weakening american democracy is putting the us economy at risk
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Lightbringer
Loves Me Some Souls
You're not on the left, you're about as far right as you can get.
evince
Truthmatters
2. End the gerrymandering of congressional and state legislative districts: Republican redistricting efforts *in 2010 and 2011secured a majority for the party.*Fewer than 10% of* House races*were considered competitive in the 2016 election; Republicans were*virtually guaranteed to control the House of Representatives, regardless of national results or even state preferences.*These efforts had similar results in*state legislatures
Gerrymandering—the practice of intentionally drawing district lines in such a way as to ensure that one party will gain an electoral advantage — is a naked, anti-democratic power play.* In 2012,Democrats won statewide elections (president, senate) in Michigan by double-digits, but gerrymandering allowed Republicans to win nine of 14 House seats.* In the same year, Democrats prevailed at the state level in*Ohio and Pennsylvania, but gerrymandering allowed Republicans to take 12 of 16 House seats in Ohio and 13 of 18 in Pennsylvania.*
This partisan process must end. States should use*independent nonpartisan commissions*to draw district lines — or, perhaps, use*computer generated models*to ensure neutrality.**
Gerrymandering—the practice of intentionally drawing district lines in such a way as to ensure that one party will gain an electoral advantage — is a naked, anti-democratic power play.* In 2012,Democrats won statewide elections (president, senate) in Michigan by double-digits, but gerrymandering allowed Republicans to win nine of 14 House seats.* In the same year, Democrats prevailed at the state level in*Ohio and Pennsylvania, but gerrymandering allowed Republicans to take 12 of 16 House seats in Ohio and 13 of 18 in Pennsylvania.*
This partisan process must end. States should use*independent nonpartisan commissions*to draw district lines — or, perhaps, use*computer generated models*to ensure neutrality.**
evince
Truthmatters
3. Get money out of politics: Members of Congress spend so much time raising money that critics have referred to them as “telemarketers” and the legislative schedule is “arranged around fundraising”. This creates obvious problems when it comes to*conflicts of interest and outright corruption.*
Radical change is needed.*Overturning the Supreme Court’s*Citizens United*decision in order*to rein in “independent” spending Super PACs*is just the tip of the iceberg; it’s also necessary to sharply limit donations made directly to candidates.* This would require either a Supreme Court decision or a constitutional amendment allowing for new limits on the ways in which campaigns are financed, but would be well worth it.* One solution is to*reduce the length of our never-ending presidential campaigns*by only allowing campaign fundraising and spending during a limited time before elections; again, a Court decision or constitutional amendment would be needed.
Radical change is needed.*Overturning the Supreme Court’s*Citizens United*decision in order*to rein in “independent” spending Super PACs*is just the tip of the iceberg; it’s also necessary to sharply limit donations made directly to candidates.* This would require either a Supreme Court decision or a constitutional amendment allowing for new limits on the ways in which campaigns are financed, but would be well worth it.* One solution is to*reduce the length of our never-ending presidential campaigns*by only allowing campaign fundraising and spending during a limited time before elections; again, a Court decision or constitutional amendment would be needed.
Midas Whale67
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Yes and the dems need to STFU and STFD.
Lightbringer
Loves Me Some Souls
Evince, you're a Fascist.