10-14-2020, 03:04 PM
(10-14-2020, 02:53 PM)Belsnickel Wrote: Could that possibly be because the majority of the country is more progressive than the GOP?
If so it's not by much. Plus these things tend to fluctuate from generation to generation.
(10-14-2020, 02:54 PM)fredtoast Wrote: I would propose changes that benefit representative Democracy. It is pretty hard to make rules to favor just one side when the majority shifts every few years.
Sure, except when you change the rules to prevent exactly that.
Quote:The big one would be to make Congressional approval of appointments based on a vote of the entire congress (House and Senate combined) instead of just the Senate.
Sure, that wouldn't entirely bog down every appointee and slow things down to a crawl.
Quote:Also reapportion the seats in the House.
This position has zero specifics. Do you want fewer Reps?
Quote:We could keep the electoral college if we did away with "winner take all" from each state. My vote for President is meaningless in Tennessee and there are lots of other people in BOTH parties who feel the exact same way in a lot of states. Voter turnout would be much larger if every vote really counted.
They do count, they just don't get you what you want. Nebraska and Maine both have EC districts that can be won proportionately. Why don't more states follow suit instead of whining about 2016 and advocating for the elimination of the EC?
