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A big theme I feel this version addresses is (well earned IMO) mistrust in the government and justice system.

I believe multi-seat STAR and sortitionate judiciary benches will go a decent way towards as many people feeling like electoral outcomes are fair and that they have at least one representative they feel they can trust as a confidant as possible, and that as many people can trust that federal cases are being tried without any judicial activism playing into seating and jurisdiction selection.

I also believe a dual-parliamentary system will go a long way towards removing the "do or die" feelings towards each election since now there isn't a single big boss at the top who can wildly swerve the direction of the nation based on the whims of whichever camp was more dissuaded from turning out that cycle.

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[โ€“] jordanlund 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

So there is a plan for a new Constitutional Convention, 34 states are needed to start it and 19 have signed on already:

https://conventionofstates.com/states-that-have-passed-the-convention-of-states-article-v-application

Here's the rub... Once you get 34 states signed on, and write a new constitution, 38 states have to ratify it.

So the blue states will spike it by adding language banning guns. The red states will spike it with language about being a Christian state and banning abortion. You'll never get 38 states to agree on the new language.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

I think at this point we gotta stop thinking about if it can be done and start operating under the fact that it or something like it has to be done before shit becomes the troubles part II suicide drone boogaloo.