joe1776
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John Hickenlooper of Colorado, candidate for the Senate: “Maybe I’m going to be cruelly disappointed. But I don’t think so,” he told Vox. “I think this is that moment in time where the American people have had enough, that they’ve been pushed into these two tribal camps that won’t speak to each other. If Steve Bullock wins in Montana, and Mark Kelly wins in Arizona, and I win — we’re going to have 10 Democratic senators from the Rocky Mountain West. We are pragmatic. We are problem solvers, by nature.”
If Hickenlooper is sincere, he's going to be cruelly disappointed because there is very little that both sides in this ongoing cultural war can agree on. The majority of this nation, especially its younger portion, wants progress. The minority wants to stall that progress and, with fewer votes, the only way they can do it is by jamming the machinery, an easy thing to do in our antiquated decision-making system.
The system needs to be replaced, but until then, it can be made to work better for the majority of Americans. Here are some of the ways that will favor the majority opinion of Americans but will not get bipartisan support:
If Hickenlooper is sincere, he's going to be cruelly disappointed because there is very little that both sides in this ongoing cultural war can agree on. The majority of this nation, especially its younger portion, wants progress. The minority wants to stall that progress and, with fewer votes, the only way they can do it is by jamming the machinery, an easy thing to do in our antiquated decision-making system.
The system needs to be replaced, but until then, it can be made to work better for the majority of Americans. Here are some of the ways that will favor the majority opinion of Americans but will not get bipartisan support:
- Tough campaign finance laws. Take money and lobbying out of the system as much as possible.
- End the Electoral College
- Enlarge the Supreme Court to 33 members randomly selected by computer from judges with X years experience on the bench.
- End the filibuster.
- End the practice of attaching riders to popular bills.
- Weaken the presidency. One individual should not have the power to deny the interests of the majority.