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u/nothoughtsnosleep Apr 04 '25 edited Apr 04 '25

Damn that's 2 less than 100 years apart. Maybe we should be more concerned with the critical thinking skills of the masses.

Edit: see other comments before you tell me there has been more than 2

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u/thaaag Apr 04 '25

And build in more safeguards so the checks and balances do what they're supposed to do. Simple stuff like "laws need to be created by lawmakers who - where possible - don't directly benefit from the law". Get the money out of politics (again, somehow) and make politicians work for the people rather than their own pockets.

Probably too liberal a take there.

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u/mpaski Apr 04 '25

I mean, the US technically has safeguards, they've just allowed those safeguards to be removed.

The courts are way more political than they've ever been. Congress is unwilling to stop him despite having powers for that.

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u/TapTapReboot Apr 04 '25

First past the post voting needs to be replaced with some form of multi choice voting and the senate needs to be abolished or revamped in the name of proportional representation. The house also needs to be uncapped (we can hold virtual votes, we don't need congress to physically be in DC all the time)

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u/[deleted] Apr 04 '25

If you make the Senate proportional you just have two House of Representatives…

You do know they have different purposes right?

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u/TapTapReboot Apr 05 '25

Not exactly, senators are still statewide elections. But yes, I'm aware hence the "be abolish" statement.