What change(s) would you make to our political process, were you granted the power?

[81usaf92]

End the electoral college. Go to a simple majority for all national elections.

Absolish the senate and add the 100 seats to the house. Rebuild the entire legislature over the 6 year cycle.

Add 4 seats to the supreme court and appoint 4 leftist legal minds. Do a similar expansion and left-lean stuffing down the entire federal courts system. Also create a term limit for all federal judge appointments. My leaning is for a 10-12 years term with no possiblity for reappointment in a court previously seated in by appointment. You can be reappointed to a new district or circuit court but can never be appointed there again in your life. Once seated in the SC, you get your one term and done; can be reseated at a lower court by appointment.

" I did all this in 5 years comrade"

 

[B1GTide]

End the electoral college. Go to a simple majority for all national elections.

Absolish the senate and add the 100 seats to the house. Rebuild the entire legislature over the 6 year cycle.

Add 4 seats to the supreme court and appoint 4 leftist legal minds. Do a similar expansion and left-lean stuffing down the entire federal courts system. Also create a term limit for all federal judge appointments. My leaning is for a 10-12 years term with no possiblity for reappointment in a court previously seated in by appointment. You can be reappointed to a new district or circuit court but can never be appointed there again in your life. Once seated in the SC, you get your one term and done; can be reseated at a lower court by appointment.

Do all of this and you are down to mob rule and might makes right. Human nature will kill us.

 

[rgw]

I disagree. I think this will create a more representative democracy, do a one time aggressive correction of an overly conservative court system, and create a more vibrant political discourse where more than 2 parties are viable.

 

[NationalTitles18]

Only people who agree with me can vote. Wait, isn't that rgw's proposal?

 

[Crimson1967]

Abolish elections completely. All office holders will be appointed by me.

 

[rgw]

I mean my god folks, if you just do my first item we avoid 12 years of GWB and Trump but you’d rather tremble in your boots over the loss of some esoteric value set.

This is the cowardly conservative stuff I’m talking about.

 

[NationalTitles18]

I mean my god folks, if you just do my first item we avoid 12 years of GWB and Trump but you’d rather tremble in your boots over the loss of some esoteric value set.

This is the cowardly conservative stuff I’m talking about.

Win the battle and lose the war, it will.

 

[B1GTide]

This is the cowardly conservative stuff I’m talking about.

You might seriously want to get some help if you believe some of the stuff that you write.

 

[DzynKingRTR]

Only people who agree with me can vote. Wait, isn't that rgw's proposal?

The only thing he left out is shooting or imprisoning all that disagree with him.

 

[81usaf92]

I disagree. I think this will create a more representative democracy, do a one time aggressive correction of an overly conservative court system, and create a more vibrant political discourse where more than 2 parties are viable.

That's not a representative democracy, that's borderline the Petrograd Soviet of 1917.

 

[B1GTide]

Win the battle and lose the war, it will.

There is more than one road to fascism, and @rgw wants to take a short cut.

 

[NationalTitles18]

OK, guys. Let's walk it back a little with the personal attacks.

We can have a little fun without crossing the line.

 

[rgw]

You’re right about that. I’ve got a bit of Biden in me and just tell everyone to screw off and go vote for the other guys.

 

[NationalTitles18]

You’re right about that. I’ve got a bit of Biden in me and just tell everyone to screw off and go vote for the other guys.

I thought that came with being a Bernie Bro.

Biden has been ornery lately, and with some reason.

 

[rgw]

It is more representative because the legislative body turns over quicker than the bicameral system we use today.

The electoral college is just a straight up bad system that is easily gamed and retards the ability to create a more than 2 party system.

 

[NationalTitles18]

It is more representative because the legislative body turns over quicker than the bicameral system we use today.

The electoral college is just a straight up bad system that is easily gamed and retards the ability to create a more than 2 party system.

I can see your point on the last point.

Splitting the house and senate provides each a check against the other. More turnover just means more wild swings after each election. It's a recipe for disaster.

 

[81usaf92]

It is more representative because the legislative body turns over quicker than the bicameral system we use today.

The electoral college is just a straight up bad system that is easily gamed and retards the ability to create a more than 2 party system.

The representative part I can see because you are having elected officials to speak for the people, but democracy is where Im having an issue with. If you are choosing the political leaning of the courts you are effectively dictating that the government has more power than the voices of the people.

It really has a real possibility for leftist dictatorship to happen real quick.

 

[rgw]

I’d support maybe having one body with the traditional house and senate populations housed within it. You always have a built in firewall of the 100 6-year political ”upperclassmen.”

 

[rgw]

The representative part I can see because you are having elected officials to speak for the people, but democracy is where Im having an issue with. If you are choosing the political leaning of the courts you are effectively dictating that the government has more power than the voices of the people.

Also part of our problem is too much of lawmaking is being put upon the courts because our current order of things has created a right-leaning gridlock. I’m trying to come up with a way to break the girdlock but also balance the courts. When I say “stuff” I really mean simply getting it to an ideological stasis which has been destroyed by the 21st century GOP approach to court appointments (stalling when Dems have executive power and pushing them through above all else when they have power).

 

[B1GTide]

I’d support maybe having one body with the traditional house and senate populations housed within it. You always have a built in firewall of the 100 6-year political ”upperclassmen.”

So you want to essentially dissolve state governments? You are gutting their power. It would have that effect.