Sand Dancer
Crazy Cat Lady
And Pence has already said what the goal is - a law banning it everywhere in the US.
Holy crap, I am so glad that man won't be president.
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And Pence has already said what the goal is - a law banning it everywhere in the US.
There are worse candidates out there.Holy crap, I am so glad that man won't be president.
There are worse candidates out there.
(It's a low bar, but it's something.)
Except a lot of people didn't vote on the one who "represents" them, and due to the winner take all system effectively have no representation at all, so no they don't deserve blame because our election system throws a harrowing amount of votes out the window and denies representation to probably more than half the nation.Well then the politicians have to answer to the people they serve. They serve at our will. So there is no one to blame for the state of the state we live in other than ourselves.
He was bad enough as governor and state legislator. RFRA, greatly downplaying the risks of smoking, he even "disproved" evolution before the state senate.Holy crap, I am so glad that man won't be president.
Trump, Giullani, Jeffrey Dahmer...Serial killers, jihadists, etc.
Thanks, I should have checked. I think that I was overly pessimistic due to seeing extreme versions of how bad it could be like this one:I doubt New Mexico (a blue state) will follow suit. Already women from TX are traveling to NM for termination services. I'm waiting to see if TX will try to litigate against NM.
Except a lot of people didn't vote on the one who "represents" them, and due to the winner take all system effectively have no representation at all, so no they don't deserve blame because our election system throws a harrowing amount of votes out the window and denies representation to probably more than half the nation.
This isn't about getting what you want, it's about having representation. And the system that is being currently done by other nations is called proportionate representation, and it helps to get more people representation in politics. As it is now far too many Americans effectively have no representation.Yes, not everyone gets what they want. I don't know of a system where everyone gets what they want.
This isn't about getting what you want, it's about having representation. And the system that is being currently done by other nations is called proportionate representation, and it helps to get more people representation in politics. As it is now far too many Americans effectively have no representation.
It can't leave out nearly as many people because our system lets the winner take all. Under proportionate representation the winner only gets what they won, as does everybody else.I guess that is not what Americans want, or they don't want it enough.
However even proportionate representation is going to leave up to half of the people out in the cold.
I don't think you are going to feel any warmer if the laws that get enacted don't support your views.
It can't leave out nearly as many people because our system lets the winner take all. Under proportionate representation the winner only gets what they won, as does everybody else.
And lets be honest, lots of Americans are idiots who believe in American exceptionalism and that this sinking ship is doing it better than anyone else.
It's not because far too many at the state level do not have representation.Ok, I'll look into it. There exist several different versions of proportional representation.
Just now I don't see a tangible benefit.
It seems to me taking legislation out of the hands of the federal government and putting it in the hands of the individual state is closer to this PR ideal.
It's not because far too many at the state level do not have representation.
Proportionate Representation means people aren't stuck with how the majority of the state votes. For example, say A wins 45% of the vote, B wins 40%, and C wins 15%, they all get what they won. What we have today lets A take it all while leaving thise who voted for B and C without representation.Ok, but I don't see how PR significantly changes anything.
To get anything done by a PR this still a majority of agreement among the parties leaving whatever laws enacted not representing the will/desire of the remaining minority?
Proportionate Representation means people aren't stuck with how the majority of the state votes. For example, say A wins 45% of the vote, B wins 40%, and C wins 15%, they all get what they won. What we have today lets A take it all while leaving thise who voted for B and C without representation.
Yes, not everyone gets what they want. I don't know of a system where everyone gets what they want.
From my perspective one of the more interesting observations to be found in the referenced article is ...
As the conservatives seek to consolidate and advance, Voting Rights will come under increasing attack and become an ever more critical civil rights issue.
Conservatives are not opposed to voting rights. They take issue with some extreme systems and are prone to fraud.
But hey lets check history which party was opposed to blacks voting?
Which party was all about Jim Crow?
Which party then use various manipulation tactics to manipulate black voters to vote for them?
Which party had a high ranking KKK member in national office a few years back?
Its quite the unfounded accusation by the anther.
They have more of a chance as a there is no one party reign or two party gridlock.A law gets passed or not passed. It doesn't matter how many parties voted for it or didn't. Only that a majority did. Those that voted against a law who were in the minority still end up with a law which doesn't represent their wishes.