America's Other Elections Problem
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America's Other Elections Problem
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Re: America's Other Elections Problem
#2The elites don't want us directly voting for stuff. Got it.
While I would like to see us return to having federal senators elected by the state legislatures, I'm not going to give up citizen initiatives without a fight.
Re: America's Other Elections Problem
#3The elites don't want us directly voting for stuff. Got it. While I would like to see us return to having federal senators elected by the state legislatures, I'm not going to give up citizen initiatives without a fight.
> While I would like to see us return to having federal senators elected by the state legislatures
I certainly wouldn't. There are multiple states with legislatures having D/R party ratios in excess of 20 points different than both their registered party ratios and what their state-wide votes for things like governor and president end up being due to how badly gerrymandered they are.
Re: America's Other Elections Problem
#4The elites don't want us directly voting for stuff. Got it. While I would like to see us return to having federal senators elected by the state legislatures, I'm not going to give up citizen initiatives without a fight.
They want Americans to follow the EU model where 90% of decisions are made by unelected bureaucrats.
Re: America's Other Elections Problem
#5The elites don't want us directly voting for stuff. Got it. While I would like to see us return to having federal senators elected by the state legislatures, I'm not going to give up citizen initiatives without a fight.
They want Americans to follow the EU model where 90% of decisions are made by unelected bureaucrats.
America is already there. Our federal agencies are the primary interaction people have with the government, and are run by appointees by POTUS (likewise, state agencies by gubenatorial appointees).