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They had some good ideas, but they also had some really bad ideas. (lemmy.world)

submitted 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) by spicytuna62 to c/[email protected]

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I'd vote for a candidate who campaigned to repeal the Second Amendment.

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[–] samus12345 24 points 7 months ago (1 children)

George Washington was against political parties for the exact reason our country is being torn apart by partisan politics today.

[–] mipadaitu 21 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Sounds like he should have put stronger protections in place, and definitely shouldn't have tied us to a FPTP voting style. Even the electoral college and the 270 vote requirements force us into a two party system.

[–] samus12345 12 points 7 months ago

Yup, as was said earlier, it was known that the system would have to be overthrown over time as it became bloated and corrupt.

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