WC's change the economy thread got some interesting responses, some of which (like mine or DR's) addressed our political system.
How would you change it?
As Chumpdumper would say, be specific
abandon electoral college for direct election of the President by popular vote (will have to campaign EVERYWHERE, not only in swing states)
Force the Senate to obey the Cons ution's simple majority vote of 51, rather than the self-imposed, grid-locking 60.
Online voting.
I think it would be too easily hacked and difficult to verify. No question voter turnout would go up in a big way, though
I actually like going out to vote. Probably way in the minority in that belief. Maybe changing the election to a spring or summer month would help toward that end?
Can't be any worse than easily hackable voting machines.
Voting should be moved from a damn workday to Sat and Sun to get more people voting.
oops, did I forget that Human-Americans' votes don't count anyway?
the 1% would conveniently find a reason to call in all workers on voting Saturday.Voting should be moved from a damn workday to Sat and Sun to get more people voting.
oops, did I forget that Human-Americans' votes don't count anyway?
Wouldn't that disenfranchise those without internet connectivity?
, there are WAAAAAAAAYYYY more people with photo ID than people with internet.
Get the money out of politics, get rid of electoral, ALLOW 3rd party candidates in Debates, get rid of corrupt mainstream media
photo id....cuz you're worried about fraud, right?
Increase house terms to 4 years and cap at 3 terms. Cap Senate terms to 2 and leave the same for years.WC's change the economy thread got some interesting responses, some of which (like mine or DR's) addressed our political system.
How would you change it?
As Chumpdumper would say, be specific
Continue with lifetime appointment for district court level federal judges but every 4 years hold a yes/no vote to retain them. Cap Circuit/Supreme Court judges at 20 years but they can continue to sit on the district court level after their 20 years if the so choose. While sitting on the higher bench there would be no yes/no vote. The vote would only be for sitting district court judges.
One person -- one vote.
We could use some kind of biometric device, but something tells me that that would be prohibitively expensive.
1. Eliminate the federal bank
2. Eliminate secret societies and secret oaths
3. Anything after that would be a blessing
Interesting take on the courts
short of parliamentary system, I'd like to see the president serve 6 years and be limited to 1 term
term limits for everyone else at 3
4 years for sens and keep house at 2
Voter ID is cost prohibitive when you look at the ROI as it relates to the almost no existent problem.
The only way I could ever see that happening other than overthrow of the government and creation of a new cons ution is if there could be a democratic initiative system where the popular vote could enact an amendment. I would guess that a ballot outlawing the taking of campaign contributions (bribes) could pass with a 2/3rd popular vote in this nation, but I don't see congress amending the cons ution to give the people the kind of power to cut off their meal ticket. No way you get 290 representatives and 67 senators to vote for that, and then 38 states to sign off too, since our cons ution gives hugely disproportionate power to the smaller majority of states. Of course that's also the reason the electoral college is here for good until the nation collapses.
Is there a price increase on purple ink I'm not aware of?
That may be the best solution, you know.
- Return to the republican form of government guaranteed in the Cons ution: let electors do their jobs instead of fining and ridiculing them for not following the majority off a cliff
- Cons utional amendment that abolishes political parties altogether
- Paper ballots only, and they are to be counted in an open, transparent manner
BTW, the Electoral College is a good thing tbh... the majority is not always right, and the EC is a solid backup plan for when the majority gets it wrong tbh.....
I'd actually go to the other extreme and pass a cons utional amendment requiring states to appoint their judges for life. People (rightfully) complain about the infusion of money into politics. They focus on congressmen at the federal level, but tend to ignore the fact that state court judges are bought in the same way.
"that state court judges are bought in the same way."
and they're cheap
Not in all states, I don't think. I gotta say though, I like the fact we don't have judicial elections here in Jersey.
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