be dictated by some Maine, which has less population than any of the Baltic states.
Unless of course you've actually read the Constitution, the Federalist Papers, and so on that make it very clear this was originally a constitutional republic, created by very learned political scholars who explicitly stated democracy was a bad model. It has since been altered into a democracy, and by very questionable means.
Originally Posted by Alexander HamiltonOriginally Posted by John AdamsOriginally Posted by John Quincy AdamsOriginally Posted by John MarshallThat's just a small sample of their thoughts. These United States were founded as a constitutional republic, no matter how many ignorant politicians today misuse the word democracy.Originally Posted by James Madison
And that balance does exist, to make sure the minority is not voiceless, nor does it completely override the majority. It's the third option, where some people seem to only see two.Someone will ALWAYS be disenfranchised. You cannot indulge/accomodate everyone, you have to find some kind of balance.
It is also incredibly dumb not to realize that California's needs and wants do not necessarily apply to Maine. This statement is arguing Maine should not have a voice, based on simple numbers.It is also incredibly dumb to think that state so important for the whole country as California should be dictated by some Maine, which has less population than any of the Baltic states.
Completely made up example: California wants no fishing during fall and winter months. Fine for them, they have no fish during that time. Meanwhile, that's lobster season for Maine and they depend heavily on it. Should Maine then be economically harmed because California has more people?
Why no, people don't just like Sylvie for T&A: https://www.mmo-champion.com/threads...ery-Cinematic/
Why no, people don't just like Sylvie for T&A: https://www.mmo-champion.com/threads...ery-Cinematic/
Colorless, it only appears blue and such due to Rayleigh scattering.
Nuance.
Indeed, mostly to make it difficult for abolitionists to use the federal government as an instrument of reform.Really? A "current year" argument? Democracy is a terrible model and always devolves to tyranny of the majority. Checks and balances exist for a reason.
We are aware that democracy is a terrible model of government for people that enjoy using other humans as disposable equipment but, as said, the social paradigm has since shifted so that woman can in fact vote and certain people are in fact allowed near golf courses.
Originally Posted by Marjane Satrapi
Why no, people don't just like Sylvie for T&A: https://www.mmo-champion.com/threads...ery-Cinematic/
Just a point... You know when the electoral college was created New Jersey AND New York were both slave states!
1) Tuesday should be a national holiday. Sometimes I think we should make voting Monday AND Tuesday both holidays and votes get counted on Tues.
2) All candidates on a certain number of ballots should be at the debates. Not just two parties. We need to break the myth there are only two choices.
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