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I agree, however it seems that you have given a rather individualistic solution:
@PizzaMan Okay, okay… an individualistic solution for individualism… not great so: At all political levels; implement a maximum number of terms allowed to eliminate career politicians. And; Proportional representation which creates more minority governments (forcing people & parties to work together) and increase voter turnout (the health of a democracy is directly proportional to the percentage of citizens who vote)… more I’m sure, but this poop is only so long.
I can agree with that.
Do you mean to suggest we get rid of the electoral collage in favor of a popular vote? If so then I also agree.
How do you suggest we do this?
I respect the honestly lmao.
I have some ideas for the "more" part.
Lobbying (bribery) of any kind at any government level should be criminalized
Changing from the electoral collage to popular vote
RCV or approval voting to reduce the polarization/extremism of candidates and allow for 3rd parties to exist
Election spending reform - All candidates for a given position should equally share campaign money from a shared pool
Journalism reform - No journalism should be done for profit, and the penalty for lying (including lying by omission) to the public should be severe
@PizzaMan Countries that use a proportional representation system typically have a higher voter turnout than countries that do not. Seeing a group of people in the ruling body(ies) that actually represents the entire constituency brings more people to the table. Feeling that your vote actually matters is empowering. Empowered people care and participate.
Also agreed here.