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Does this plan make sense? v3 (lemmy.world)

submitted 8 months ago by 3volver@lemmy.world to c/general@lemmy.world

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[–] Narauko@lemmy.world 0 points 8 months ago

I like where you're going here, and the only things I disagree with are the Senate merge and Electoral College as these still serve a purpose. The removal of the House cap will rebalance there, and if anything the Senate could be reverted from popular election back to being appointed by the State Legislatures so they rebalance back to being actual actors for the State as intended vs overpowered Representatives.

The Electoral College helps balance democracy being 2 wolves and a sheep voting on what's for dinner, but maybe get some math experts to review the equation for apportionment and/or set all electors to be proportional to the vote percentages in every state.

[–] MrDrProfKelev@eviltoast.org -1 points 8 months ago (5 children)

What's wrong with filibuster?

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[–] Sorgan71@lemmy.world -1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

mandatory voting is dumb

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[–] IvanOverdrive@lemm.ee -2 points 8 months ago (2 children)

There's the gerrymandering thing though. When done in good faith it can give a voice to minorities. When done in bad faith... well, you've seen what happens. Point is it's a double edged sword.

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[–] Audacious@sh.itjust.works -3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I would love most of these to be implemented. But I wouldn't want the Senate to be merged because of separation of powers. Better to have a mandatory retirement age or term length for all politicians.

Also, I would like every law that has been and will be enacted by the Senate, that only affects the Senate and other positions of power, to be voted by the people in a popular vote. This way corruption by conflict of interest wouldn't happen so blatantly like it has in the past.

[–] hglman@lemmy.ml -1 points 8 months ago

If you really think two bodies is better you can still have be proportional to people not states.

[–] Wanderer@lemm.ee -3 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Abolishing corporate ownership is stupid. What does that even achieve?

If you trying to fix the housing market this is completely the wrong way to go about it. The issue is the value of the land isn't correctly valued. Things like LVT, density minimums (increasing with population growth), good rail links again with dense redevelopment near the stations.

Things like this will fix the housing market.

Unless you worried about landlords being dicks you just need better laws. Like what are you actually trying to achieve? I don't get it.

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[–] fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.com -3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Remove daylight standard time.

Remove "drive in empty lane" language from DMV instruction.

These two things would have near universal impact on US culture.

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[–] Flax_vert@feddit.uk -5 points 8 months ago (11 children)

Prostitution will just objectify women

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