asg70 wrote:The constitution .... has stopped working.
asg70 wrote:There's a reason why most democracies are parliamentary. The 4-year lockin is a problem.
asg70 wrote: get rid of the electoral college
asg70 wrote: institute a basic IQ style test in order to be granted the right to vote (or serve).
asg70 wrote:The constitution is a living document. That's why we have amendments. If something doesn't work, you patch it, like software. What we have, for whatever reason, has stopped working.
asg70 wrote:Then institute a basic IQ style test in order to be granted the right to vote (or serve). Then reverse Citizen's United and get the big money out of politics.
Newfie wrote:Electrical College, I used to oppose it. But can you imagine having a Florida style fight in 3 or 4 states or more every election? The college compartmentalizes the fighting, absolutely necessary.
Newfie wrote:Because it would have been much worse without it.
Do you even know how it works?
asg70 wrote:Newfie wrote:Because it would have been much worse without it.
Do you even know how it works?
There are worse things in the world than counting votes, especially given how far things are shifting towards digital ballots. The electoral college also has nothing to do with avoiding hanging chad situations so using that as an excuse is a perversion of its original intent.
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