I think what the US needs is a different voting system. — Benkei
There were campaign funding limitations. The republicans got rid of them.I think what the US needs is a different voting system. I don't get why it's not one man, one vote, to start with. Second, if you're going to go with a winner takes all system, ranked choice voting makes a lot more sense.
Limitations on campaign funding (eg. bribes) and lobbyist activity (eg. bribes) would be a good next step. — Benkei
The American Electoral College system for electing the president was intended in part to protect the government from populist movements; that is, it was expressly anti-democratic. The idea was that if the electorate made a stupid choice, or the election were affected by foreign influence, the Electoral College would vote right. I see on Wiki that there have been about 165 instances of faithless electors, but no election results were ever changed. In my opinion, the Electoral College failed in 2016 to do the job it was created to do. So much for one man one vote. — tim wood
I would like to think that notwithstanding what I think was their failure in 2016, that if Trump had worn his swastikas on his sleeve during the 2016 campaign, the Electoral College would have the done its job and no matter how many popular votes he got, they would not have elected him president. — tim wood
What are we to make of this - what is it worth? What does it even mean, given that you think they all should be guillotined?Honestly hope this man drops dead during his term. — StreetlightX
All we can gather from this is your inability to distinguish - and you trade on your ability to make it sound special when you drop names. Makes you useless, accept as an entertainment for the fond. Remedy: try a little nuance.I'd guillotine them all. — StreetlightX
Remedy: try a little nuance. — tim wood
You simply think everyone sucks - an equal opportunity misanthrope — tim wood
Flattery - you shameless flirt! Btw, I didn't. I have troubled to go back and read. You should too, if you're interested in accuracy over invective. Hmm. Let's see. People who have made the world a worse place (provide your own list, plenty of candidates). And Obama one of them? You really have no sense of proportion, in consequence of which you're merely silly, and unredeemed by any humor.especially those in power responsible for making the world a worse place, like Obama. — StreetlightX
Well gee Biden being a cynical shit of a politician with zero principles wow what a surprise. Butt's reward for dropping out early I guess. Also an early grooming maneuver - teach the inexperienced little suckup the ways of neoliberal capitalist dominance then play him for pres again a few years down the line, future-proof corporate dominance for decades to come. — StreetlightX
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